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Arsenal
organizationPortuguese champions Porto agree to sell midfielder Fabio Vieira to Arsenal in a 40m euro (£34.2m) deal. Arsenal will pay an initial 35 million euros with a further five million dependent on the 22-year-old achieving his targets. Former candidate for the Porto presidency José Fernando Rio has hit out at the club's decision to let Vieira go for less than the €50m release clause. Eddie Nketiah has reportedly penned a new deal with Arsenal.
WikiLeaks
organizationWikiLeaks says it will challenge the order, and Assange’s lawyers have 14 days to lodge an appeal. Assange has battled in British courts for years to avoid being sent to the U.S. The Australian is being held at Belmarsh prison in London.
NBA
organizationGolden State Warriors beat Boston Celtics to win fourth NBA title in eight seasons. Game 6 was won on 21-0 run, the longest in an NBA finals game in 50 years. Stephen Curry was named Finals MVP for the first time in his career.
Elon Musk
personSpaceX fired several employees involved in an open letter that blasted the billionaire. The letter writers denounced Musk for actions that they said are a "frequent source of distraction and embarrassment" It's unclear how many SpaceX workers lost their jobs.
the Golden State Warriors
organizationGolden State Warriors win fourth NBA Championship in eight years. Warriors beat Boston Celtics 103-90 in Game Six in Boston. Stephen Curry scored 34 points to win his fourth NBA championship and first Finals MVP award.
The European Commission
organization"Ukrainians are ready to die for the European perspective," commission President Ursula von der Leyen says. Leaders of Germany, France, Italy and Romania voiced support for Ukraine's EU membership bid.
The Golden State Warriors
organizationCurry scores 34 points in 103-90 win over Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Curry's tally included 6-of-11 from 3-point range. Curry is the first guard to win Finals MVP since Kobe Bryant in 2010.
SpaceX
organizationGroup of SpaceX employees reportedly wrote a letter to the company's executives. Letter detailed frustrations over the recent behavior and public statements of the company’s founder and CEO, Elon Musk.
Stephen Curry
personGolden State Warriors beat Boston Celtics 103-90 in game six to win 4-2. Stephen Curry named NBA Finals MVP for the first time. It is Golden State's fourth NBA title in eight years and first since 2018.
Mike Pence
personRep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) said Pence was “one window pane away from the mob’ when Trump pressed send on the tweet. Trump's lawyer, John Eastman, drafted the plan for Pence to reject votes from seven states President Joe Biden won. No vice president has ever tried to overturn an election using the scheme.
Ghislaine Maxwell
personGhislaine Maxwell was found guilty on Dec. 29 of aiding notorious financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking of teenage girls. Her lawyers asked a federal judge to sentence her to less than the 20 years recommended by the probation department. They cite Maxwell's abusive upbringing and alleged mistreatment in prison as reasons for leniency.
Geidt
personLord Geidt resigned as Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests. Peer said he had been put in an 'impossible and odious' position. He had been asked to consider measures which risk a deliberate and purposeful breach of the Ministerial Code.
Gazprom
organizationThe Urengoyskoye gas field burst into flames at around 2.30am this morning. This is the latest fire in a series of similar blazes at key pieces of Russian infrastructure. Canada says it is in talks with Germany to resolve an issue with a Siemens Energy turbine.
Elon Musk
personStaffers at Elon Musk's SpaceX have penned an open letter criticizing the CEO for his constant tweeting. Staffers wrote that Musk tweets have 'become a source of distraction and embarrassment' for the company. Musk has offered to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion and take the company private.
Dominic Raab
personDominic Raab admits judges could rule that deporting asylum seekers is unlawful. Deputy prime minister refused to say any flights will take off this year. Comes as he squashed hints it might pull out of European Convention. Court granted last-minute interim measures covering three people.
Emmanuel Macron
personFrench President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived in Kyiv on Thursday. They are expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and visit sites of Russian attacks. The trip marks a first for the heads of the EU's three largest economies.
John Eastman
personJohn Eastman emailed Rudy Giuliani, asking to be put on the presidential pardon list. Eastman was a key figure pushing a plan to overturn the 2020 election. The House Jan. 6 committee is expected in Thursday's hearing to explore Eastman's role to pressure Vice President Mike Pence.
Christopher Geidt
personChristopher Geidt is the second Downing Street ethics adviser to resign in less than two years. He served in Sarajevo during the Bosnian War and liaised with General Ratko Mladic.
Priti Patel
personUK plan to send up to seven asylum seekers to Rwanda was cancelled moments before take-off on Tuesday. Two asylum seekers had their exit from the UK postponed following last-ditch intervention by the ECHR. Home Secretary Priti Patel said she was "disappointed" that the flight had been stopped.
ECHR
organizationPlans to deport seven asylum seekers to Rwanda blocked on Tuesday night. Legal experts said it was unlikely any plane would take off before the conclusion of a judicial review next month. The aborted flight to the east African country is believed to have cost up to £500,000.