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Daniel Ek
personSpotify spent more than $100 million to run the episodes exclusively on its platform. Neil Young and Joni Mitchell yanked their music from the platform. Chief Executive Daniel Ek apologized to employees for the backlash.
Kamila Valieva
personKamila Valieva becomes the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the Olympics. The 15-year-old helped the Russian Olympic Committee to its second gold medal of the Beijing Games. She is now tipped to go on to win gold in the singles event on February 15.
Peng Shuai
personPeng Shuai appeared to allege on social media that a former Chinese vice premier, Zhang Gaoli, had sexually assaulted her in the past. The post led the Women’s Tennis Association to suspend tournaments in China and caused an international outcry. In an interview with French newspaper L'Equipe at a hotel in Beijing, Peng denied she had made such allegations.
Prince Charles
personQueen said her'sincere wish' is for Camilla to be known as Queen Consort. Charles said to be 'deeply conscious' of how important it is the Queen publicly voiced her wish. Clarence House spokesperson said Charles and Camilla were 'touched and honoured'
Nottingham Forest
organizationNottingham Forest beat Leicester City 4-1 in the FA Cup fourth round. Philip Zinckernagel, Brennan Johnson and Joe Worrall on target for hosts. Leicester fan invaded the pitch and appeared to attack Forest players. The fan has been banned for life by his club and arrested by police.
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott
personThe 20-year-old recorded a score of 92.88 to leap ahead of American Julia Marino. Alexander Bolshunov crossed the finish line carrying a Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) banner. Thomas Bach still plans to meet Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai in Beijing.
Lata Mangeshkar
personLata Mangeshkar died at Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai on Sunday. She was admitted to the hospital in January with Covid-19 and pneumonia. Two-day national mourning will be observed in her memory. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he is ‘anguished beyond words’
Camilla
personThe Queen has paved the way for Camilla to take on the title of Queen Consort during Prince Charles's future reign. She is said to have been impressed by the hard work shown by her daughter-in-law. Charles said he is 'deeply conscious of the honour represented by my mother's wish'
Jake Sullivan
personThe daily rush transcript is a written version of each day's "This Week" program. Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary. Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on "This week"
Kamila Valieva
personKamila Valieva scored 90.18 points in the women's short program. The 15-year-old won the European championships last month. Makayla Gerken Schofield became the first Briton to feature in an Olympic moguls final.
Harvey Elliott
personLiverpool beat Cardiff City 3-1 in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz and Takumi Minamino scored for Jurgen Klopp's side. Harvey Elliott scored his first goal for Liverpool since September. The 18-year-old had been out for almost five months with an ankle injury.
FA Cup
organizationTottenham beat Brighton 3-1 in the FA Cup fourth round. Manchester City beat Fulham 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium. West Ham United beat Kidderminster Harriers 2-1. Crystal Palace beat Hartlepool United 2-0 at Selhurst Park.
Nadine Dorries
personCulture Secretary appeared affronted when asked when she last spoke to PM. She shrugged, looked quizzically into her webcam, and replied: "Why?" Comes amid rising anger over a clip of comedian Jimmy Carr's most recent Netflix special.
Middlesbrough
organizationManchester United lost 1-0 to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup fourth round. Chris Wilder's side won 8-7 on penalties after the game finished 1-1. Anthony Elanga missed the key penalty in the shootout after Cristiano Ronaldo missed from the spot in regular time.
Therese Johaug
personNorway's Therese Johaug won her first individual gold with a dominant victory. Natalia Nepryaeva of Russia won the silver and Teresa Stadlober of Austria took the bronze. Many western nations diplomatically boycotted the Games over China's treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups.
Anthony Elanga
personManchester United lost 8-7 on penalties to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup. 19-year-old Anthony Elanga missed the decisive penalty in a thrilling shootout. Elanga has since been the victim of vile racist abuse on social media. Instagram have removed a number of comments on Elanga's page.
Justin Langer
personJustin Langer quits as coach of Australia men's team less than a month after resounding 4-0 Ashes win over England. 51-year-old has been in charge for four years and is linked to an ECB role. Cricket Australia said Langer was offered a short-term extension to his contract 'which sadly he has opted not to accept'
Adam Kinzinger
personReps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger censured by the Republican Party. They sit on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Resolution accuses them of “participating in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens”
Amir Locke
personAmir Locke, 22, was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police SWAT team member during a no-knock-warrant raid on his apartment on Wednesday. Locke's family said he had no criminal record and had a legal permit to carry a weapon. The officer involved in the shooting has been placed on administrative leave, as per policy, pending the investigation.
Liz Cheney
personHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger's congressional careers are effectively over. RNC formally censured the two Republicans on Friday. Resolution accuses them of "participating in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens" Resolution passed on a voice vote as 168 members of the RNC gathered in Salt Lake City.