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Meat Loaf
personMeat Loaf, real name Marvin Lee Aday, has died at the age of 74. His death was announced in a statement on his Facebook page around midnight on Thursday. Cause of death has not yet been revealed. Singer suffered from multiple health issues in his life - some of which affected his performances.
Netflix
organizationNetflix plunged 21.6% after missing market forecast for new subscribers at the end of last year. Disney, ViacomCBS and Roku that have invested heavily in streaming also fell between 4.7% and 5.0%. Seven of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors fell, with communication services down 2.1% at an eight-month low. Bitcoin's price fell below $40,000 and crypto stocks were dragged down with it.
Thomas Partey
personGranit Xhaka and Thomas Partey are suspended for Arsenal's clash with Burnley. The pair were shown red cards in separate Carabao Cup semi-final games against Liverpool. Mohamed Elneny is still on international duty with Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Diogo Jota
personLiverpool beat Arsenal 2-0 in the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg. Diogo Jota scored twice and set up a goal for Trent Alexander-Arnold. Liverpool will face Chelsea in the final at Wembley on February 27.
Antony Blinken
personBlinken to Meet With Lavrov; Immigration Advocates Turn on Biden. Nicholas reviews President Biden's foreign policy. Ray McGovern, former CIA analyst and co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, joins us.
Meat Loaf
personMeat Loaf was born Marvin Lee Aday on 27 September 1947 in Dallas, Texas. He and Jim Steinman worked on what would become 1977’s iconic Bat Out of Hell.
Peloton
organizationCNBC cited a 10 January presentation in which the company said it was facing a ‘significant reduction’ in demand. The company, which is in a pre-earnings "quiet period," has not yet publicly responded.
Adele
personAdele was due to begin her Las Vegas residency on Jan. 21. The Grammy Award-winning superstar said her sold-out show was not ready. She blamed "delivery delays and Covid" for the cancellation. Ticket holders had spent thousands of pounds travelling to see the star.
Brentford
organizationManchester United beat Brentford 3-1 in the Premier League on Wednesday. Cristiano Ronaldo scored both goals for the Red Devils. Anthony Elanga, Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford scored for United.
Spurs
organizationTottenham came from behind to beat Leicester 3-2 at the King Power Stadium. Steven Bergwijn scored twice in the space of 79 seconds deep into stoppage time. Spurs are now just eight points behind Chelsea with four games in hand.
Vladimir Putin
personBiden said he wasn't certain of Putin's intentions – saying it may be based on 'which side of the bed he gets up on in the morning as to exactly what he’s going to do' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted about'minor incursions' in response. Russia denies it is planning an invasion and, in turn, accused the West of plotting "provocations"
Anthony Elanga
personAnthony Elanga, Mason Greenwood and Scott McTominay scored for United. David De Gea, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford and Ivan Toney scored for Brentford. Cristiano Ronaldo threw a strop when substituted on 71 minutes.
William Wragg
personBury South MP Christian Wakeford defected to the Labour Party. He claims whips threatened to withhold funding for a new school in his constituency. Comes after William Wragg claimed Number 10 enforcers used 'blackmail' to halt a rebellion against the PM. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries sought to dismiss allegations as ‘attention seeking behaviour’ Scotland's First Minister also said Boris Johnson is ‘tarnishing the office of Prime Minister’
Nick Kyrgios
personDaniil Medvedev beat Nick Kyrgios 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the second round. Andy Murray lost to 120th-ranked Taro Daniel in straight sets. Emma Raducanu beat Danka Kovinic to reach the third round.
Taro Daniel
personAndy Murray lost 6-4,.6-4, 6- 4 to Taro Daniel at the Australian Open. The Scot had beaten the Japanese for the loss of only five games in their previous meeting in 2016. Murray admitted he will consider quitting for good if he does not improve in Grand Slams.
CIA
organizationCIA has ruled out Russia or any other foreign power’s involvement in causing the widespread battery of medical symptoms known as "Havana Syndrome" Symptoms have included migraines, nausea, memory lapses and dizziness.
Emma Raducanu
personEmma Raducanu beaten 6-4 4-6 6-3 by Montenegro's Danka Kovinic. The 19-year-old battled through the pain of blisters on her hand. British No 1 revealed her team didn't want her to play.
Zara Rutherford
personZara Rutherford is the youngest woman to complete a round-the-world journey by plane on her own. The 19-year-old touched down at Kortrijk-Wevelgem airport in Flanders on Thursday. She traveled 51,000 kilometers (32,000 miles) in her Shark ultralight single-propeller aircraft. Rutherford hopes to become an astronaut.
White House
organizationThe Freedom to Vote-John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act failed in the Senate. Biden promised to implement a new "humane" asylum system, but there’s been no sign of specifics from the White House. Starbucks announced that it was ending its employee vaccine mandate.
Joe Biden
personPresident Joe Biden said last night he was ready to break up his key spending bill and a voting rights package that were set for defeat in the Senate. The failure to unite his party to pass the two major pieces of legislation has been a humiliating body blow to Biden’s presidency. House conservatives issued a report card Thursday that gave President Biden straight "F"s for foreign policy during his first year. Just 16% think Biden's presidency has made the country more united; 43% think it's more divided.