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Brian Flores
personThe Dolphins fired Flores on Monday, a somewhat surprising move that came less than 24 hours after the team finished a 9-8 season. Flores went 24-25 in his three seasons in Miami, not making the playoffs in any of those seasons. Minnesota Vikings fired coach Mike Zimmer and general manager Rick Spielman on Monday following an 8-9 season. Chicago parted with coach Matt Nagy and GM Ryan Pace after going 6-11.
Michael Gove
personCabinet minister was booked in for the 8.10am slot on the Today programme. But he did not appear in time because he was stuck in a BBC lift. He joked staff had "successfully levelled me up" and released him.
Aung San Suu Kyi
personMyanmar court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi over walkie-talkies, source says. Nobel laureate has been detained since February 1 when her government was ousted. She is on trial for nearly a dozen cases which carry maximum sentences of more than 100 years in prison.
Alex Hawke
personNovak Djokovic's visa was quashed by a Federal Circuit Court judge on Monday. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has the power to move to cancel the now-restored visa. Tennis star, who has natural immunity from Covid, spent six days in a refugee detention centre.
Jim Jordan
personThe daily transcript is a written version of each day's "Hannity" 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 Hannity.
Danny Tanner
personSaget, who played Danny Tanner in the ABC show, was found unresponsive at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando on Sunday. The 65-year-old had performed in a comedy show in Florida on Saturday night. He leaves behind his wife, Kelly Rizzo, and three adult daughters.
Klay Thompson
personKlay Thompson returns to the court for the first time in 941 days. Thompson scored 17 points on 7-of-18 shooting from the field. Stephen Curry had 29 points, five rebounds and five assists.
Aston Villa
organizationManchester United beat Aston Villa 1-0 in the FA Cup third round. Scott McTominay scored the only goal of the game in the first half. United will now face Middlesbrough in the fourth round.
Matt Nagy
personBears Chairman George McCaskey informed General Manager Ryan Pace and head coach Matt Nagy they are not being retained. Nagy led the Bears to a 12-4 season and was named Coach of the Year. Since then, he has gone 22-27 and has two five-game losing streaks in consecutive seasons to his name.
Will Smith
personWill Smith won his first Golden Globe for his role in King Richard. Kate Winslet won the best actress gong for her role in Mare of Easttown. Succession won best television series drama. West Side Story won best musical film.
the Ritz-Carlton
organizationSaget, who played Danny Tanner in the hit late ‘80s show, was found unresponsive at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando. Police confirmed the sad news, revealing he was pronounced dead at the scene and there were no signs of foul play or drug use. He had been staying at the hotel for several days while he performed his stand-up “I Don’t Do Negative Comedy Tour” nearby.
Mike Zimmer
personMinnesota Vikings have fired coach Mike Zimmer and general manager Rick Spielman. Zimmer finishes his eight-year run as the third-winningest coach in franchise history. Spielman has been with the Vikings since 2006 and the team's general manager since 2012.
Novak Djokovic
personNovak Djokovic won a legal battle to stay in Australia and play in the Australian Open. Federal Circuit Court Judge Anthony Kelly reinstated his visa. His visa was pulled after his arrival last week because officials said he didn’t qualify for an exemption to a rule that all non-citizens be fully vaccinated. The defending Australian Open champion also thanked his fans for standing with him during the proceedings.
Anthony Kelly
personNovak Djokovic has won his court battle to remain in Australia. The Serb's visa was cancelled by the government upon arrival for this month's Australian Open. Federal Circuit Court Judge Anthony Kelly reinstated the tennis star’s visa. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke can still cancel his visa on new grounds, and will announce a final decision in the coming days.
Eric Adams
personManhattan DA Alvin Bragg released a memo detailing plans to downgrade certain cases. Suspects with rap sheets who are caught with weapons other than guns will have charges reduced to misdemeanors. At least 63 people were injured, with 32 of them being sent to hospital.
Kate Middleton
personDuchess of Cambridge celebrates her 40th birthday today. Kensington Palace has released three striking new portraits of Kate. Taken by Italian fashion photographer Paolo Roversi in Kew Gardens.
FA Cup
organizationChelsea beat Chesterfield 5-1 in the FA Cup third round on Saturday. Chelsea will now face Tottenham in the semi-final second leg. Leicester beat Watford 4-1 at the King Power Stadium. Bristol Rovers have signed Cardiff City defender James Connolly.
Ted Cruz
personThe Texas senator was forced to make a cringeworthy mea culpa live on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show Thursday. Cruz repeatedly beat himself up for being too harsh on the violent mob. “My sloppy phrasing led a lot of people to misunderstand what I meant,” Cruz said.
Sidney Poitier
personPoitier was the first black actor to take home the statuette in the top actors category for Lilies of the Field in 1963. He was automatically granted US citizenship after being unexpectedly born in Miami while his parents were visiting in February 1927. Since his big-screen debut as an extra in 1947, Poitier appeared in over 40 films.
U.S. trade court bars Google from importing products that infringe Sonos' smart-speaker patents. Google has 60 days to get its devices into compliance.