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Doug Emhoff
personSecond Gentleman Doug Emhoff was unceremoniously ushered out of the event at 2:18 p.m., with one agent telling him, “We have to go,” according to a reporter with HuffPost. The Metropolitan Police Department confirmed the threat to CNN, with a spokesperson saying that the D.C. Police Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit was on the scene.
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.
Eric Lander
personEric Lander, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, is accused of bullying subordinates. An internal review last year, prompted by a workplace complaint, found evidence that Lander bullied staffers.
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.
Marc Overmars
personMarc Overmars has left his role as Ajax’s director of football affairs. The 48-year-old is accused of sending ‘inappropriate messages’ to female colleagues. Former Ajax, Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder admitted his behaviour had been ‘unacceptable’ and issued an apology.
Max Parrot
personMax Parrot won gold in the men’s snowboard slopestyle at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Su Yiming of China earned the silver and Mark McMorris of Canada won bronze. Parrot was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in late 2018, but in July 2019 announced he was cancer-free after 12 rounds of chemotherapy.
Joe Rogan
personSpotify’s CEO updated staff on Rogan, mentioning the ‘slippery slope’ of cancellation. Neil Young and Joni Mitchell pulled their content from the streaming platform. Spotify Technology's share price fell 0.5% early Monday in after hours trading.
Joey Logano
personJoey Logano wins the Clash for the second time in his career. Pitbull and Ice Cube both performed for the sun-soaked crowd. The Miami Dolphins hire San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel as their head coach.
Kylie Jenner
personThe reality TV star announced the news on Instagram Sunday night. The 24-year-old didn’t disclose the new baby’s name.
Sadio Mane
personSenegal beat Egypt 4-2 on penalties to win the Africa Cup of Nations. Sadio Mane scored the decisive spot kick in the shootout. Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty as Manchester United lost to Middlesbrough. Nottingham Forest beat Leicester City 4-1 in the FA Cup fourth round.
Mikaela Shiffrin
personMikaela Shiffrin crashes out on first run of giant slalom at Beijing Olympics. American says she had gone too hard into the turn and paid the price. Sara Hector of Sweden went on to take the gold medal.
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.
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.
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'
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.
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.
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.