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Chloe Kim
personAmerican snowboarder Chloe Kim better prepared for mental challenge after another gold. Kim won her second gold in the halfpipe final in Beijing on Thursday. Spain's Queralt Castellet claimed silver and Japan's Sena Tomita took home the bronze.
SpaceX
organizationSpaceX said dozens of its satellites were knocked out of orbit and destroyed after being hit by a geomagnetic storm. The cosmic storm struck just one day after a Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the costly satellites into orbit. CNBC projected the firm could lose $50 million in the incident.
Mikaela Shiffrin
personMikaela Shiffrin missed a gate early in her run at Yanqing Alpine Skiing Center. The 26-year-old skied off to the side of the course and sat down in the snow for an extended period of time. The disappointment comes days after she crashed out of the giant slalom.
Grace Tame
personGrace Tame claims she received a 'threatening' phone call from a senior member of a government-funded organisation. She said the person asked her not to say anything damning about the prime minister on the evening of the next Australian of the Year Awards. The government-owned National Australia Day Council that runs the awards has contacted Ms Tame requesting more information.
West Ham
organizationKurt Zouma fined $339,000 by West Ham and his two cats seized by RSPCA. Former Chelsea star filmed kicking and slapping one of the animals in his home. Video was shot by his brother Yoan, who plays for a lower league team in England.
Lindsey Jacobellis
personThe 36-year-old held on to an early lead in the women's snowboard cross event. She narrowly missed gold at the 2006 Winter Games after falling just yards before the finish. The victory came after America's top racer, skier Mikaela Shiffrin, skidded out and failed to finish the first run of the slalom.
Romelu Lukaku
personChelsea beat Al-Hilal 1-0 in their Club World Cup semi-final. Romelu Lukaku scored the only goal of the game in the 32nd minute. Kepa Arrizabalaga kept a clean sheet to ensure Chelsea reached the final.
Samsung
organizationThe Galaxy Tab S8, S8+ and S8 Ultra are all available for preorder now on Samsung’s website as well as select retailers. Preordering any of these tablets from Samsung's website will get you a free keyboard. Samsung says the GalaxyTab S8 series will be supported by up to four generations of Android OS upgrades.
Starlink
organizationSpaceX says up to 40 of its new Starlink satellites are falling out of orbit. Comes after the satellites were ‘significantly impacted by a geomagnetic storm on Friday’ The satellites had been due to join SpaceX’s Starlink project.
Charlotte Bankes
personWorld champion and Team GB’s best gold medal hope Charlotte Bankes LOSES in quarter-final stage of snowboard-cross. American veteran Lindsey Jacobellis claimed first Olympic gold medal at age of 36. UK Sport chair Dame Katherine Grainger says she is "not panicking yet"
Kurt Zouma
personKurt Zouma fined £250,000 and axed from squad for next game. Heineken UK, West Ham’s beer and cider partner, said it was ‘appalled at the contents of the video’ Animal rights group the 30 Million Friends Foundation condemned the ‘heinous act’ UFC star Jan Blachowicz has hit out at the defender in a post on social media.
Kurt Zouma
personKurt Zouma is seen kicking and slapping his pet cat in a video posted online. The 27-year-old defender then chases the animal before throwing a pair of shoes at it and slapping its head. West Ham have 'unreservedly condemned' the defender's actions. The Met Police says it won't launch a probe - but thousands of people have contacted the RSPCA.
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.
BP
organizationThe FTSE 100 rose 0.5%, while the mid-cap index added 0.2%. Homebuilder Bellway Plc rose 2.4% as it echoed bigger rivals. Leading sectoral gains were basic materials and energy stocks.
Emmanuel Macron
personMacron Says Talks With Putin Helped Avoid Further Escalation on Ukraine Issue. Putin said he hoped the escalating crisis in Ukraine could be resolved peacefully. Tensions over Ukraine have been escalating over the past weeks.
Eileen Gu
personEileen Gu is the first woman to win the Olympics' inaugural freeski big air event. Gu jumped into the top position with her third run, scoring 94.5 with a 1620 and a perfect landing. Reigning champion Yuzuru Hanyu suffered a nightmare in his expected gold medal battle with Nathan Chen.
Eric Lander
personPresident Joe Biden's top science adviser, Eric Lander, is stepping down after an internal review last year found that he bullied his staff. Multiple women also complained that he demeaned them in front of others. Lander is the founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. He was lead author of the first paper announcing the details of the human genome.
Peloton
organizationPeloton, America's favorite at-home workout bike, is spinning out of style. The company laid off 2,800 employees globally, and is canceling its plans to build a U.S. factory. Founder John Foley stepped down as CEO, though he will stay on as chairman.
John Foley
personPeloton announced 2,800 layoffs, $800 million in cost cuts and the replacement of CEO John Foley with former Spotify and Netflix CFO Barry McCarthy. Foley, 51, founded Peloton in 2012 and previously served as the president at Barnes & Noble. The restructuring program is expected to result in approximately $130 million in cash charges.
Mitch McConnell
personThe RNC last week took a voice vote to approve censuring Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for serving on the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. The resolution states the RNC will "no longer support them as members of the Republican Party"