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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'
RNC
organizationReps. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) are on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The action marks the first time in history that the RNC has censured sitting lawmakers of its own party.
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.
Vladimir Putin
personRussia's largest oil producer Rosneft said on Friday its new oil deal with China was worth $80 billion. Putin announced a new 30-year contract to supply 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year to China.
Michael Avenatti
personMichael Avenatti was convicted Friday of swiping nearly $300,000 in book-advance money from his then-client Stormy Daniels. He faces a maximum of 22 years in prison for his conviction on wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges. Sentencing was set for May 24.
Ofgem
organizationOfgem confirmed it will hike its energy price cap from April 1. Move will affect 22 million households and follows a 12% rise in October. Those on default tariffs will see an increase of £693. Prepayment customers will be worse hit, with a rise of £708.
Meta Platforms
organizationFacebook-owner Meta Platforms' dour forecast sent its stock plummeting. Meta shares sank 26.4%, wiping around more than $200 billion off its market value. The decline in market capitalization was the largest ever recorded by a U.S. company.
Meta
organizationFacebook parent company Meta plunged 24.5 per cent, erasing more than $US220 billion ($307 billion) in market value. Shares were down 25.6 percent shortly after the opening in New York. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had some $20 billion in value wiped from his personal holding by the rout.
Meta Platforms Inc.
organizationNewly-renamed Meta is investing heavily in its futuristic “metaverse’ project, but for now, relies on advertising revenue for nearly all its income. So when it posted sharply higher costs but gave a weak revenue forecast late Wednesday, investors got spooked. The stock was down 24% in Thursday morning trading and on track to log its worst single-day percentage decline on record.
Pentagon
organizationPentagon: US counterterrorism operation in northwestern Syria was a "successful" mission. Responders and activists said it killed at least 13 people, including children. The US did not specify who the operation targeted, but the raid came after a series of attacks by the "Islamic State" group.
Munira Mirza
personBoris Johnson's policy chief Munira Mirza quits over row over Keir Starmer. Johnson accused Starmer of failing to prosecute paedophile Jimmy Savile. Mirza said it was an inappropriate and partisan reference to a horrendous case.
ISIS
organizationU.S. special operations forces conducted a large-scale counterterrorism raid in northwest Syria overnight. Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the current leader of ISIS, was "taken off the battlefield" in the operation. Thirteen are believed to have died, including six kids and four women.
Robin Thicke
personFormer New York mayor and adviser to Donald Trump unmasked on show. Two judges - Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke - walked off the set in protest. Episode with Giuliani will not be aired until next month.
Rishi Sunak
personShadow minister Toby Perkins slams Rishi Sunak over 'pitiful' response. Mr Sunak announced £200 discount and £150 refund on council tax. Mr Perkins claimed that has not done enough and will have to be paid back.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
personBiden says ISIS leader "taken off the battlefield" with U.S. raid in Syria. Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi succeeded ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in 2019.
Allison Gollust
personBrian Stelter, 36, the network’s top media reporter and host of its “Reliable Sources’ Sunday show, either dropped the ball by not exposing Zucker and Gollust, or showed a stunning lack of awareness by being not privy to their romance, a CNN insider fumed. Female employees at CNN told The Post they’re furious that GollUST is allowed to keep her job despite “lying” about her affair with Zucker that went on “for years” One industry vet said that Steler had been Zucker's “waterboy” for years.
Jimmy Savile
personMunira Mirza, 44, has worked with the PM for 14 years, including when he was mayor of London. She quit over his use of a “scurrilous’ Jimmy Savile smear.