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Delta Air Lines
organizationLufthansa, United and Delta reported canceling dozens of Christmas Eve departures. Main reason is that the highly contagious omicron variant of coronavirus has left airlines short-staffed.
FDA
organizationFDA has authorized Merck’s COVID-19 antiviral for adults who have tested positive for the virus. Biden outlined plans to distribute a half-billion free at-home test kits. Intellia Therapeutics has been the strongest performer in our theme this year.
James Franco
personJames Franco admitted to having sex with students at his acting school. The actor said he had been 'doing a lot of work' on himself. He agreed to pay $2.2m (£1.6m) in July after being sued.
Daunte Wright
personKim Potter, 49, was found guilty of first and second degree manslaughter for shooting 20-year-old Daunte Wright dead in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota on April 11. She was led away in handcuffs and ordered to be held without bail ahead of her sentencing in February. Potter said she thought she was drawing her Taser when she shot Wright in the chest. The defense have said they plan to put in a motion asking for a lesser or probational sentence.
Mary Gay Scanlon
personRep. Mary Gay Scanlon was approached by two Black males, age 20-30, who demanded she hand them the keys to her car. FBI agents and state police have arrested five people, four males and one female, Wednesday night in connection to the theft.
Kim Potter
personKim Potter, 49, shot and killed Daunte Wright, 20, during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, back on 11 April. She said she meant to use her Taser to try to stop the 20-year-old Wright from fleeing during an April 11 traffic stop. She will now consider from the state regarding their so-called 'Blakely issues' – aggravating factors that they say speak to a need for a higher sentence.
Joan Didion
personUS author Joan Didion died at her home in New York, her publisher announced on Thursday. The literary icon, who was known for works such as Slouching Towards Bethlehem and The Year of Magical Thinking, passed away due to complications from Parkinson's.
Charles Lieber
personCharles Lieber, 62, the former chair of Harvard's chemistry and chemical biology department, was also convicted of failing to report income he received from the Wuhan University of Technology. Prosecutors alleged that Lieber was paid $50,000 a month, $150,000 in annual living expenses and more than $1.5 million to set up a research lab.
Cooper Kupp
personCooper Kupp had 136 yards on nine catches with the go-ahead touchdown. Kupp broke Isaac Bruce’s single-season Rams receptions record. The Seahawks have scored 20 or fewer points in six consecutive games against the Rams.
Rogel Aguilera-Mederos
personKim Kardashian brands legal system 'unfair' over case of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos. The 26-year-old truck driver has been sentenced to 110 years in prison. There has been considerable backlash, with more than 4.6 million people signing an online petition asking Gov. Jared Polis to grant clemency or commute the sentence.
Pfizer
organizationPaxlovid is 89% effective at reducing the risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19, Pfizer says. The treatment course requires taking several pills, twice per day, for five days. All of the previously authorized drugs against the disease require an IV or an injection.
Scott Perry
personRep. Scott Perry was among a group of Republicans who objected to certifying the 2020 presidential-election results from a handful of states. Perry pushed the Justice Department to overturn the election and met with Trump ahead of the attack.
Rafael Nadal
personRafael Nadal has tested positive for the virus COVID-19. Nadal said he is quarantining at home and has informed those he'd been in contact with. U.S. continues to lead the world with 50.8 million cases and 806,437 deaths.
The World Economic Forum
organizationThe meeting in the Swiss resort town of Davos was slated to take place from January 17 to 22. The delay comes amid new uncertainties about the omicron variant of the coronavirus. Nations across Europe have moved to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of COVID-19 infections.
Peng Shuai
personChinese tennis star Peng Shuai has denied saying she was sexually assaulted. She accused a former top Communist Party official of forcing her into sex. Peng now says there was a misunderstanding about the post and she recanted the allegations “completely of my own will’
Moderna
organizationCovid vaccine maker Moderna says third dose of its jab increases Omicron fighting antibodies by nearly 40-fold. European Medicines Agency decision to grant conditional marketing authorization for the vaccine for people aged 18 and over.
Letitia James
personThe lawsuit claims James' office "has tirelessly bombarded (Mr. Trump), his family and his business, Trump Organization LLC" James said the Trump investigation was among the "unfinished business" that led her to end a nascent gubernatorial campaign.
Gabriel Boric
personGabriel Boric won 55.86 per cent of votes, giving him a comfortable lead. Outgoing President Sebastian Pinera held a video conference call with Boric to congratulate him. Boric, 35, will become Chile’s youngest modern president when he takes office in March.
Tom Brady
personNew Orleans Saints beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9-0. Dallas Cowboys have to wait another week to book post-season place. Green Bay Packers become first team to secure a place in this season's play-offs. Aaron Rodgers was +550 odds to win MVP last week.
Joe Manchin
personWest Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announced on Sunday on Fox News that he was a 'no' on the bill that proposes sweeping reforms to health care, immigration, climate and education. Manchin's position effectively kills the centerpiece of Biden's domestic agenda, since Democrats have a small majority. Goldman Sachs cut its forecasts for US gross domestic product late Sunday after the West Virginia Democrat said he couldn't vote for the bill.