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Supreme Court
organizationJustices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett showed their cards. Neither showed any appetite for incremental steps or half-measures. Liberal justices argued vociferously that if the court were to change abortion protections, it would erode public confidence. A decision on the Mississippi case is expected by late June.
WTA
organizationWTA bans all events taking place in China. Announcement comes after Peng Shuai made allegation of sexual assault against top Chinese official. European Union calls on China to provide "verifiable proof" of Peng's well-being.
Moderna
organizationDrugmaker Moderna set off fresh alarm bells in financial markets. Firm's chief warned that COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to be as effective against the Omicron variant as they have been against the Delta version. Losses accelerated after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told Congress that high inflation will persist until the middle of next year.
Brian Kelly
personBrian Kelly agreed to a contract extension with Notre Dame before the 2020 season. Kelly is getting a 10-year contract that will pay him at least $9.5 million per year. With incentives, Kelly could earn upwards of $100 million over the course of the contract.
UK antitrust watchdog blocks Facebook's acquisition of GIF-sharing site Giphy. It says the deal hurts social media users and advertisers by stifling competition. Facebook has indicated that it will appeal the decision.
Richard Moore
personHead of MI6 said he has no James Bond-style Aston Martin and his pen emits nothing more exotic than green ink. Despite admitting he 'did some skulking' in his career, he insisted it was a long way from 'colourful' popular image of spy tradecraft.
Robyn Rihanna Fenty
personBarbados is now an independent state after removing The Queen as head of state. Rihanna was on hand to witness the historic moment inaugural president Dame Sandra Mason was sworn in.
Donald Trump
personPeter Bergen says he might succeed, at least temporarily, in muzzle testimony from someone who apparently communicated with Trump about his corrupt efforts. Trump is the first president since Herbert Hoover nearly a century ago to lose the House, the Senate and the White House during a single term.
Omicron
organizationWall St drops over 1% on Powell's faster taper comments, Omicron worries. Powell said it is a good time to retire "transitory" description for inflation.
Parag Agrawal
personParag Agrawal succeeds Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who is stepping down. The 37-year-old is the youngest CEO of an S&P 500 company. Dorsey told employees in an email that his trust in AgRAWal as CEO "is bone deep"
Ilhan Omar
personRep. Lauren Boebert suggested in a speech to constituents that Rep. Ilhan Omar could be a suicide bomber. The clip rapidly went viral, and was seen 2.2 million times on Twitter. The Congressional Black Caucus also issued a condemnation of Boebert Friday.
Jerome Powell
personUS Stock Indices Down Almost 2% After Powell Says Faster Stimulus Tapering Possible. Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped several hundred points to fresh lows for the day. MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe shed 1.20% following broad declines in Europe and Asia.
Stéphane Bancel
personStéphane Bancel, CEO of drugmaker Moderna, says existing vaccines are unlikely to be as effective against the Omicron variant as they have been against Delta. His comments have hit Asia-Pacific stocks, and the oil price, just a day after markets had stabilised. News has knocked risk-sensitive currencies, with the Australian dollar dropping to a one year low.
Lauren Boebert
personRep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado was harshly criticized for making anti-Muslim comments. She likened Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, to a bomb-carrying terrorist. It was not immediately clear whether House Democrats would seek to punish Boebert.
Brian Kelly
personBrian Kelly left Notre Dame high and dry when his team still has a chance to win a national championship. Kelly reportedly ghosted his assistant coaches, some of whom were on recruiting trips. Notre Dame’s Playoff fate will be decided by a committee of 13 people.
Federal Reserve
organizationMSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe shed 1.20% following broad declines in Europe and Asia. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled that the U.S. central bank would consider speeding up its withdrawal of bond purchases.
Giphy
organizationUK competition watchdog orders Facebook to sell off Giphy. Facebook bought the GIF-sharing search engine last year for a reported $315m (£236m)
Chris Cuomo
personNewt Gingrich: 'By any reasonable journalistic standard, Chris Cuomo has to go. He lied to his viewers' Newly released documents reveal CNN's Chris Cuomo was more involved with his big brother's sexual misconduct scandal than previously known. Cuomo appeared on his 9 p.m. ET show on Monday night, only a few hours after the bombshell documents were released, and went about his business as if nothing was going on.
Notre Dame
organizationBrian Kelly is expected to take over at LSU. He is the winningest coach in Notre Dame history with 113 wins. He will replace Ed Orgeron, who left for LSU in October.
NATO
organizationNATO worried about Russian buildup of heavy equipment and troops near Ukraine’s northern border. Ukraine says Russia kept about 90,000 troops near their common border following massive war games in western Russia. Russia denied the allegation and rejected the assertion that it is planning to invade Ukraine.