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Ilhan Omar
personRepublican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado is being accused of Islamophobia. She told a story implying that Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar was a terrorist. Omar responded to the story on Twitter, calling Boebert a "buffoon" and a liar.
Best Buy
organizationBest Buy is offering weekly and daily deals and sales on everything. Amazon's early Black Friday sale, featuring what the company is calling "epic deals," is on now. Many stores closed on Thanksgiving 2021, and are steering shoppers to Black Friday deals on their websites.
Manasseh Sogavare
personA plane carrying Australian police and diplomats arrived late Thursday in Honiara, where they will help local police. Up to 50 more police as well 43 defense force personnel with a navy patrol boat are scheduled to arrive on Friday. Australia is not assisting in the protection of the National Parliament and the executive buildings.
Emmanuel Macron
personFrench fishing boats this morning encircled the British flag-bearing Normandy Trader outside Saint-Malo. The fisherman say the blockade is a protest at what they claim are moves by authorities in London and Jersey to withhold licences to fish in British waters.
Priti Patel
personFrance withdraws invitation to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel for meeting in Calais. Move follows publication of letter by UK PM Boris Johnson to French president. Johnson called for joint maritime patrols to prevent migrant crossings of the Channel.
Apple
organizationApple's AirPods Pro with the MagSafe case are on sale for $159 at Walmart and $169 at Amazon. B&H is selling the Wi-Fi version of the latest 12.9-inch iPad Pro with 256GB of storage for its lowest price to date. Save on the best headphones from Samsung, Jabra, Sony, and Apple.
Amazon
organizationRetailer has slashed prices on thousands of items across its site. There's still time to score up to 73 per cent off top-rated hair tools. Some products are at their lowest price yet, with Apple AirPods and Oral-B electric toothbrushes.
Ralf Rangnick
personRalf Rangnick will take over at Manchester United until the end of the season. The 63-year-old German is set to leave his position as head of sports and development at Russian outfit Lokomotiv Moscow. He will replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was sacked on Sunday. United are currently eighth in the Premier League table with 17 points.
Ralf Rangnick
personRalf Rangnick is set to be appointed as Manchester United's interim manager. The 63-year-old has agreed a six-month deal until the end of May. He could then stay on in a two-year consultancy role at Old Trafford. Michael Carrick is expected to remain in the United backroom team.
Richard Madeley
personGood Morning Britain presenter, 65, was taken to hospital on Thursday November 25. ITV confirmed he was no longer able to take part in the rest of the series.
Manasseh Sogavare
personAustralia will send a peacekeeping force of more than 100 federal police and defense personnel to the Solomon Islands. The Pacific island nation has witnessed massive rioting on the second day of protests. Protesters have burned buildings including a police station and breached the national parliament.
Social Democrats
organizationGermany's Social Democrats, Greens and Free Democrats have concluded coalition talks. This means the country will likely have a new government well before Christmas. The parties agreed that Germany will ideally phase out coal by 2030.
Travis McMichael
personAhmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was jogging in Brunswick, Georgia, when he was fatally shot in 2020. Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and their neighbor William Roddy Bryan Jr. were all found guilty of murder after a high-profile month-long trial. Video of the shooting of the unarmed Arbery went viral on social media.
Magdalena Andersson
personAndersson was tapped to replace Stefan Lofven as party leader and prime minister. The development marked a milestone for Sweden, viewed for decades as one of Europe’s most progressive countries when it comes to gender relations.
Greens
organizationThe parties agreed that Germany will ideally phase out coal by 2030. They also aligned on their aim to build 400,000 new apartments a year. If the SPD, Greens and the FDP finalise a coalition deal, the SPD's Olaf Scholz would take over as chancellor from the conservative Angela Merkel.
Stella Creasy
personWalthamstow MP Stella Creasy regularly takes her three-month-old son into the Commons chamber. Speaker Lindsay Hoyle has asked the Commons Procedure Committee to look at the rules around bringing babies into the House. Current rules stipulate that MPs should not take a seat in the Chamber when accompanied by a child.
Karim Benzema
personKarim Benzema found guilty of being involved in an attempt in 2015 to blackmail France teammate Mathieu Valbuena. The Real Madrid forward received a one-year suspended jail term and was also fined 75,000 euros ($116,440) Benzema claimed he was only trying to help his fellow player when he approached him about the sex tape.
Olaf Scholz
personOlaf Scholz hails his Social Democrats' new coalition with Greens and Free Democrats. He says it is a groundbreaking alliance that will modernise the country. First traffic light in Germany was erected in Berlin in 1924.
Juventus
organizationChelsea thrashed Juventus 4-0 at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night. Goals from Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Timo Werner gave Thomas Tuchel's side a dominant victory. Italian giants slipped to a record Champions League defeat against Chelsea. Juventus drop to second place in the group with one round to play.
Gregory McMichael
personTravis McMichael found guilty on all nine counts, including malice murder. Gregory McMichael was found not guilty of malice murder but guilty of felony murder. William "Roddie" Bryan found guilty of three counts felony murder, one count aggravated assault. Ahmaud Arbery, 25, shot and killed while on a jog in February 2020. Video footage of the murder was viewed by millions of people in May 2020.