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Chris Cuomo
personCNN has “suspended indefinitely’ prime time anchor Chris Cuomo after revelations he was deeply involved in helping his brother during a high-profile sexual harassment investigation. Cuomo previously acknowledged talking to his brother and offering advice when the governor faced harassment charges. Cuomo addressed his suspension publicly for the first time on Wednesday, admitting he’s "embarrassed"
Peng Shuai
personWTA suspends tournaments in China over concerns for safety of Peng Shuai. Chief executive of the WTA says he fears she is living under intimidation. Move could have repercussions for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Decision could cost WTA hundreds of millions of dollars in broadcasting and sponsorship.
Tiger Woods
personTiger Woods says he won't play full-time golf again. The 15-time major winner hopes to 'pick and choose a few events a year' The 45-year-old would love to feature in The Open in 2022.
Josephine Baker
personU.S.-born entertainer, anti-Nazi spy and civil rights activist Josephine Baker was inducted into France's Pantheon on Tuesday. She is only the sixth woman to be immortalized, joining the likes of Victor Hugo, Marie Curie, Jean Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire.
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.
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.
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.
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"
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.
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.
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.
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.
Andrew Cuomo
personChris Cuomo, who hosts Cuomo Prime Time on the network, was revealed on Monday to have had extensive communications with the crisis team working for his embattled brother, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo returned to the CNN anchor chair last night for his show and ignored the revelations that emerged in transcripts and exhibits released by Attorney General Letitia James hours earlier.
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.
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.
Giphy
organizationUK competition watchdog orders Facebook to sell off Giphy. Facebook bought the GIF-sharing search engine last year for a reported $315m (£236m)
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.