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Oxford High School
organizationJustin Shilling, a student at Oxford High School, died Wednesday morning, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post. Three other students — Madisyn Baldwin, 17, Tate Myre, 16, and Hana St. Juliana, 14 — were also killed when a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at the school. Eight people were injured, six of whom are in stable condition, while another two are in surgery. Ethan Crumbley, 15, charged with terrorism and first-degree murder.
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.
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.
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.
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.
CNN
organizationCharlotte Bennett, a former New York state employee and the second woman to accuse now-ousted Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, is calling on CNN to fire its embattled anchor Chris Cuomo. Bennett said "anything short of firing Chris Cuomo" shows CNN lacks "both morals and a backbone" Fox News contributor Newt Gingrich said CNN's Chris Cuomo "has got to go"
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.