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DUP
organizationDUP leader threatens to collapse power-sharing arrangements at Stormont. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson also announces immediate withdrawal from cross-border political institutions established for the island of Ireland under the Good Friday Agreement.
Premier League
organizationCristiano Ronaldo could make his Manchester United debut against Newcastle. The 36-year-old is expected to start alongside Jadon Sancho and Mason Greenwood. Arsenal have lost only two of their 18 Premier League games against Norwich. Crystal Palace will become the first club to start a top-flight campaign with four consecutive London derbies.
Jeffrey Donaldson
personDUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson argued that the Northern Ireland protocol was not fit for purpose. The protocol is intended to keep Northern Ireland aligned with the EU's single market. It has led to additional checks on goods being traded across the Irish Sea.
NFL
organizationThe NFL season kicks off tonight, as Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers begin their Super Bowl defence against the Dallas Cowboys. With an average of 49.6 points per game, the pass-happy NFL racked up 12,692 total points – beating the previous record by over 700 points. At least 10 games will result in a forfeit due to Covid-19.
Joe Biden
personPresident Joe Biden will require all federal employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The Department of Labor will issue a rule requiring businesses with more than 100 employees to have their workers vaccinated or tested weekly. Just over 53% of Americans are fully vaccinated, including two-thirds of the adult population. The disease has killed more than 651,000 Americans.
David Chipman
personBiden is preparing to withdraw David Chipman as the nominee to head the ATF. Chipman worked for the ATF for 20 years before joining the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence as a senior policy advisor.
Sony
organizationSony held its PlayStation Showcase 2021 in New York City. Highlights included God of War: Ragnarok, Spider-Man 2, and a new Wolverine game. Grand Theft Auto V will come out on PlayStation 5 in March 2022.
Belinda Bencic
personEmma Raducanu beat Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-4 in the US Open quarter-finals. The 18-year-old from Kent is the first qualifier in US Open history to reach the last four. She will face either fourth seed Karolina Pliskova or Maria Sakkari.
Kylie Jenner
personKylie announced on Instagram that she and Travis Scott are expecting their second child together. The couple are already parents to three-year-old daughter Stormi Webster.
Emma Raducanu
personEmma Raducanu beat Belinda Bencic 6-3 6-4 to reach US Open semi-finals. The 18-year-old is the first qualifier in US Open history to reach last four. She next will face No. 4 seed Karolina Pliskova or No. 17 seed Maria Sakkari.
NHS
organizationPM to announce 1.25% tax rise on 25million workers and millions of firms. Workers on £30,000 a year will pay an extra £255 a year in tax. People will not pay for social care when assets below £100,000. Cash will be poured into NHS to allow it to operate at 110% capacity.
Jenson Brooksby
personWorld No. 1 Novak Djokovic beats Jenson Brooksby 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-1. Brooksby is the last American man standing in the tournament. It is the first time in the history of the event that no man or woman from the host country has reached the quarterfinals.
Michael K. Williams
personMichael K. Williams was found dead Monday afternoon by family members in his Brooklyn apartment. Heroin was reportedly found on the star's kitchen table, and other drug paraphernalia was discovered elsewhere on in the apartment. The medical examiner's office will conduct an autopsy to determine Williams' cause and manner of death.
Boris Johnson
personPrime Minister will hike National Insurance contributions by 1.25% from April 2022. Tax on dividends will also go up by 1,25% in moves which will generate an extra £12billion a year for the Treasury. Money raised will partially be diverted to the NHS until mid-2025.
National Insurance
organizationPM announces 1.25% rise in National Insurance contributions from April 2022. Move flies in the face of his personal guarantee not to raise VAT, NI or income tax in the 2019 manifesto. No10 said a typical basic rate taxpayer earning £24,100 would pay £180 more a year.
George Russell
personMercedes confirm George Russell as Lewis Hamilton's Formula One teammate from 2022. The Briton will join Hamilton, while the seven time world champion's former teammate Valtteri Bottas heads to Alfa Romeo. Russell: "It’s a special day for me personally and professionally"
Boris Johnson
personBoris Johnson expected to announce wide-ranging changes to National Insurance. He wants to increase the NI tax paid by some 25 million people to subsidise care for pensioners, including wealthy retirees. Johnson broke personal manifesto guarantee not to raise taxes.
Maria Kolesnikova
personMaria Kolesnikova found guilty of conspiracy to seize power by Minsk Regional Court. She will spend 11 years behind bars, while fellow activist Maxim Znak will be locked up for 10 years on similar charges. Key part of three-woman campaign team that stood against Lukashenko in last summer's election.
Bryan Riley
personBryan Riley, 33, allegedly entered two Lakeland, Florida, homes on Sunday, killing a woman and her baby as well as two other adults. Riley, who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, appeared to be suffering from mental health issues. Riley told investigators he was high on methamphetamine at the time of the attack.
Michael K. Williams
personThe 54-year-old was found dead Monday afternoon at around 2 p.m. local time (1800 GMT) in his Brooklyn penthouse apartment. The cause of death has not yet been confirmed, but police are reportedly looking into a possible drug overdose.