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Mark Milley
personRetired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman said Gen. Mark Milley "must resign" amid Woodward book details. Milley called his Chinese counterpart twice to reassure China that the US had no plans to attack. Senator Cruz says this is the worst foreign policy disaster in a generation. Larry Elder, the new governor-elect of California, joins us now.
Champions League
organizationManchester United lost 2-1 to Young Boys at the Wankdorf Stadium. Cristiano Ronaldo and Jordan Siebatcheu scored for the Swiss side. Jesse Lingard's late backpass handed Young Boys the win. Barcelona lost 3-0 to Bayern Munich in their Champions League opener.
Champions League
organizationCrowd of thousands of people gathered to celebrate the opening of the new year in New York City. Thousands more gathered in Washington, D.C. to take part in the celebration of the first day of 2015. Manchester City beat RB Leipzig 6-3 at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. Real Madrid beat Inter Milan 1-0 in their Champions League opener.
Dominic Raab
personLiz Truss becomes Foreign Secretary as Johnson wields axe. Dominic Raab demoted to Ministry of Justice. Gavin Williamson, Robert Jenrick and Robert Buckland also sacked. Tory party co-chair Amanda Milling was also ousted.
McKayla Maroney
personOlympic athlete, 24, called for the agents who failed to take action for months after the abuse was reported to face federal prosecution. Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman are set to testify. Maroney is one of the over 160 girls and women who accused Larry Nassar, the former Team USA gymnastics doctor, of sexual abuse.
the Joint Chiefs of Staff
organizationJoint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley confirmed on Wednesday he did speak to Chinese officials. A bombshell report claims he phoned his counterpart there over concerns then-President Trump would take rogue action to stay in office. The first phone call reportedly took place days before the November election, and the second happened shortly after the Capitol riot. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., sent President Joe Biden a letter Tuesday urging him to fire Milley.
Young Boys
organizationYoung Boys came from 1-0 down to stun their 10-man visitors. Jesse Lingard gifted Jordan Siebatcheu a late winner with an under-hit back-pass. Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes were substituted in the 72nd minute.
USA Gymnastics
organizationThe FBI has fired an agent who is accused of failing to launch a proper investigation into former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. The agent, Michael Langeman, lost his job last week. Langeman was a supervisory special agent in the FBI's Indianapolis office and had interviewed star gymnast McKayla Maroney in 2015. The hearing is examining how the FBI mishandled its investigation into the Nassar allegations. While the federal investigation languished, Nassar abused scores of victims.
Simone Biles
personOlympic gold medalist Simone Biles says the FBI and gymnastics officials turned a “blind eye’ to Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse of her and hundreds of other women. Biles and another athlete, Aly Raisman, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee along with FBI Director Christopher Wray.
Shamima Begum
personShamima Begum, 22, fled her east London home for Syria as a 15-year-old. She was one of three east London schoolgirls who traveled to Syria in 2015. Now living in refugee camp north of Syria, she said she ‘would rather die’ than go back.
Gavin Newsom
personAbout 67% of voters responded "no" to the ballot question asking if Newsom should be removed. A majority of “yes’ votes was needed for his ouster. The result is a major win for Newsom, 53, and Democratic leaders.
Gabby Petito
personGabby Petito, 22, was reported missing on September 11 after she failed to return from a road trip. Her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, 23, returned home to North Port, Florida, on Sept. 1 and has since lawyered up and refused to talk to cops. Petito was last seen in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming on July 2. Her fiancé drove her van back to Florida without her, hired a lawyer and has not publicly explained why.
SpaceX
organizationThe Inspiration4 mission will be the first to send an all civilian crew to orbit Earth. The spacecraft of civilians will go into orbit and circle the Earth for three days. SpaceX is opening a five-hour launch window.
Gavin Williamson
personBoris Johnson has carried out a sweeping reshuffle of his Cabinet. Followed by Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland and then housing secretary Robert Jenrick. Dominic Raab was demoted from his role as Foreign Secretary - but won himself a new title as Deputy PM. There were promotions for Liz Truss and Michael Gove.
Robert Buckland
personPM plans to have a ‘strong and united’ Cabinet following coronavirus pandemic. Education secretary Gavin Williamson was the first casualty. Robert Buckland, the justice secretary, lost his job despite no discernible wrongdoing. Dominic Raab demoted from Foreign Office to Ministry of Justice.
Jared Isaacman
personJared Isaacman, Hayley Arceneaux, Sian Proctor and Chris Sembroski will launch into space Wednesday. The launch will raise money for St Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Ursula von der Leyen
personThe EU has managed to fully vaccinate more than 70% of its adult population. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled the European Chips Act on Wednesday. It will provide official support for the bloc's “chip ecosystem’
FBI
organizationOlympic gymnast McKayla Maroney says she feels betrayed by FBI. Maroney is one of four athletes, along with Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and Maggie Nichols, who testified. The hearing comes after the Justice Department’s inspector general, Michael Horowitz, in July issued a scathing report which blasted the FBI for botching its investigation.
Larry Nassar
personU.S. gymnasts blast FBI before Senate committee looking into Larry Nassar case. More than 250 girls and women accused him of sexual abuse during the course of what was supposed to be medical treatment. Nassar is serving a life sentence after pleading guilty in late 2017 and early 2018.
European Commission
organizationEU's chief executive Ursula von der Leyen pledged on Wednesday to accelerate the rate of vaccinations. "Our first and most urgent priority is to speed up global vaccination," she told the European Parliament in Strasbourg.