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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Apple
organizationThe iOS 15 dashboard will show you all the permissions you have granted to apps, such as the camera and mic, and how often you have allowed these. Apple's new iPad 2021 comes with the latest A13 Bionic chipset along with a button at the bottom as well. All four models will go on sale on September 24, starting at £679.
Gabby Petito
personGabby Petito, 22, of Long Island, hasn't been seen since she checked out of a Salt Lake City hotel on August 24 with her partner Brian Laundrie. The couple had been documenting their trip across the United States on their YouTube channel Nomadic Statik. But in late August, Petito's family stopped hearing from her and updates ceased on her public Instagram page. Police seized the van the couple went on their cross-country trip with.
Antony Blinken
personUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been urged to resign by a string of Republicans. He was slammed for his role in the "botched" US withdrawal for Afghanistan. Republicans savaged the withdrawal process as "a disaster" and "a disgrace"
Kremlin
organizationKremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin is going into self-isolation. Kremlin says he tested negative for COVID-19. Putin has been fully vaccinated with the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V.
Manchester United
organizationManchester United lost 2-1 to Young Boys at the Wankdorf Stadium. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring in the first 15 minutes. Aaron Wan-Bissaka was sent off for a dreadful tackle 10 minutes before the break. Jesse Lingard's backpass gifted Young Boys an injury-time winner.
Chris Whitty
personUS star suggested the jab could lead to impotence. Impotence is not an acknowledged side effect of the vaccine. Piers Morgan ‘delighted’ with ‘landmark’ Ofcom ruling as ITV.
Raheem Mostert
personThe San Francisco 49ers announced a slew of roster moves on Tuesday. The team also placed RB Raheem Mostert and CB Jason Verrett on the Injured Reserve List. 49ers signed CB Dre Kirkpatrick to a one-year deal and promoted CB Dontae Johnson to the active roster.
Norm Macdonald
personNorm Macdonald died on Monday after a nearly decade-long battle with cancer. Macdonald was known for his impressions of Burt Reynolds, David Letterman, Larry King and Quentin Tarantino.
Vladimir Putin
personVladimir Putin tested negative for the virus and received his second dose of the country’s Sputnik V vaccine in April. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin is “absolutely healthy’ Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin is in self-isolation.
State
organizationSecretary of State Antony Blinken says the Taliban is Afghanistan's de facto government. Republicans are promoting unsubstantiated claims that the race was rigged or compromised.
Young Boys
organizationManchester United lost 2-1 to Young Boys in the Champions League. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring for the Red Devils. Young Boys equalised through Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu. Jesse Lingard's poor backpass gave Jordan Siebatcheu a stoppage-time winner.