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Maria Sakkari
personEmma Raducanu beat Maria Sakkari 6-1, 6-4 in the US Open semi-final. The 18-year-old is the first qualifier to reach a Grand Slam final. She will play Canadian Leylah Fernandez in the final on Saturday.
Apple
organizationApple must loosen its grip on App Store purchases, and the 30% commissions they carry, judge rules. The decision took a bite out of the tech giant's share price, sending it lower by $5.10 to close the week at $148.97.
Emma Raducanu
personEmma Raducanu is through to the final of the US Open. The 18-year-old beat Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-1, 6-4 in the semi-finals. She will now face Canadian Leylah Fernandez in the final on Saturday. First British woman to reach a major final since Virginia Wade in 1977.
Epic Games
organizationU.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said Apple is breaking the law. She said Apple does not have an illegal monopoly over how developers can process payments. Apple stock slid over 3% on the news Friday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
personOle Gunnar Solskjaer confirms Cristiano Ronaldo will make his Old Trafford return against Newcastle on Saturday. Portuguese superstar will continue to wear the No.7 shirt after Edinson Cavani agreed to take the vacant No.21 – which became vacant when Daniel James left the club. Ronaldo scored a second-half hat-trick in his last appearance against Newcastle at Old Trafford, in January 2008.
the App Store
organizationUS judge orders Apple to loosen control of its App Store. Apple can no longer oblige app developers to use its payment system. Apple shares moved down about 3.4% on news of the decision.
the Dallas Cowboys
organizationTampa Bay Buccaneers beat Dallas Cowboys 31-29 in season-opening game. Tom Brady threw four touchdowns, including the game-winning 57-yard drive in the last minute of the game. Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott showed no rust after a one-year layoff.
Aryna Sabalenka
personLeylah Fernandez beat No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4. The 19-year-old will play British qualifier Emma Raducanu in Saturday's final. It's the first major final between two teens since 1999, when Serena Williams beat Martina Hingis.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.