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The European Union
organizationApple has been hit with a fine of €1.84 billion (about $2 billion) by European Union antitrust regulators. The European Commission's decision was triggered by a 2019 complaint by Swedish music streaming service Spotify. Apple revealed how it will comply, including allowing iPhone users in Europe to use app stores other than its own.
Jack Teixeira
personJack Teixeira, 22, pleaded guilty to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information under the Espionage Act. Prosecutors plan to seek nearly 17 years in prison for him, according to the plea agreement.
Apple
organizationApple muzzled rivals like Spotify from telling users how they could pay for cheaper subscriptions outside of iPhone apps. Apple said it will appeal the EU’s decision, which sets off a legal battle that could last for years.
Allen Weisselberg
personAllen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s ex-chief financial officer, turned himself into the Manhattan District Attorney's Office to plead guilty to perjury. He already served 100 days in a New York City jail and now faces more. The charges resulted from his testimony during Trump's civil fraud trial. He will be sentenced to five months in jail.
Manchester City
organizationManchester City beat Manchester United 3-1 at the Etihad on Sunday. Phil Foden, Erling Haaland and Bruno Fernandes scored for City. United are now 11 points shy of the Champions League places.
Nikki Haley
personHaley, 51, received 1,274 votes (62.9%) against 676 votes (33.2%) She is also the first Indian-American to have won either the Democratic or the Republican primaries. Former South Carolina governor won the capital by 63 per cent to Mr Trump’s 33 per cent.
Manchester City
organizationManchester City lost 1-0 to Manchester United in their Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium. Marcus Rashford's stunning effort after just eight minutes shocked Pep Guardiola's side. Phil Foden equalised in the second period with a goal to rival Rashford’s.
Manchester City
organizationManchester City beat Manchester United 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium. Phil Foden scored twice, while Erling Haaland scored in injury time. Win sees City go one point behind Liverpool in the Premier League title race.
Phil Foden
personManchester City beat Manchester United 3-1 at the Etihad on Sunday. Phil Foden scored two second half goals to secure the win. City are unbeaten in 19 matches in all competitions and head to Liverpool next weekend.
Shehbaz Sharif
personShehbaz Sharif, 72, won a parliamentary vote for premier. He is the younger brother of three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Married twice, he has two sons and two daughters from his first marriage.
Christian Horner
personRed Bull team principal Christian Horner is in Bahrain for the Grand Prix. He has been pictured in the paddock ahead of the race. But it comes in the midst of his ongoing saga involved leaked texts and photos. Horner was cleared of wrongdoing in an internal investigation on Friday. But the texts were made public, leaving the 51-year-old feeling 'humiliated' Wife Geri Halliwell is said to be in 'crisis talks' with her team.
Darwin Nunez
personDarwin Nunez scored in the ninth minute of stoppage time to earn Liverpool a 1-0 win away to Nottingham Forest. Jurgen Klopp's side go four points clear at the top of the Premier League.
Max Verstappen
personRed Bull's Max Verstappen won the inaugural race of the 2024 season. Sergio Perez finished second with Carlos Sainz completing the podium. Red Bull chief Christian Horner watched the race with his wife Geri Halliwell.
Christian Horner
personChristian Horner was accused of 'inappropriate behaviour' by a female colleague. He was cleared of any wrongdoing in an internal investigation on Wednesday. But 24 hours later, texts apparently exchanged between him and the complainant were sent from an anonymous email to 149 F1 figures. An anonymous email with a link to the messages was sent to F1 personnel and media on Thursday.
Marcus Osborne
personMarcus Osborne, 35, killed Katie Higton, 27, and her new boyfriend Steven Harnett, 25. He lured the couple to his ex-girlfriend's home in Huddersfield before stabbing them to death. Osborne also admitted the false imprisonment and rape of another woman who was in the house at the time.
George Galloway
personPM lashed out at 'alarming' win by George Galloway in Rochdale by-election. Laid into former Labour MP and pro-Palestinian rabble-rouser. Board of Deputies of British Jews says MP should be ‘shunned as a pariah'
Elon Musk
personElon Musk says OpenAI has abandoned its original mission to develop artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity not profit. Musk says he secured an agreement with Altman and Greg Brockman to keep OpenAI as a non-profit. Musk is asking the court to force OpenAI's leaders to make their research open to the public.
Sam Altman
personElon Musk sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman Thursday. Musk was a primary funder of the tech startup and had secured the agreement between Altman and company president Greg Brockman to keep OpenAI as anon-profit. Musk, worth an estimated £166 billion, is suing over contract breach, breach of fiduciary duty and unfair business practices.
George Galloway
personWorkers Party of Great Britain leader George Galloway wins by-election. His majority of 5,697 votes amounted to 18.3% of the total. David Tully, a local businessman and independent candidate, secured more than 6,600 votes.
Lloyd Austin
personHouse Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers offered scathing remarks to Sec. Austin. Austin, 70, was hospitalized unexpectedly on January 1 after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer a few weeks earlier. He did not tell President Biden and other U.S. leaders about his hospital stay until Jan. 4.