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AstraZeneca
organizationEU is at odds with AstraZeneca over its failure to deliver shots. EU has asked if it could divert supplies from Britain. Calls for vaccine protectionism could stop other countries securing shots.
Sheffield United
organizationManchester United lost 2-1 to Sheffield United at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Kean Bryan and Oliver Burke scored for Chris Wilder's side. United would have regained top spot in the Premier League, going back above Manchester City, with a win.
Kevin McCarthy
personRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted her Republican colleagues on Capitol Hill. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, has come under fire for her social media posts. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lambasted GOP leadership for putting Greene on the House's Education committee.
GameStop
organizationSmall investors on Reddit helped drive GameStop shares up. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mocked Wall Street for wanting to crack down on a Reddit message board. The Reddit revolt focused on a strategy called short selling, where hedge funds make money by betting that share prices will fall.
Robinhood, an online brokerage, banned users from trading GameStop on Thursday. The WallStreetBets community on Reddit had recently sent the retailer's stock up 1,700 percent. Experts say Robinhood was within its legal and regulatory rights to shut down the party. Political figures such as Ted Cruz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have also expressed their concern.
Daniel Pearl
personBritish-born militant Omar Sheikh was sentenced to death for Daniel Pearl's murder. Decision comes nearly two decades after journalist's body was found in a shallow grave. Pearl disappeared in 2002 while working on a story in Pakistan.
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh
personPakistan's Supreme Court dismisses appeal against acquittal of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh. Sheikh admitted a "minor" role in the death of Washington Post reporter Daniel Pearl. Pearl, 38, was investigating Islamist militants in Karachi after 9/11 attacks.
AMC
organizationGameStop and AMC stock dropped dramatically in after-hours trading shortly after all the drama unfolded. Robinhood restricted the purchase of shares in GameStop and several other stocks popular on the Reddit forum WallStreetBets.
GameStop
organizationRobinhood, an online brokerage, banned users from trading GameStop on Thursday. The WallStreetBets community on Reddit had recently sent the retailer's stock up 1,700 percent. Other stocks boosted by investors taking their cues from a Reddit message board sagged. Movie theater giant AMC Entertainment dropping 64 percent; BlackBerry shedding 42 percent; and Nokia falling more than 29 percent.
Martin Odegaard
personMartin Odegaard has joined Arsenal on loan until the end of the season. Midfielder had fallen down the pecking order at Real Madrid under Zinedine Zidane, making just three La Liga starts this season. The 22-year-old will wear the No.11 shirt for the Gunners.
Boris Johnson
personPM said it was still too early to relax restrictions, adding that the National Health Service cannot be put further at risk. 25,308 coronavirus infections recorded today, down 35 per cent on last week. Another 1,725 Covid-19 deaths were also recorded, the second highest death toll.
Thomas Tuchel
personThomas Tuchel made an 'unfair decision' not to start Christian Pulisic. Kurt Zouma, James and Tammy Abraham also only made the bench. Chelsea drew 0-0 at home to Wolves in Tuchel's first game in charge.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
personInter Milan beat AC Milan 2-1 in Coppa Italia quarter-final. Zlatan Ibrahimovic was sent off in the 58th minute. Romelu Lukaku scored a late penalty to send Inter through to semifinal. Christian Eriksen scored a 97th minute free-kick to win the derby.
GameStop
organizationReddit-obsessed retail investors have pushed GameStop up 1,500% in two weeks. Shares of GameStop and AMC Entertainment Holdings soared for a fourth day running on Wednesday.
AstraZeneca
organizationOxford vaccine became only the second in the Western world to be approved for use. Morocco will start rolling out its mass coronavirus vaccination programme on Thursday. South Africa has given fast-track approval to AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use.
Arsenal
organizationArsenal beat Southampton 3-1 at St Mary's on Tuesday night. Nicolas Pepe, Alexandre Lacazette and Bukayo Saka scored for the Gunners. Mikel Arteta dedicated the win to captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Martin Odegaard has joined Arsenal on loan until the end of the season. Midfielder had fallen down the pecking order at Real Madrid.
Curt Schilling
personNone of the 25 candidates on the 2021 ballot were elected on Tuesday. Candidates need 75% of the vote to be elected and at least 5% to remain on the ballot for another year. A record 14 voters sent blank ballots, topping the 12 sent in 2006. Derek Jeter and Larry Walker will be inducted in 2021.
Thomas Tuchel
personChelsea appoint Thomas Tuchel as their new manager on an 18-month contract. Frank Lampard was sacked on Monday after 18 months in charge. Chelsea are ninth in the Premier League with just one win in their last five games. Jody Morris has left his role as assistant manager at Chelsea.
AstraZeneca
organizationEU threatens to block exports of Pfizer Covid vaccine. EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides proposes forcing drugmakers to register in advance their COVID-19 vaccine exports. Britain will announce on Tuesday whether it will bring in mandatory quarantine in hotels for some or all arrivals.
Ted Wheeler
personPortland Mayor Ted Wheeler pepper-sprayed a man after he accused him of taking pictures of him without a mask. The encounter was recorded by former mayor Sam Adams, who later told police that the man accosted them with a video camera.