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Amazon Web Services
organizationAmazon Web Services said Parler violated its terms of service due to an increase in violent content. Unless Parler is able to find an alternative hosting platform, the website will go offline Sunday night.
LaMelo Ball
personLaMelo Ball scored 22 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out 11 assists. Karl-Anthony Towns played his first game back from a wrist injury. Nikola Jokic had 15 points and 12 assists to lead Denver past Philadelphia. Mikal Bridges scored 34 points and Devin Booker added 25 to lift Phoenix Suns to victory over Indiana Pacers.
Chelsea
organizationChelsea beat Morecambe 4-1 in the FA Cup third round on Sunday. Mason Mount, Timo Werner and Callum Hudson-Odoi on target for Chelsea. PSV Eindhoven planning a move for Tottenham Hotspur's Toby Alderweireld.
Chorley
organizationChorley defeated a Derby side reduced to fielding an entire team of youth players following a Covid-19 outbreak. No fans could watch the match due to coronavirus restrictions. Chorley have reached the third round of the FA Cup for the first time.
Parler
organizationGoogle banned the far-right social media app Parler from its Play Store on Friday. Google cited 'continued posting in the Parler app that seeks to incite ongoing violence in the US' Apple issued a similar notice to Parler, but gave the app 24 hours to address the issue.
FA Cup
organizationManchester United beat Watford 1-0 to reach FA Cup fourth round. Liverpool beat Aston Villa 4-1 thanks to two goals from Sadio Mane. Leicester thrash Stoke 4-0 with James Justin and Georginio Wijnaldum on target. Burnley avoided an FA Cup upset with a 4-3 penalty shoot-out victory over League One MK Dons.
US President was banned from the social network on Friday. Twitter believes Mr Trump's tweets could encourage his supporters to plan protests and violent acts. It comes after riots took place in Washington DC on Wednesday. Several lawmakers had called for the social media network to take down Trump’s account.
Google Play
organizationApple also warned Parler on Friday that it will ban the service from its store if it doesn't start to moderate its content better. Parler is favored by many supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Donald Trump Jr.
personTwitter announced on Friday night it has permanently banned the account of Donald Trump. Claimed in a blog post that it was due to the risk of 'further incitement to violence' The account had 88.7million followers, which is nearly half of the company's total base of monetizable daily active users.
Aston Villa
organizationLiverpool beat Aston Villa 4-1 in the FA Cup third round on Friday night. Sadio Mane, Georginio Wijnaldum and Mohamed Salah scored for the Reds. Louie Barry and Callum Rowe scored for Villa.
Nancy Pelosi
personTed Cruz suggested the Senate hold a 'commission' to investigate election results. Millions of U.S. stimulus payments have been deposited in incorrect customer accounts.
Pfizer
organizationPfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine 'is effective' against new mutant Covid variants. Vaccine appeared to work against key mutation in highly transmissible new variants. Scientists had cast doubt over whether vaccines would protect against new variants, particularly the one rife in South Africa.
Joe Manchin
personSen. Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) said Friday he would ‘absolutely not’ support a $2,000 stimulus payment. Biden’s team is working to craft a coronavirus relief package that will include new stimulus checks, extended unemployment benefits and more.
Transportation
organizationFederal prosecutor doesn't rule out charging Trump for inciting Capitol riot. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Trump will be blocked from both the Facebook and Instagram platforms at least through Inauguration Day. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is the first of Trump's Cabinet secretaries to resign. Senate sergeant at arms has resigned following Wednesday's violence at the Capitol. Former White House chief of staff John Kelly says he would vote to remove Trump from office.
Miya Ponsetto
personMiya Ponsetto, 22, was arrested in Ventura County, California, on Thursday. She was wanted by the NYPD for allegedly attacking Keyon Harrold Jr, 14, in the lobby of the Arlo Hotel in New York City on January 6. She has been dubbed 'SoHo Karen' after she was seen in a now-viral video falsely accusing the teen of stealing her iPhone. Her mother and her attorney have expressed concern over her well-being, telling TMZ she has gone off the grid.
FA Cup
organizationAdama Traore scored his first goal of the season in the 35th minute. Liverpool beat Aston Villa 1-0 in the FA Cup third round on Friday night. Shrewsbury could avoid forfeiting third-round clash with Southampton.
UK Competition and Markets Authority launches inquiry into Google's 'Privacy Sandbox' Google plans to remove third-party cookies from its Chrome browser. CMA fears the move will have a'significant impact' on digital ad market.
Sidney Powell
personDominion Voting Systems, one of the biggest U.S. election equipment manufacturers, has sued lawyer Sidney Powell. Powell represented President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the election's results. Powell pushed a slew of wild conspiracy theories that were embraced by QAnon followers.
Derrick Evans
personDerrick Evans, a newly elected lawmaker in West Virginia, was charged with entering a restricted area of the US Capitol during the riot. His lawyer said his client "committed no criminal act" as he stormed the Capitol building.
Steven Sund
personUS Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund has announced that would resign this month. Sund’s resignation came hours after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Senator Chuck Schumer demanded his resignation. Five people including a police officer were left dead as shots were fired.