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Aaron Rodgers
personCleveland Browns rookie coach Kevin Stefanski was named Coach of the Year. Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry was named the Offensive Player of the year. Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald earned his third Defensive Player of Year award.
Manchester City
organizationManchester City beat Liverpool 4-1 in their Premier League clash on Sunday. Ilkay Gundogan missed a penalty after Raheem Sterling was fouled by Fabinho. City have missed eight penalties in the Premier League since the start of last season. Pep Guardiola will consider Ederson as the next penalty taker.
Phil Foden
personManchester City beat Liverpool 4-1 at Anfield in the Premier League. Goals from Mohamed Salah, Ilkay Gundogan, Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden secured victory for Pep Guardiola's men. City are now five points clear of Manchester United at the top.
Aston Villa
organizationAston Villa defeated Arsenal 1-0 at the Emirates on Saturday. Ollie Watkins scored the only goal of the game in the second half. Villa moved up to eighth in the table with the victory.
Joe Root
personEngland reach 263-3 in 89.3 overs at stumps on Day One of first Test. Joe Root unbeaten on 128 off 197 balls with 14 fours and a six. Dom Sibley ground out 87 from 286 balls before falling in the last over.
MyPillow
organizationMarch for Our Lives co-founder launches pillow company to compete with MyPillow. Government admits it had no idea that Harry Dunn’s alleged killer was a US spy. Mitt Romney proposes annual cash benefit of $3,000 per child.
House
organizationRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) acknowledged Thursday the 9/11 terrorist attacks really happened. Greene had been an open adherent of the QAnon ideology. Greene was stripped of her committee assignments, with 11 Republicans voting against her.
Kyle Rittenhouse
personKyle Rittenhouse failed to inform the court of his change of address within 48 hours of moving, prosecutors alleged. Canada declares the Proud Boys a terrorist group. Rep. Liz Cheney faces a backlash for voting to impeach Trump in her home state.
John Matze
personParler CEO John Matze announced that he has been effectively terminated by the company's board. Matze had been dogged by criticism in recent weeks over repeated failures to moderate content on the self-professed 'free speech' platform. He singled out the company’s co-founder, the heiress and rightwing donor Rebekah Mercer.
Liz Cheney
personRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was voted out of her leadership post by a vote of 145 to 61. Rep. Liz Cheney was also removed from her leadership position. Some House Republicans are working to oust Cheney from her position in GOP leadership. GOP Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lost her seat in part because of her focus on cultural fights.
Greta Thunberg
personGreta Thunberg has been booked under section 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 120 B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code. Thousands of farmers are protesting on the outskirts of Delhi against three farm laws. March for Our Lives co-founder launches pillow company to compete with MyPillow.
Marjorie Taylor Greene
personRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will lose her seats on the House Education and Labor Committee and the Budget Committee. The vote will force Republicans to go on the record as to whether Greene should be rebuked for her past comments. Greene previously has voiced support for an array of unfounded conspiracy theories.
Parler
organizationParler CEO John Matze says he's been terminated by the company’s board. Amazon cut off Parler's server access following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot due to claims the firm was lax in regulating threats posted its users. Parler launched in 2018 as a 'free speech' alternative to Facebook and Twitter.
Adam Coy
personAdam Coy, 44, a 19-year-veteran of the Columbus police force, was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday in the Dec. 22 killing of Andre Maurice Hill, 47. Hill was indicted for murder, felonious assault, dereliction of duty and other charges. Coy will plead not guilty to the charges, his attorney says.
Yoshiro Mori
personTokyo 2020 Games chief Yoshiro Mori said that his female colleagues talk too much during meetings. His comments sparked outrage, critics cried sexism, and he apologized. Mori is in charge of organizing Tokyo's Olympic Games this coming summer.
Jeff Bezos
personBezos, 57, will become executive chairman this year. Andy Jassy, who leads Amazon’s cloud computing division, will succeed him. Last August, Bezos became the first person in human history to amass a net worth over $200billion.
Jan Bednarek
personManchester United thrashed Southampton 9-0 at Old Trafford. Saints reduced to 10 men after Alexandre Jankewitz was sent off. Jan Bednarek scored an own goal and received a straight red. One player triple captained him, meaning 21 points were taken off their team.
Oxford/AstraZeneca
organizationOxford/AstraZeneca vaccine may reduce transmission by 67 percent. The jab offers protection of 76 percent up to 12 weeks after a single dose. UK will use its war chest of more than 400 million vaccines to help poorer countries.
Oxford University
organizationBoris Johnson to hold another Downing Street press conference this evening. Prime Minister will hail a 'game changer' study into the Oxford vaccine. A single dose could dramatically cut infection rates.
Netflix
organizationNetflix beat its own record of 17 TV nominations from last year. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will host the event. Jeff Daniels' role in The Comey Rule earned him a best actor nomination.