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Facebook shares dip by one per cent today as the company suffers the fallout of its move to block all news content in Australia. 'Delete Facebook', 'Boycott Zuckerberg' and 'Facebook We Need To Talk' trending on rival site Twitter. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison blasted Facebook’s decision, accusing the social media giant of ‘unfriending’ his country.
Carson Wentz
personPhiladelphia Eagles have traded quarterback Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts. Wentz is coming off the worst statistical season of his NFL career. He will account for a $33.8 million dead cap hit in 2021.
Greg Abbott
personTexas Gov. Greg Abbott blamed the state's renewable solar energy, which froze up in the cold weather. Abbott and former Gov. Perry misleadingly argued the Green New Deal would cause future energy crises. The retort came as three million Texans were still without power supplies on Wednesday.
NASA
organizationThe landing occurred at exactly 12:56 p.m. PT on Earth, but in real time, Perseverance was safely on the ground 11 minutes and 22 seconds earlier. The mission is scheduled to last for one Mars year, equivalent to about 687 Earth days. Scientists hope to find signs of fossilized microbial life.
Jennifer Brady
personJennifer Brady beat Karolina Muchová 6-4, 3-6,6-4 in the semi-finals. The 22nd-seeded Brady will meet Naomi Osaka in Saturday night's final. It will be Brady's first Grand Slam final after reaching the U.S. Open semi-final.
the Europa League
organizationTottenham beat Wolfsberger 4-1 in the Europa League on Thursday night. Gareth Bale scored one and set up another in the win in Budapest. Manchester United beat Real Sociedad 4-0 in their Europa League last-32 first leg. Bruno Fernandes scored twice for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side.
Naomi Osaka
personNaomi Osaka beat Serena Williams 6-3 6-4 in the semi-final of the Australian Open. The Japanese third seed overcame a nervous start to wrap up a hugely impressive win. Osaka will play the winner of the second semifinal between Jennifer Brady and Karolina Muchova.
Rush Limbaugh
personThe daily transcript is a written version of each day's ABC news program. Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary. Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on ABC news.
Seiko Hashimoto
personOlympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto intends to accept job of head of Tokyo 2020. She will replace Yoshiro Mori, who resigned after making sexist remarks. Mori caused uproar when he said that meetings involving women tended to "drag on"
Serena Williams
personSerena Williams lost 6-3 6-4 to Naomi Osaka in the Australian Open semi-final. The defeat ends her bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title. Osaka will now face Karolina Muchova or Jennifer Brady in Saturday's final. Williams is one Grand Slam short of Margaret Court's record.
Ted Cruz
personU.S. Senator Ted Cruz flew into a storm of criticism after leaving his home state of Texas. Claims circulated on Twitter that he had flown to Cancun. The state Democratic Party has called on Cruz to resign. Cruz said he accompanied his daughters to Mexico for an impromptu trip.
Greg Abbott
personTexas Gov. Greg Abbott blamed the state's power grid's failure on frozen wind turbines. His claims were contradicted by his own energy department, which blamed failures to winterize the power-generating systems. Wind accounts for just 10 percent of the power in Texas generated during the winter.
Kylian Mbappe
personKylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-1 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. The 22-year-old became the first visiting player since Andriy Shevchenko in 1997 to score three times at the Nou Camp. The result leaves the Catalan giants all but out of the Champions League.
Epic Games
organizationEpic Games has filed a complaint with the EU's competition watchdog. Alleges that Apple's anti-competitive restrictions on the iOS ecosystem have harmed competition.
Alan Judge
personIpswich drew 0-0 with Northampton at Portman Road on Tuesday night. Referee Darren Drysdale appeared to clash with Alan Judge. Judge voiced his frustrations after being pulled up for an apparent dive. Professional Game Match Officials Limited confirmed the extraordinary incident is being investigated by the Football Association.
Amazon
organizationNew York's top prosecutor accuses Amazon of falling short of health and safety laws. Attorney General Letitia James says Amazon displayed a "flagrant disregard" for the rules. Amazon last week attempted to block the lawsuit with its own legal action.
Champions League
organizationLiverpool beat RB Leipzig 2-0 in the Champions League last-16 first leg. Goals from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane secured victory. Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as PSG beat Barcelona 4-1. Ronald Koeman has warned Barca fans not to expect a comeback.
Ash Barty
personTop-ranked Ash Barty was upset Wednesday by No. 25-seeded Karolina Muchova. World number one was up 6-1 and a break in the second set when Muchova took a medical time-out. Barty will meet the winner of the later quarter-final between Jennifer Brady and Jessica Pegula.
Karolina Muchova
personBarty was bidding to become the first Australian woman to win the title in Melbourne since 1978. The world No. 1 lost 6-1 3-6 2-6 to Czech star Karolina Muchova. Muchova called for a controversial off-court medical time-out early in the second set.
Paris Saint-Germain
organizationKylian Mbappe says he is 'happy' at Paris Saint-Germain. The 22-year-old scored a hat trick in PSG's 4-1 Champions League win. Lionel Messi is expected to leave Barcelona at the end of the season. Neymar looks set to sign a new contract with PSG.