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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.
Parler
organizationAmazon Web Services has suspended the pro-Trump social network Parler. The move threatens to darken the site indefinitely after its users glorified the recent riot at the U.S. Capitol. Amazon says it has found 98 posts on the site that encouraged violence.
Apple
organizationApple dropped Parler from its App Store, while Amazon’s cloud unit decided to stop hosting the social media platform from Sunday night. Google, which removed the app from its Google Play store on Friday, said that it created an “ongoing and urgent public safety threat”
FA Cup
organizationSheffield United beat Bristol Rovers 3-2 to reach FA Cup fourth round. Everton beat Rotherham United 2-1 in extra-time at Goodison Park. Leicester City beat Stoke City 4-0 at the Bet365 Stadium. Crawley Town beat Leeds United 3-0 in FA Cup third round.
Mohammed Siraj
personSix spectators were ejected from the Sydney Cricket Ground for allegedly abusing Indian players on day four of the third Test. Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj stopped play and claimed to umpires he was on the receiving end of racist remarks. Incident took place after the Indian seamer pointed it out to the umpire from where the words were being hurled at him.
Justin Thomas
personJustin Thomas heard using the derogatory word towards himself. World No.3 is expected to be fined for conduct unbecoming a professional. PGA Tour does not disclose specifics of such punishment.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Richard Barnett
personRichard Barnett, 60, of Gravette, Arkansas, was taken into custody in his home state. He faces federal charges of entering and remaining on restricted grounds, violent entry and theft of public property. House Democratic leaders are eyeing a vote as soon as next week on articles of impeachment.
Betsy DeVos
personAt least 11 of Trump’s aides or officials have quit since Wednesday, according to media reports. House Democrats are holding a call Friday afternoon to discuss impeachment. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he is barring Mr. Trump from using Facebook or Instagram through the rest of his presidency. A state department adviser was also sacked after calling Trump "unfit for office"
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.
Josh Hawley
personEU says it has secured nearly half of Pfizer's 2021 global output of COVID-19 shots. US Attorney: FBI agents search lawmakers' offices and homes. Miya Ponsetto, the California woman known as ‘SoHo Karen’ for falsely accusing a Black teen of stealing her cell phone and subsequently attacking him, has been arrested.
U.S. Capitol Police
organizationTed Cruz suggested the Senate hold a 'commission' to investigate election results. Eight Republican senators and over 130 of the party's members of Congress voted against certifying election results even after the debate was shut down. Five officials at the Federal Aviation Administration, the entire non-career political staff except the agency's administrator, have resigned.
the Capitol Police
organizationUS Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen announced a joint investigation into the death of US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick. The 42-year-old died late Thursday after suffering fatal injuries during a clash with pro-Trump rioters who overtook the US Capitol. The officer was the fifth person to die after Mr Trump's supporters swarmed the building.
Education
organizationAt least 11 of Trump’s aides or officials have quit since Wednesday, according to US media sites CNN, The Daily Beast, Axios, The New York Times and the Washington Post. Education Secretary Betsy Devos is the second Cabinet member to resign. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney also quit.