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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.
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.
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.
Mario Draghi
personMario Draghi asked to form new Italian government. Draghi said he was confident of securing sufficient backing in the Italian parliament. Milan's FTSE MIB index closed up 2.1%, while Italy's 10-year bond yield tumbled.
Jeff Bezos
personHedge funds are planning a major, aggressive, defensive campaign against a Washington that they say doesn't get what they do. Jeff Bezos, the second richest man in the world, is stepping aside. House Republicans will meet today to discuss House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's challenge to Donald Trump's presidency.
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.
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.
Ilhan Omar
personThe House is set to consider a measure this week that calls for Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota to be removed from her committee assignments. Republicans argue that Omar has made anti-Semitic comments that are grounds for dismissal. The move comes amid a similar fight from Democrats to oust Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia.
Southampton
organizationSouthampton were thrashed 9-0 by Manchester United at Old Trafford. It is the second time in two seasons that the Saints have lost by that scoreline. Jan Bednarek was the second of them to be sent off in the dying minutes. Southampton have requested referee Mike Dean does not officiate their upcoming fixtures. The club is set to talk to referees' body PGMOL.
Andy Jassy
personAndy Jassy, 53, joined Amazon in 1997 and has overseen its cloud-computing business for 18 years. His rise to the top job looked clear after longtime executive and consumer chief Jeff Wilke announced his retirement.
David Luiz
personArsenal lost 1-0 to Wolves in their Premier League clash at Molineux. David Luiz was sent off on the stroke of half-time for giving away a penalty. Bernd Leno was then sent off in the 72nd minute for handling the ball.
Amazon Web Services
organizationAndy Jassy will replace Jeff Bezos as CEO in the third quarter of 2021. Jassy joined Amazon in 1997 and has overseen its cloud computing business. His tenure at AWS has turned it into the most profitable of Amazon's divisions.