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Venus Williams
personVenus Williams beat Kirsten Flipkens 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of the Australian Open. The 40-year-old American will play Sara Errani in the second round on Wednesday. Third seed Naomi Osaka thrashes Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets.
Kansas City Chiefs
organizationTampa Bay Buccaneers beat Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 in Super Bowl LV. Buccaneers' defense is 2-0 in lifetime Super Bowls. Tom Brady wins Most Valuable Player award for a record fifth time.
Lewis Hamilton
personMercedes announce Lewis Hamilton has signed a new one-year contract. The seven-time Formula 1 world champion has put pen to paper on a fresh deal for the 2021 season. The 35-year-old won a seventh F1 world title in 2020 - equalling Michael Schumacher's record haul.
Mike Dean
personMike Dean has received death threats after sending off West Ham's Tomáš Souček. The Czech midfielder was sent off in the 97th minute of their game at Fulham. Referees chief Mike Riley has backed the request of Mike Dean to stand himself down from officiating at a Premier League game. Merseyside Police are investigating social media posts after they were reported to the force by Dean.
Elon Musk
personElon Musk-led Tesla Inc announced on Monday it had invested $1.5 billion in Bitcoin. The move sent Bitcoin up more than 10% to a record high of $44,200. Tesla also said in its filing it would soon accept Bitcoin as a form of payment.
AstraZeneca
organizationSouth Africa looks to J&J vaccine after disappointing AstraZeneca data. Polls suggest half of South Africans would refuse the vaccine. Primark to open 11 stores for 24 hours on December 2 as it extends opening hours before Christmas.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.