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Buckingham Palace
organizationDuke and Duchess of Sussex will not return as working members of the Royal Family. Couple's honorary military appointments and royal patronages will be redistributed. Royal Marines, RAF Honington, Royal Navy Small Ships and Diving will also be taken back.
Daniil Medvedev
personDaniil Medvedev beats Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 to reach Australian Open final. Fourth seed will face Novak Djokovic in Sunday's decider at Melbourne Park. Russian is on a 20-match winning streak which comprises an absurd 12 top-10 wins. Only six players -Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Pete Sampras, Thomas Muster and Ivan Lendl have strung such a run together.
Meghan Markle
personDuke and Duchess of Sussex confirmed they won't return as full-time working royals at the end of the 12-month review period. Meghan has lost the two patronages inherited from the Queen in January 2019. Harry will now lose all his military titles, including his beloved honour of being Captain General of the Royal Marines.
Joe Biden
personGerman Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer welcomes Biden's announcement to keep U.S. troops in Germany. Joe Biden praised the alliance between the EU and the US, as he failed to mention Boris Johnson or the UK. Biden administration says it's ready to join talks with Iran and world powers.
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.
Aslan Karatsev
personNovak Djokovic beats Aslan Karatsev 6-3 6-4 6-2 in Australian Open semi-final. World No. 1 will play either Stefanos Tsitsipas or Daniil Medvedev in Sunday's final. Djkovic has won the title on each of the eight previous occasions he has reached the semi-finals in Melbourne.
ERCOT
organizationElectric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) underestimated the storm so didn't produce enough reserve energy beforehand. Now, plants can't produce more power because they were unprepared for the bad weather. Seven million Texans are also under boil water notices after the deadly storm.
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.
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.
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.
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
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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.
PSG
organizationParis Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-1 at the Nou Camp. Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick and got involved in a tussle with Jordi Alba. The 22-year-old has now scored 24 Champions League goals in 41 appearances. Neymar could be made to explain his tweets during the win.
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.
Rush Limbaugh
personLimbaugh's death marks the end of a three-decade career leading the conservative talk radio scene. The Missouri native was the nation’s second-highest paid radio personality, according to Forbes, which put his net worth at $600 million.