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Kevin McCarthy
personPresident Trump and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy had a "tense, 30-minute-plus phone call" Trump ranted about election fraud and McCarthy cut him off, saying: "Stop it. It's over. The election is over" Trump has not publicly accepted any responsibility for the unrest at the Capitol.
Nick Saban
personNo. 1 Alabama beats No. 3 Ohio State 52-24 in the CFP national championship game. Crimson Tide wins its sixth national title in the last 12 years under coach Nick Saban. Saban broke a tie with Alabama predecessor Paul ''Bear'' Bryant for the most national titles by a major college coach.
New England Patriots
organizationThe New England Patriots head coach made the decision after a Trump-inspired mob invaded the US Capitol last week. The six-time Super Bowl winning coach did not say explicitly that he had turned down the offer. Trump announced on Saturday that he would be awarding Belichick the nation’s highest civilian honor.
Ohio State
organizationNo. 1 Alabama routs No. 3 Ohio State 52-24 in College Football Playoff national championship game. Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith amassed 12 catches for 215 yards and three touchdowns in first half.
Pramila Jayapal
personPramila Jayapal, a Democrat from Washington state, announced her positive result early on Tuesday. The New Jersey representative Bonnie Watson Coleman, also a Democrat, said she decided to get tested because of the possibility of exposure and tested positive. They join more than 222,000 Americans who have tested positive already this week.
QAnon
organizationTwitter has suspended more than 70,000 accounts associated with the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory. The social network began its purge Friday, shortly after it had permanently suspended President Donald Trump's account. Facebook is removing posts and content fraudulently claiming that the U.S. election was stolen.
Aaron Mostofsky
personAaron Mostofsky, 34, was arrested and released on a $100,000 bond Tuesday. He is charged with felony theft of government property, unlawful entry of a restricted building and disorderly conduct. Prosecutors allege that he stole a police riot shield and bulletproof police vest.
Alabama
organizationThe Crimson Tide capped off a 13-0 season with a 52-24 win over Ohio State. Saban broke a tie with Alabama predecessor Paul ''Bear'' Bryant for the most national titles by a major college coach. Bill O’Brien will replace Steve Sarkisian as offensive coordinator.
Lisa Montgomery
personLisa Montgomery strangled a pregnant woman in Missouri before cutting out and kidnapping the baby in 2004. Judge James Hanlon said a competency hearing should be held first. President-elect Joe Biden has signalled his intention to eliminate capital punishment at a federal level.
The Cleveland Browns
organizationThe Cleveland Browns beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 48-37 in the wild-card round. It was the Browns' first playoff win since 1994. Cleveland receive a date next Sunday (3:05 p.m. ET) against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Apple
organizationGoogle and Apple have removed the far right-friendly Parler from their app stores. Amazon booted it off its web hosting service just after midnight Pacific time early Monday. Fox News host Jeanine Pirro compared the removal of Parler to the massacre of Jews in Nazi Germany.
LG
organizationLG’s 2021 TVs will include a game optimization mode and add built-in support for Google Stadia later this year. The LG Rollable was teased at CES 2021. It has a display that extends upward to create a larger, more tablet-like screen.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
personFormer California governor and Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger condemned last week's attack on the Capitol building in Washington DC. He also called US president Donald Trump the 'worst president ever' Most of the pro-Trump Capitol mob figures have already been arrested.
Rishabh Pant
personIndia batted for 131 overs and through the entirety of day five to claim a draw in the third Test in Sydney. Rishabh Pant smashed a high-class 97 and Cheteshwar Pujara ground out 77. Australia needs seven more wickets to take a 2-1 lead heading to Brisbane next week.
Mike Pompeo
personUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brands Yemen's Iranian-linked Huthi rebels as terrorists. Move in defiance of aid groups who fear it will worsen a humanitarian crisis. Unless Congress blocks the decision, the Huthis will be blacklisted on January 19.
Conservative US social network Parler was forced offline Monday, tracking websites showed. Comes just after tech giant Amazon told Parler it would lose access to its servers for its failure to properly police violent content. The platform was booted off Google and Apple's app stores, before losing its hosting platform Amazon too.
Kim Cattrall
personOriginal cast members Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis will reprise their roles as Carrie Bradshaw, Miranda Hobbes, and Charlotte York. The reboot will be titled "And Just Like That..." and appear on HBO Max.
Amazon Web Services
organizationGoogle and Apple have removed the far right-friendly Parler from their app stores. Amazon booted it off its web hosting service just after midnight Pacific time early Monday. CEO John Matze decried the punishments as ‘a coordinated attack by the tech giants to kill competition in the marketplace’
Amazon
organizationRight-wing social media app Parler was shut down by Amazon on Monday. Comes just after tech giant Amazon told Parler it would lose access to its servers for its failure to properly police violent content. Parler touts itself as being committed to free speech and has little moderation policy.
Chris Whitty
personProfessor Chris Whitty has expressed concern that the UK is in the midst of the ‘most dangerous time’ of the pandemic. He warned the new variant is 'pushing things' in a way the old variant was not able to.