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Mohamed Salah
personLiverpool beat West Ham 3-1 at the London Stadium on Sunday. Goals from Mohamed Salah, Georginio Wijnaldum and Curtis Jones. Craig Dawson grabbed a late consolation for the Hammers. Liverpool move to within four points of Premier League leaders Manchester City.
Jared Goff
personLions get back two first-round picks in 2022 and 2023, a third-round pick this year and a quarterback at least for the present in Jared Goff. Goff is about to begin a four-year, $134 million contract with $110 million guaranteed. Stafford was AP's Comeback Player of the Year in 2011.
the Los Angeles Rams
organizationDetroit traded Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams for Jared Goff. Rams got two first-round draft picks and a third-round pick in the deal. Goff is about to begin a four-year, $134 million contract with $110 million guaranteed.
Butch Bowers
personThe team, led by South Carolina lawyer Butch Bowers, resigned in part because of disagreements over how to mount Trump’s defense. The lawyers had planned to argue the constitutionality of holding a trial given Trump is now a former president. Trump is set to stand trial on a charge that he incited the riot inside the U.S. Capitol.
Andrew Cuomo
personLetitia James says her inquiry revealed a dramatic discrepancy between reported deaths and the official tally. It directly undercuts Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has boasted about his pandemic response. Republican whip Steve Scalise, who is also a ranking member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, said the findings constitute an 'outrageous' cover-up.
Joel Matip
personJoel Matip suffered ankle ligament damage in Liverpool's 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday night. Fabinho has been ruled out of this weekend’s trip to West Ham United with a ‘minor muscle injury’ Jordan Henderson will have to continue in the back four, with Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams vying to play alongside him.
European Union
organizationEU medical officials say authorizing the AstraZeneca vaccine will "help to bring the pandemic under control and protect the citizens of the EU" EU will fast-track the authorization process, meaning the new vaccine will likely soon join the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines.
Johnson & Johnson
organizationUS drugmaker Johnson & Johnson announced on Friday that its vaccine – which requires only one dose – is effective. UK has ordered 30million doses, with the option of purchasing 22million more. Experts say it could be rolled out in Britain by late February. Comes after Novavax announced its jab was 89% effective last night.
Robinhood
organizationRobinhood, a fee-free stock-trading app, shut down trading in GameStop and AMC on Thursday. Short-sellers with a bearish position in GME were on track to lose more than $7.8 billion today. The Securities and Exchange Commission said it would "closely review" Robinhood's actions.
Cicely Tyson
personCicely Tyson was one of America's preeminent Black actresses. In her 70s, Tyson worked more in film than at any other time in her career. Tyson was known for portraying strong African-American characters.
GameStop
organizationRobinhood, a platform that gamifies investing, shut down GameStop on Thursday. Robinhood's actions lead to losses to GameStop investors of more than $10 billion Thursday. The company reversed its decision after the markets closed and allowed users to purchase stocks Friday.
Novavax
organization60m doses of the Novavax vaccine will be made in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees. Vaccine passed its third and final stage of clinical trials this week. Results showed the vaccine offers 89% protection against Covid-19.
GameStop
organizationSmall investors on Reddit helped drive GameStop shares up. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mocked Wall Street for wanting to crack down on a Reddit message board. The Reddit revolt focused on a strategy called short selling, where hedge funds make money by betting that share prices will fall.
Kevin McCarthy
personRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted her Republican colleagues on Capitol Hill. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, has come under fire for her social media posts. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lambasted GOP leadership for putting Greene on the House's Education committee.
Anthony Martial
personManchester United lost 2-1 at home to Sheffield United on Wednesday night. Striker Anthony Martial bore the brunt of the post-match criticism. Former Red Devil Rio Ferdinand also criticised the Frenchman.
AstraZeneca
organizationEU is at odds with AstraZeneca over its failure to deliver shots. EU has asked if it could divert supplies from Britain. Calls for vaccine protectionism could stop other countries securing shots.
Robinhood, an online brokerage, banned users from trading GameStop on Thursday. The WallStreetBets community on Reddit had recently sent the retailer's stock up 1,700 percent. Experts say Robinhood was within its legal and regulatory rights to shut down the party. Political figures such as Ted Cruz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have also expressed their concern.
Desmond Swayne
personTory MP says he will not apologise for his comments on the anti-vaxxers. Michael Gove and Priti Patel both called for him to withdraw his remarks. PM Boris Johnson claimed not to be aware of the remarks.
Manchester United
organizationManchester United lost 2-1 to Sheffield United at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Kean Bryan opened the scoring before Harry Maguire equalised. Oliver Burke struck the winner with 15 minutes left to go. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer left fuming over Sheffield United's opening goal.
Marjorie Taylor Greene
personRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is facing mounting backlash after a video re-emerged showing her confronting Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg. Facebook posts that resurfaced this week revealed Greene liked messages in 2018 and 2019 calling for the executions of Pelosi, other high-profile Democrats and FBI agents. Pelosi took particular issue with Republican brass giving Greene a seat on the House Education Committee on Tuesday. Greene is known to support QAnon conspiracy theories.