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Elon Musk
personElon Musk lost his position atop the Bloomberg Billionaires Index to Jeff Bezos after shares in Tesla tumbled 7.2 per cent. Musk now has a net worth of $US197.7 billion ($303.8 billion); Bezos’ fortune is $US200.3 billion. Bezos, Musk, and Bernard Arnault have been jostling for the top spot for years.
Meta
organizationOutage began around 10am ET, hitting hundreds of thousands of users worldwide. Outage comes after global Meta crash sends company's stock price tumbling. Mark Zuckerberg lost approximately $100 million in revenue Tuesday morning.
Outage started around 3 p.m. and is ongoing, with no word on when it will be fixed. Users were unable to load apps, deliver messages and refresh their search feeds. More than 300,000 reports of outages on Facebook.
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all experiencing issues this afternoon. Over 50,000 people have complained of issues according to Downdetector. Issues lasted around one-and-a-half hours, but now said to be fixed.
Sam Kerr
personSam Kerr has been charged with racially aggravated harassment of a police officer. Alleged incident occurred before last year's FIFA World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Football Australia CEO James Johnson said there is no place for racism in sport.
The U.S. Supreme Court
organizationThe Justices unanimously reversed a December 19 decision by Colorado's top court to kick Mr. Trump off the State's Republican primary ballot. Trump's eligibility had been challenged in court by a group of six voters in Colorado.
The Supreme Court
organizationJustices heard oral arguments about the case on February 8 and were not expected to issue a decision until March. The decision by the conservative-majority court means the Republican front-runner's name will appear on voting slips in the Colorado primary.
Gunners
organizationArsenal beat Sheffield United 6-0 at Bramall Lane on Monday night. Gunners scored five goals in the first-half thanks to Martin Odegaard, a Jayden Bogle own goal, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz and Declan Rice. Chris Wilder's side have been getting unceremoniously battered at home - losing both their last 2 league games 5-0.
Donald Trump
personThe US Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that Donald Trump is eligible to run for president again. Justices heard oral arguments about the case on February 8 and were not expected to issue a decision until March. The outcome ends efforts in Colorado, Illinois, Maine and elsewhere to kick Trump off the ballot because of his attempts to undo his 2020 election loss.
Spotify
organizationEuropean Commission said that Apple had abused its dominant position in the market for distributing music streaming apps. Apple hit back at both the commission and Spotify, saying it would appeal the penalty. Apple has vehemently denied the allegations and plans to appeal the decision.
The European Union
organizationApple has been hit with a fine of €1.84 billion (about $2 billion) by European Union antitrust regulators. The European Commission's decision was triggered by a 2019 complaint by Swedish music streaming service Spotify. Apple revealed how it will comply, including allowing iPhone users in Europe to use app stores other than its own.
Apple
organizationApple muzzled rivals like Spotify from telling users how they could pay for cheaper subscriptions outside of iPhone apps. Apple said it will appeal the EU’s decision, which sets off a legal battle that could last for years.
Jack Teixeira
personJack Teixeira, 22, pleaded guilty to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information under the Espionage Act. Prosecutors plan to seek nearly 17 years in prison for him, according to the plea agreement.
Allen Weisselberg
personAllen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s ex-chief financial officer, turned himself into the Manhattan District Attorney's Office to plead guilty to perjury. He already served 100 days in a New York City jail and now faces more. The charges resulted from his testimony during Trump's civil fraud trial. He will be sentenced to five months in jail.
Manchester City
organizationManchester City beat Manchester United 3-1 at the Etihad on Sunday. Phil Foden, Erling Haaland and Bruno Fernandes scored for City. United are now 11 points shy of the Champions League places.
Nikki Haley
personHaley, 51, received 1,274 votes (62.9%) against 676 votes (33.2%) She is also the first Indian-American to have won either the Democratic or the Republican primaries. Former South Carolina governor won the capital by 63 per cent to Mr Trump’s 33 per cent.
Manchester City
organizationManchester City lost 1-0 to Manchester United in their Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium. Marcus Rashford's stunning effort after just eight minutes shocked Pep Guardiola's side. Phil Foden equalised in the second period with a goal to rival Rashford’s.
Manchester City
organizationManchester City beat Manchester United 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium. Phil Foden scored twice, while Erling Haaland scored in injury time. Win sees City go one point behind Liverpool in the Premier League title race.
Phil Foden
personManchester City beat Manchester United 3-1 at the Etihad on Sunday. Phil Foden scored two second half goals to secure the win. City are unbeaten in 19 matches in all competitions and head to Liverpool next weekend.
Shehbaz Sharif
personShehbaz Sharif, 72, won a parliamentary vote for premier. He is the younger brother of three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Married twice, he has two sons and two daughters from his first marriage.