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Arsenal
organizationArsenal lost 1-0 to Porto in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie on Wednesday night. Brazilian forward Galeno hit a 94th minute winner for the hosts. Arsenal next host Newcastle United in the Premier League on Saturday.
Porto
organizationArsenal lost 1-0 to Porto in the Champions League round of 16. Porto forward Galeno scored a stoppage-time winner to earn the home side the win. Arsenal host Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday night.
AT&T
organizationAT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and other cell service providers in the US have gone down. Outages began at approximately 3:30 a.m. ET. Many iPhone users waking to find their phones stuck in SOS mode. Police departments have warned people have been unable to call or text 911.
Nvidia
organizationU.S. chipmaker Nvidia's outlook beat market expectations. Tokyo Electron jumped 3.79% to give the biggest boost to the Nikkei. Futures tracking the tech-heavy Nasdaq jumped about 2%.
Dani Alves
personDani Alves has been sentenced to four years and six months in prison. He was found guilty of raping a 23-year-old woman in a Barcelona nightclub. The decision was reached by a three-judge panel of Catalonia’s top court. He must also pay his victim 150,000 euros (£128,000) in compensation and their court costs.
Jim Ratcliffe
personSir Jim Ratcliffe completed his 25 per cent takeover of Manchester United on Tuesday night. The 71-year-old has taken over sporting control from the Glazer family. Ratcliffe's company have paid £1.3billion for their stake, which will rise to close to 30 per cent following a further £238m injection into United's coffers.
Alexander Smirnov
personAlexander Smirnov was arrested and charged last week for lying to the FBI. Prosecutors allege he fabricated stories about President Joe Biden’s involvement with a Ukrainian energy company that his son served on the board of. His claims have been central to the Republican effort in Congress to investigate the president and his family.
Lindsay Hoyle
personCommons Leader says Sir Lindsay Hoyle 'hijacked' Gaza ceasefire debate. Claims he put MPs in a'more difficult position' by selecting Labour's bid to amend the SNP motion. 33 MPs have signed a motion of no confidence in the speaker.
SNP
organization33 MPs have signed a motion of no confidence in the speaker. Sir Lindsay had deviated from long-standing procedures to allow a Labour amendment to the SNP motion on a ceasefire to be debated and voted on.
Thomas Tuchel
personThomas Tuchel will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season. The German champions are eight points behind league leaders Bayer Leverkusen. Xabi Alonso is the obvious choice to replace Tuchel. Bayern will have to battle with Liverpool for the Spaniard.
Capital One Financial
organizationCapital One Financial announced plans to buy credit card giant Discover Financial. The combination would create the biggest U.S. credit card issuer with roughly $250 billion in card balances. Americans held $1.13 trillion on their credit cards in the fourth quarter of 2023.
LockBit
organizationUK and US law enforcement disrupt "world's most harmful cybercrime group", LockBit. UK's National Crime Agency said it had infiltrated LockBit's network and taken control of its services. LockBit provides ransomware as a service to so-called affiliates.
Discover Financial Services
organizationDiscover shareholders are celebrating as the market sent shares up by 11% as of 10 a.m. ET. Americans held $1.13 trillion on their credit cards in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Julian Assange
personWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is fighting extradition to the U.S. He faces 17 charges of espionage from a district court in East Virginia. The charges stem from Assange’s publication in 2010 of classified US military documents. Assange could be sentenced to up to 175 years in an American prison.
WikiLeaks
organizationWikiLeaks founder absent due to illness from London court hearing. Washington wants the Australian extradited after he was charged there multiple times between 2018 and 2020. Lawyers for Assange are now asking the High Court in London for the go-ahead to challenge her dismissal of other parts of his case against extradition.
Ursula von der Leyen
personUrsula von der Leyen confirms her intention to lead the European Commission for five more years. Her nomination will be confirmed by acclamation in early March. The 65-year-old was put forward by her German Christian Democratic Union party.
Hideki Matsuyama
personFormer Masters champion fires nine birdies in a nine-under-par 62. Will Zalatoris and Luke List shared second place on 14 under par. Rory McIlroy joint 24th following a final round of 70. Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele tied for fourth.
Dan Ashworth
personDan Ashworth has been placed on gardening leave by Newcastle. The 52-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United. The Red Devils are thought to be seeking a fee in the range of £20million. Gary Neville and Alan Shearer disagree over the fee.
Rasmus Hojlund
personRasmus Hojlund scored twice as Manchester United beat Luton 2-1. The 21-year-old became the youngest player to score six Premier League goals in a row. United's fourth successive league win puts them on 44 points from 25 games.
Luton Town
organizationManchester United beat Luton Town 2-1 at Kenilworth Road on Sunday. Rasmus Hojlund scored both goals to extend his goal scoring streak to six matches. Erik ten Hag's side have lost nine of their 18 Premier League games without one or more of his best front three.