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Bournemouth
organizationManchester United lost 3-0 to Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Sunday. Goals from Dominic Solanke, Philip Billing and Marcos Senesi condemned the Red Devils to a hugely disappointing defeat. United have now lost 11 of their 23 games in all competitions this season.
Ethan Crumbley
personEthan Crumbley was just 15 when he opened fire inside Oxford High School in 2021. He pleaded guilty last year to 24 charges, including first-degree premeditated murder. A Michigan judge handed him the life sentence on Friday afternoon.
LIV Golf
organizationMasters champion Jon Rahm joins Saudi-backed LIV Golf. The 29-year-old becomes the biggest name to sign on with the rebel circuit. Rahm will be paid at least $300 million with some outlets putting the guarantee at closer to $600 million.
TMC
organizationThe Lok Sabha voted to expel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra for ‘unethical conduct’ in the cash-for- query case. Opposition members walked out of the House even as the vote was being conducted.
Vladimir Putin
personMoscow this week set March 17 as the date for a presidential election. Putin is already the country's longest-serving leader since Josef Stalin. The 71-year-old has led Russia since the turn of the century.
The Lok Sabha
organizationTrinamool MP lost her Lok Sabha membership on December 8 months ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election. She was a first-time MP from West Bengal's Krishnanagar constituency. The 49-year-old MP faces accusations of receiving cash and luxurious gifts from businessman Darshan Hiranandani.
Liz Magill
personWharton's Board of Advisors calls on Penn's president to resign. Liz Magill evaded questions about antisemitism on campus. House Committee on Education and the Workforce launched an investigation into Harvard, Penn and MIT.
Mahua Moitra
personMahua Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha on Friday afternoon for ‘unethical conduct’ Opposition members walked out of the House even as the vote was being conducted. Mahua accuses BJP of weaponizing the Ethics committee to act against opposition.
Jon Rahm
personMasters champion Jon Rahm has joined the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league in a deal understood to be worth up to £450m. The Spaniard will earn more money from his deal with the breakaway circuit than icon Tiger Woods has made in his entire golf career. Rahm is set to receive a guaranteed fee of £240m for a five-year commitment.
Hunter Biden
personHunter Biden indicted on 9 new charges, accused of spending on ‘extravagant lifestyle,’ not taxes. Biden is accused of engaging in a scheme to avoid paying at least $1.4 million in taxes on income and instead funding a lavish lifestyle. House Oversight Committee informed Hunter Biden's attorney Tuesday that it would begin contempt of Congress proceedings against Biden.
Robert Jenrick
personRishi Sunak is struggling to avert a leadership crisis. His plan to revive a blocked asylum deal with Rwanda triggered turmoil in his party. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick resigned over the plan late Wednesday.
Scott McTominay
personManchester United beat Chelsea 2-1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Scott McTominay scored twice in United's fourth Premier League win in five games. United climbed up to sixth in the table, just three points behind fourth-placed Manchester City.
Manchester United
organizationManchester United beat Chelsea 2-1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday. The win keeps United sixth in the Premier League and in the hunt for Champions League qualification. Defending champions Manchester City lose 1-0 at Aston Villa.
UNLV
organizationAnthony Polito, 67, was a professor at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He claimed to have decoded the Zodiac Killer’s complex cipher letters. All the victims killed in the shooting were faculty or staff, not students.
Jamaal Bowman
personThe vote was 214 to 191, with five members voting 'present' Three Democrats voted to censure Bowman - Rep. Jahana Hayes, Chris Pappas and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. One Republican voted against it: Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland.
Nikki Haley
personVivek Ramaswamy held up his notepad with the message, 'Nikki = Corrupt,' after blasting Nikki Haley for embracing the left's 'identity politics' The fourth candidate on stage, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, didn't get a chance to speak for the first 15-16 minutes of the debate.
Chris Christie
personThe crowd in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, started to boo Christie for his remarks. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley put up the strongest performances.
Vivek Ramaswamy
personVivek Ramaswamy, a Republican presidential candidate, pushed far-right conspiracy theories during the fourth and final GOP debate. 'Maybe I don't have a woman problem, you have a corruption problem,' he charged. Most of his ire was reserved for Nikki Haley, who he called a "puppet" and a "fascist"
Robert Jenrick
personRishi Sunak’s last-ditch immigration proposals turned out to be a defanged, neutered variant of the policies advocated by Suella Braverman and Robert Jenrick.
Taylor Swift
personSwift earned the title after a year of big achievements. The pop star's "Eras Tour" became a cornerstone of the pop cultural zeitgeist. Swift beat out a shortlist which included Russian President Vladimir Putin.