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Trevor Bauer
personThe Los Angeles Dodgers designated Trevor Bauer for assignment Friday. Bauer was recently reinstated after a 194-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy. Bauer has strenuously denied any wrongdoing throughout.
FA Cup
organizationTottenham Hotspur beat Portsmouth 1-0 in the FA Cup third round. Harry Kane scored the only goal of the game in the second-half. Fulham beat Hull 2-0 at the MKM Stadium. Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest suffered defeats by Burnley and Blackpool.
Matt Gaetz
personMcCarthy had lost 13 votes for speaker over four long days. Rep.-elect Derrick Van Orden torched Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., for "dragging" out the speaker fight to fundraise off of it. Gaetz is one of six Republicans dubbed the “Never Kevins’ and has expressed no interest in the post.
Richneck Elementary School
organizationA 6-year-old boy shot and wounded a teacher on Friday at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia. The teacher, a woman in her 30s, suffered life-threatening injuries. The boy was taken into custody, the chief said.
House
organizationCalifornia Rep. Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker early Saturday. McCarthy secured 216 votes on the fifteenth ballot, just clearing the threshold needed to secure a majority. All 212 Democrats voted for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), who became the new House minority leader.
Venus Williams
personVenus Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open with an undisclosed injury. The 42-year-old suffered the injury while playing in Auckland, New Zealand. Carlos Alcaraz announced on Saturday that he would not compete at the men's Australian Open in Melbourne later this month.
the Buffalo Bills
organizationDamar Hamlin is breathing on his own and able to talk after having his breathing tube removed, his agent and the team said Friday. Hamlin, 24, suffered cardiac arrest after a tackle in Monday's game against the Bengals. NFL said Thursday it will not resume the Bills-Bengals game that was suspended Monday night.
Kevin McCarthy
personKevin McCarthy, 57, was elected the House Speaker in a historic post-midnight 15th ballot on Saturday. McCarthy defeated 52-year-old Hakeem Sekou Jeffries by 216 to 212 votes. The protracted intraparty battle highlighted the deep rifts between mainstream conservatives and hard-right members of the Republican caucus.
the House of Representatives
organizationMcCarthy, 57, was elected the House Speaker in a historic post-midnight 15th ballot. McCarthy defeated 52-year-old Hakeem Sekou Jeffries by 216 to 212 votes.
Suryakumar Yadav
personIndia beat Sri Lanka by 91 runs to win their T20 series 2-1. Suryakumar Yadav scored 112 not out off 51 balls for his third T20 hundred. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 137 in 16.4 overs.
Shankar Mishra
personShankar Mishra was reportedly drunk at the time of his flight from New York to Delhi on November 26. He was charged with sexual harassment and obscenity by Delhi. Air India has banned him from flying for 30 days.
Matt Gaetz
personFlorida Rep. Matt Gaetz said he will resign if Democrats team up to elect a moderate Republican as the new House speaker. Gaetz is a member of the Freedom Caucus, the most conservative and farthest-right bloc within the House Republican Conference. He has consistently voted against Kevin McCarthy's bid to become House Speaker.
FA Cup
organizationLeicester City travel to League Two side Gillingham in the FA Cup third round on Saturday (kick-off, 12.30pm) The Foxes have scored just once in the Premier League since the season resumed. City have started a tough run of fixtures in ideal fashion.
Gianluca Vialli
personGianluca Vialli died on Friday after a five-year battle with pancreatic cancer. The 58-year-old was diagnosed with the disease in 2017 and given the all-clear a year later. Vialli won every major trophy on offer during a 16-year playing career in Italy. The former striker won trophies with Sampdoria, Juventus and Chelsea.
Jen Shah
personJen Shah pleaded guilty to defrauding hundreds of people in a telemarketing scheme. She will serve her six and a half year sentence at a prison in Texas. Shah will have to surrender herself to prison on February 17 to begin her sentence.
Prince Harry
personPrince Harry has been accused of putting his family's safety at risk. Critics said the Duke of Sussex had turned himself into an even higher terrorist target. Spare is due to be published on January 10, but has already gone on sale in Spain.
Cincinnati Bengals
organizationDamar Hamlin remains in the ICU and listed in critical condition, although his family gave a promising update to ESPN reporter Coley Harvey. Hamlin’s doctors said on Thursday that the 24-year-old safety is making remarkable improvement following the incident. NFL reportedly has three specific paths forward to resolve the postponed game. Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers will close out the 2022 NFL regular season.
Brian Sicknick
personSandra Garza, partner of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, sues Trump, George Tanios and Julian Khater. Garza claims Sicknick's death was a "foreseeable consequence" of Trump's alleged incitement of the mob that stormed the Capitol. The suit seeks $10 million in damages.
Noah Schnapp
personSchnapp rose to fame playing Will Byers in the hit Netflix show. His performance won him the 2022 People's Male TV Star award. Last July, Schnapp confirmed fan suspicions that his character is gay.
Damar Hamlin
personBills coach Sean McDermott all but confirmed his players are ready to play on Sunday. NFL said it will not reschedule the Bills-Bengals game. Hamlin has shown "remarkable improvement" and "appears to be neurologically intact"