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Elon Musk formally closed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter late Thursday evening. Donald Trump said the app is now "in sane hands" with Musk at its helm. Trump was permanently banned from Twitter after the rioting at the US Capitol.
Paul Pelosi
personPaul Pelosi, 82, was beaten with a hammer in his San Francisco home on Friday. Suspect identified as 42-year-old David Wayne DePape, a Berkeley resident. He is to be charged with attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse and burglary.
Tom Brady
personTampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and his wife Gisele Bündchen reportedly reached a divorce settlement Friday. The couple have two children together: Benjamin, 12, and Vivian, 9. Brady also has a 15-year-old son from a previous relationship. In July, Brady announced he was retiring from football for unspecified personal reasons.
Ned Segal
personElon Musk fired CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, general counsel Sean Edgett and head of legal policy, trust and safety Vijaya Gadde. They were said to be 'visibly shaken' and one even told the outlet he owned a Tesla and does not know how he will be able to make the payments.
Parag Agrawal
personElon Musk has taken control of Twitter in a $44bn (£38bn) deal. He fired CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, general counsel Sean Edgett and head of legal policy, trust and safety Vijaya Gadde. Twitter will delist from the New York Stock Exchange on November 8.
Jemma Mitchell
personJemma Mitchell, 38, hit 67-year-old Mee Kuen Chong over the head with a weapon at her London home in June last year. Two weeks later, she drove more than 300km to the seaside town of Salcombe in Devon where she left devout Christian's decapitated body in woods. Mitchell claimed she had gone to visit family friends'somewhere close to the ocean' as she was feeling 'depressed'
Elon Musk
personElon Musk completed his $44bn (£38bn) takeover of the social media site. The Tesla founder says he wants to turn Twitter into a ‘public square’ But in reality it will very quickly turn into a financial black hole. Starbucks, the Seahawks, and the Seattle Times are coming after Tiffany.
Lamar Jackson
personBaltimore Ravens beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-22 on Thursday night. Lamar Jackson threw for 238 yard and two second-half touchdowns. Tom Brady is now on a three-game losing streak for the first time since 2002.
Vijaya Gadde
personTwitter CEO Parag Agrawal and chief legal officer Vijaya Gadde sacked. Former chief financial officer Ned Segal will leave with a golden goodbye worth $25.4m. Twitter’s general counsel Sean Edgett was one of four staff frogmarched from the building.
Paul Pelosi
personHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul, was attacked in their San Francisco home. Pelosi suffered blunt force injuries and is expected to make a full recovery. Suspect named by police as David Depape, 42. He is due to be charged with attempted homicide and other felonies.
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal and head of legal policy, trust, and safety Vijaya Gadde were all fired. Twitter’s general counsel Sean Edgett was one of four staff frogmarched from the building. The New York Stock Exchange began the process Friday to delist Twitter.
Elon Musk
personElon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, now officially owns Twitter. The deal closed at the original agreed upon price of $44 billion, or $54.20 per share. Donald Trump said the app is now "in sane hands" with Musk at its helm.
Nancy Pelosi
personHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, 82-year-old Paul Pelosi, remains in the hospital after a man broke into their San Francisco home and attacked him with a hammer early Friday morning. The man, identified by the San Francisco Police Department as 42- year-old David DePape, is charged with attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, burglary, and several other felonies. President Joe Biden called Nancy Pelosi this morning, according to a White House spokesperson.
Joe Biden
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Gisele Bündchen
personTampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and his wife Gisele Bündchen reportedly reached a divorce settlement Friday. The couple, who married in 2009, have been "living separately," a source told CNN. They have agreed to joint custody of their children, a source says.
Shell
organizationShell will buy back $4 billion worth of shares and increase its dividend by 15%. UK company posted net income of $9.45 billion in the third quarter. Share price jumped 3.5 percent following the results.
Herschel Walker
person"The View" host Sunny Hostin slammed Herschel Walker during Thursday's episode. She said Walker is "woefully under-qualified" and that he's "letting himself be used" "I think, willingly," Whoopi Goldberg added.
Meta
organizationFacebook parent's earnings add to gloom surrounding Big Tech. Investors wiped more than $65 billion from Meta’s market capitalization. Shares in Meta dropped 19 percent in after-hours trading.
Prince Harry
personThe Duke of Sussex's memoir, called "Spare," will be published on January 10. The 416-page book will be priced at £28 while and an audio edition, read by Harry himself, will also be released. Harry will narrate the audiobook and will donate proceeds to British charities.
Facebook parent Meta Platforms tumbled 24% on Thursday to its lowest level in nearly four years. Its market value sank to $268 billion, down from more than $1 trillion in September 2021. The drop in Meta's share price this year has shaved off 61% off Mark Zuckerberg's net worth.