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Josh Duggar
personThe 33-year-old conservative activist was accused of downloading images that depicted the sexual abuse of kids. Duggar rose to fame in the early 2000s on his family’s reality show 19 Kids and Counting. His sentencing is expected in four months but a date hasn't been scheduled.
Rory Burns
personEngland bowled out for 147 in their first innings at The Gabba. Rory Burns, Dawid Malan and Joe Root all out for ducks. Pat Cummins took five for 38 in his first Test as Australia skipper. Haseeb Hameed scored an unbeaten 25 from 73 deliveries.
England
organizationEngland bowled out for 147 on day one of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane. Joe Root's side were 0-1, 11-3 and 29-4 along the way. Australia start their innings in the morning session after much of the afternoon's play was washed out.
Scott Peterson
personScott Peterson was convicted in 2005 of two counts of first-degree murder. California's Supreme Court threw out Peterson's death sentence in August 2020. He will return to court in early 2022 to address the possibility of getting a new trial.
Olaf Scholz
personOlaf Scholz wins 395 of the 707 votes cast in the Bundestag lower house. The finance minister under Merkel led his Social Democrats to victory in the September 26 election. Not all members of his "traffic light coalition" voted in favor of his appointment.
Allegra Stratton
personAllegra Stratton resigned as the Prime Minister's spokeswoman over leaked footage. It showed Number 10 advisers joking about a Christmas party. Mr Johnson said he was 'furious' to see No 10 staff making light of lockdown measures. Scotland Yard is set to probe the exchanges which took place.
Downing Street
organizationDowning Street denies a party ever happened and Boris Johnson wasn't there. At the time, coronavirus rules in England said gatherings weren't allowed. Now a video has come out that seems to suggest it did.
Joe Root
personEngland bowled out for 147 in their first innings before tea on day one of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane. Rory Burns was bowled by Mitchell Starc on the first ball of the innings. David Malan and Joe Root both fell shortly after. England captain Joe Root was caught at first slip for a duck. Ben Stokes was dismissed for five in his Test return to Australia.
Champions League
organizationLiverpool beat AC Milan 2-1 at the San Siro to make Champions League history. Jurgen Klopp's side are the first English side to win all six group games. Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi scored as the Reds overturned Fikayo Tomori's opener.
Serena Williams
personSerena Williams won't play the 2022 edition of the season-opening major. Williams hasn't played since retiring from her first-round match at Wimbledon. Novak Djokovic was on the men’s entry list at No. 1.
Pfizer
organizationFutures rise after positive vaccine update from Pfizer. Shares of Pfizer rose 1.0% in premarket trading. Travel stocks recouped earlier declines, with Norwegian Cruise Line and Delta Air Lines rising 2.6% and 2.4%.
BioNTech
organizationWall St inches higher at open after encouraging vaccine update. All three indexes closed higher. S&P 1500 Airlines index touched its highest point since Nov. 24. Pfizer and BioNTech said their three-shot course of the vaccine was able to neutralize the new Omicron variant.
Boris Johnson
personDouglas Ross says 'party' is 'unforgivable' and calls for PM's resignation. MSP for Moray says 'no-one should continue in their post' for misleading parliament. Backbenchers make their anger clear to party whips after being contacted by constituents.
Bipin Rawat
personBipin Rawat, India’s chief of defence staff, was killed in a helicopter crash. The 23-year-old Russian-built helicopter slammed into a wooded slope. Rawat is seen as close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Keir Starmer
personPM said he was'sickened and furious' at clip of staff laughing about party. But he denied all responsibility, and continued to claim he was told rules were followed. Ex-No10 aide Dominic Cummings said the PM would need 'a f***ing dead cat army'
Yusaku Maezawa
personJapanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa blasted into space for a 12-day trip. The 46-year-old fashion magnate and art collector will reach the ISS in about six hours. He is also set to become the first private passenger on the SpaceX moon trip in 2023.
Stuart Broad
personEngland bowler Stuart Broad was left out of the first Ashes Test. Record wicket-taker James Anderson also missed out. Ollie Robinson, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood and Jack Leach took their place. England posted a miserable first innings total of just 147 in Brisbane.
Champions League
organizationManchester City lost 2-1 to RB Leipzig in their final Champions League group game. Kyle Walker was shown a straight red card for fouling Andre Silva. Pep Guardiola refused to reveal what he said to Walker after the match. CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester City news.
the New England Patriots
organizationNew England Patriots beat Buffalo Bills 14-10 on Monday Night Football. Patriots leaned heavily on their ground game out-gaining the Bills 229 to 99 in yards rushing. Damien Harris scored on a 64-yard run in blustery conditions.
Vladimir Putin
personUS Sen. Menendez Preparing ‘Mother of All Sanctions’ on Russia in Case of Ukraine Invasion. CIA Director William Burns said that the United States has observed a build-up of Russian troops near Ukraine. Moscow is holding new military drills involving 500-plus tanks while insisting it has no plans to invade its neighbour.