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Ridgeback Biotherapeutics
organizationOral Covid-19 pill molnupiravir found to significantly reduce risk of death and hospitalization. Recruitment into the trial is being stopped early because of its positive results.
Joe Manchin
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Brett Kavanaugh
personKavanaugh, 56, tested positive just days before the court is scheduled to open its new term. The high court said in a press release Friday that Kavanaugh has no symptoms. At least a dozen vaccinated members of Congress have tested positive since July.
Merck
organizationMerck and Ridgeback Therapeutics Inc.’s promising oral antiviral could shift the direction of the pandemic. The drug, molnupiravir, cut the risk of hospitalization or death by 50%. No one taking the drug died in the trial; eight deaths were reported among those taking the placebo.
Gavin Newsom
personCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the nation's first coronavirus vaccination mandate for schoolchildren. The state will require the COVID-19 vaccine for students in kindergarten through sixth grade only after the federal government has given final approval. Announcement comes as infections in most of California have dropped markedly in the last month.
Gladys Berejiklian
personNSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian handed in her resignation on Friday. She will also resign from her role as MP for Willoughby, which will trigger a by-election. She is the third NSW Premier to resign as a result of an ICAC investigation. Dominic Perrottet is shaping as the favourite to replace her as Premier.
Ozy Media
organizationOzy Media, an eight-year-old media startup, is closing its doors. The decision follows days of scrutiny in the wake of a New York Times exposé. Ozy Fest, slated for October 16-17, has been cancelled.
Mikheil Saakashvili
personMikheil Saakashvili, the exiled former president of Georgia, was arrested on Friday. News of the arrest prompted Ukraine's Foreign Ministry to summon the Georgian Ambassador in Kyiv. Georgian authorities have been seeking his extradition since 2014.
Nancy Pelosi
personPelosi caved to the left, which wants to turn the U.S. into a European-style welfare state. Progressives are refusing to back the roads and bridges bill they view as insufficient. A $2.1 trillion compromise framework has been floated by Democratic leaders.
Paul Riley
personPaul Riley, the head coach of the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League, has been fired. US soccer said it is suspending Riley's coaching license. Former players Sinead Farrelly and Mana Shim claim Riley often took them drinking and used those moments to pressure them into sex. Riley has denied the allegations.
Scarlett Johansson
person"I am happy to have resolved our differences with Disney," Johansson says. The legal dispute boiled over when the movie was released in theaters and on Disney+ streaming service at the same time.
Alex Jones
personRight-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is the latest to be ordered to pay up by a court. Jones falsely claimed that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a "hoax"
Cristiano Ronaldo
personManchester United beat Villarreal 1-0 in their Champions League Group F clash. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a 95th-minute winner to ease the pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Donny van de Beek was left on the bench for a sixth time this season.
Jamie Spears
personJamie Spears' attorney issued a statement Thursday saying the court was "wrong" to suspend him as one of her conservators. Britney's temporary conservator until Dec. 31 will be a California accountant named John Zabel. The judge called the conservatorship under Jamie Spears a 'toxic environment'
Kyrsten Sinema
personKyrsten Sinema is the most conservative-leaning of any Democratic senator. Her opposition to the size of a $3.5 trillion social spending proposal is a key obstacle. Progressives are increasingly frustrated by her refusal to support the legislation.
the Metropolitan Police
organizationDame Cressida Dick says she is "absolutely sickened" by the case. Harriet Harman says women's trust in the force "will have been shattered" Home Secretary Priti Patel says she will continue to work with the Met.
Eminem
personEminem celebrated the grand opening of his Detroit restaurant, Mom's Spaghetti, by serving customers pasta and selfies from the walk-up window. Eminem, whose given name is Marshall Mathers III, made a surprise appearance, serving the first 10 fans in line both food and selfies.
Britney Spears
personJamie Spears was suspended as the conservator of Britney Spears' estate on Wednesday. CPA John Zabel was appointed as a temporary replacement in Jamie's place. Judge Brenda Penny described Jamie Spears’s involvement with the conservatorship as ‘toxic’ and ‘untenable’
Facebook under renewed controversy after two major exposés published by the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. US senators have called a hearing about the "toxic effects of Facebook and Instagram"
Manchester United
organizationManchester United beat Villarreal 1-0 in their Champions League Group F tie. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a 95th-minute winner to ease the pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Red Devils had lost three of their last four matches across all competitions. United have won four of their first six Premier League games.