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Chevy Chase was placed in a coma for over a week in 2021 after his heart stopped due to cardiomyopathy linked to substance abuse, and he now suffers from memory issues; his family was warned he might not survive, but he ultimately recovered.
A former Ubisoft employee revealed that a Rayman trial project was developed in 2021 but was ultimately scrapped by Ubisoft, although the company is still working on a new Rayman game.
Deion Sanders lost two toes in 2021 due to blood clots that caused severe circulation problems following foot surgery, leading to multiple surgeries and nearly amputation of his leg, revealing serious health challenges he faced during his coaching career.
The MLB All-Star Game, previously moved out of Atlanta in 2021 due to Georgia's voting laws, is returning to the city in 2025 amid a changed political climate.
Former NBA player Ben McLemore was convicted of rape and sexual abuse related to an incident in 2021 during a party in Oregon, where he was accused of assaulting a woman who had passed out from intoxication.
BYU's 26-17 victory over Utah on September 11, 2021, ended a nine-game losing streak against their rivals, a moment celebrated by fans storming the field. As BYU prepares to face Utah again, players and coaches reflect on the significance of that win and the upcoming game, with BYU now favored. The rivalry, reignited after a three-year hiatus, is expected to be intense, with both teams eager to prove themselves.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent presidential candidate and vaccine skeptic, has called for an investigation into the Justice Department's prosecution of the Jan. 6 Capitol rioters, downplaying the severity of the attack and expressing sympathy for the rioters. Despite retracting a statement sympathizing with the rioters, Kennedy has continued to minimize the events of Jan. 6 and align himself with former President Donald Trump's position, while also promoting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and expressing concern about the treatment of the rioters.
After 221 years, 16 states in the South and Midwest are set to experience the simultaneous emergence of two different cicada broods, Brood XIX and Brood XIII, starting in mid-May and ending in late June. While the noisy insects do not pose a threat to humans, their mating calls can reach up to 90 decibels, making for a loud spring and early summer. The cicadas, known for their distinctive screeching and clicking noise, cannot be controlled by pesticides and may cause inconvenience by littering sidewalks and roads with their corpses.
Germany was the worst-performing major economy last year, according to the Financial Times.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has announced that the faces of the mob involved in the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, will be blurred before publicly releasing the footage to protect them from prosecution by the Justice Department. Johnson stated that he wants to prevent retaliation against the rioters, but this move could hinder the potential for public tips to identify individuals involved. The Justice Department has already charged and prosecuted members of the mob using footage from the Capitol's security cameras.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has announced that he will release all non-sensitive Capitol Hill security footage from January 6, 2021, in an effort to please his right-wing members. Johnson's move comes after pressure from GOP representatives, including Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Chip Roy. He aims to fulfill his promise of transparency and make the footage accessible to the American people by posting it on a public website and providing a public viewing room.
Google paid a staggering $26 billion in 2021 to maintain its status as the default search engine on various platforms.
Two men, Steven Cappuccio and Federico Guillermo Klein, have been found guilty of multiple felony charges, including assaulting law enforcement officers, related to their actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. Cappuccio was convicted of six felony charges, while Klein was convicted of eight felony charges. The men were part of a mob that illegally entered the U.S. Capitol grounds and engaged in violent confrontations with law enforcement. They face a maximum of 20 years in prison and will be sentenced in October and November 2023. Over 1,069 individuals have been arrested in connection with the Capitol breach, with more than 350 charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement.