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Benfica
organizationReal Madrid beat Benfica 1-0 in Champions League play-off first leg. Match was halted for 11 minutes due to reported racist remarks. Real's Vinicius Jr told the referee he had been the subject of racist abuse.
Gianluca Prestianni
personUefa have appointed an inspector to 'investigate allegations of discriminatory behaviour' Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr. claimed he had been racially abused by the Benfica player. The match was halted for 11 minutes after FIFA activated anti-racism protocols.
Stephen Colbert
personColbert told viewers he was informed 'in some uncertain terms’ that not only could he not air the interview, he couldn’t even mention that it was pulled. The move from CBS was apparently due to the Federal Communications Commission's announcement in January that it could enforce the 'equal time' rule. The rarely enforced regulation requires broadcasters to offer equal time to other contenders on the ballot.
Emmanuel Macron
personFrance's president and India's prime minister hailed France-India ties as a pillar of "global stability" A potential multibillion dollar fighter jet deal is also on the table.
Tarique Rahman
personPM Modi congratulated Tarique Rahman on BNP's landslide victory. PM Modi expressed India's commitment to the region's peace and prosperity. The BNP alliance won 212 seats while the opposition coalition bagged 77.
The Department of Homeland Security
organizationThe Department of Homeland Security is set to run out of portions of its funding at 12 a.m. Saturday. Senate Democrats said the White House would not go far enough with changes to immigration enforcement.
BNP
organizationThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secured 185 seats in the 300-member Jatiya Sangsad, or House of the Nation. Vote counting has been completed in 249 constituencies, with just 50 remaining. BNP alliance won 212 seats while the opposition coalition bagged 77.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party
organizationThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has managed to win a two-thirds majority, getting 212 of 299 seats. The Jamaat-e-Islami, long accustomed to winning a maximum of 18 seats earlier, got an unprecedented 68 seats. BNP is one of just two parties which have held power continuously since independence in 1971.
Pam Bondi
personRep. Pramila Jayapal claims Attorney General Pam Bondi'spied' on her online searches while she was reviewing documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. Bondi was seen at a contentious congressional hearing Wednesday holding what appeared to be a record of the lawmaker’s search history.
IOC
organizationVladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Winter Olympics just an hour before his event on Thursday. The disqualification was due to his helmet, which featured images of people killed in the war with Russia.
Vladyslav Heraskevych
personVladyslav Heraskevych was ruled out of the event by the International Olympic Committee just over an hour before competition began. The 27-year-old had been training in Italy with the helmet showing two dozen dead compatriots. The helmet was deemed to violate rules against making political statements.
Jim Ratcliffe
personSir Jim Ratcliffe said the 'UK is being colonised' by immigrants. The 73-year-old founder of Ineos called for the Government to act. Football Association will examine Ratcliffe's claims to see whether they brought the game into disrepute.
Pam Bondi
personAttorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee. Lawmakers are expected to confront her over the Department of Justice's handling of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case files.
The New England Patriots
organizationThe New England Patriots lost 29-13 to the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX on Sunday. Ken Walker was named Super Bowl MVP, becoming the first running back to win the award since 1998. No team shut out at halftime has ever won a Super Bowl.
Jimmy Lai
personBritish national Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison by Hong Kong authorities. 78-year-old newspaper man is in ill health and has spent most of the last five years in solitary confinement. UK government calls for his release on humanitarian grounds while defending its controversial engagement strategy with Beijing.
Bad Bunny
personPuerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny performed unity-themed Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday night. US President Donald Trump slammed the performance as 'absolutely terrible' Bad Bunny has since wiped his Instagram clean and unfollowed everyone after the halftime show.
The Seattle Seahawks
organizationSeattle Seahawks beat New England Patriots 29-13 in Super Bowl LX. It is Seattle's second Super Bowl win after a wait of over 12 years. The Seahawks are expected to reveal the details of the parade as soon as the team travels back home.
Bad Bunny
personRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez praised Bad Bunny in Spanish in an X post. Bad Bunny is currently the most-streamed artist globally.
Lindsey Vonn
personLindsey Vonn crashed during Sunday's skiing final in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The 41-year-old U.S. skier hit her head and continued to fall, with her screams audible in the televised broadcast. Fellow American Breezy Johnson was later crowned champion.
Sanae Takaichi
personJapan voted on Sunday in an election expected to hand Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi a resounding win. Voters will pick lawmakers in 289 single-seat constituencies. The conservative coalition could win more than 300 of the 465 seats in the lower house of parliament.