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Ed Donatell
personThe Vikings fired defensive coordinator Ed Donatell on Thursday after his first season with the franchise. Head coach Kevin O'Connell announced the move just four days following a 31-24 season-ending loss to the Giants in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. Donatell's defense was one of the worst statistically across the league.
Hillary Clinton
personTrump voluntarily dropped a lawsuit against New York State Attorney General Letitia James on Friday. The suit claimed that Clinton and others had created a false narrative that his campaign had colluded with Russia.
Dani Alves
personDani Alves has had his contract terminated by Mexican side Pumas. The full-back was arrested after a woman claimed he sexually assaulted her in a nightclub in Barcelona on December 30. The 39-year-old has denied the accusations. Mexico's top-flight soccer division, Liga MX, said it was following the case.
Google to cut 12,000 jobs, equating to over 6% of its global workforce. CEO Sundar Pichai said staff can work from home to absorb the "difficult news" Comes a day after Microsoft said it would reduce staff numbers by 10,000.
Sundar Pichai
personCEO Sundar Pichai informed staff Friday at the Silicon Valley giant about the cuts. Comes days after Microsoft announced 10,000 jobs would be lost. Amazon announced 18,000 job cuts.
Ron DeSantis
personA federal judge has moved to dismiss former Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren's case. Warren sued Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over his pledge not to bring criminal cases against people seeking or providing abortions. Warren argued in the lawsuit that his abortion stance was protected under the First Amendment guarantee of free speech.
the Golden State Warriors
organizationThe NBA's last two minute report revealed the refs hurt the Golden State Warriors against the Boston Celtics. Five missed calls went against the Warriors in their loss to Boston. The only call that benefitted Golden State would have been negated had the appropriate call been made seconds prior.
Noni Madueke
personChelsea confirm signing of Noni Madueke from PSV Eindhoven. Blues have had a bid for Moises Caicedo rejected by Brighton. Harry Kane tops a three-striker shortlist for Manchester United.
Stefanos Tsitsipas
personStefanos Tsitsipas beat Tallon Griekspoor 6-2 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 to reach fourth round. Greek third seed is the highest-ranked player remaining following exits of Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud. He will face Jannik Sinner next after the Italian beat Marton Fucsovics.
Chris Hipkins
personHipkins beat out other likely candidates for Labour leader and prime minister. The 44-year-old is expected to be confirmed as the new leader on Sunday. Hipkins is currently minister for the Police, Education, Public Service and serves as leader of the House.
Leandro Trossard
personArsenal signed Leandro Trossard from Brighton in a £26m deal on Friday. The 28-year-old has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with the option for a further year. Trossards has seven goals in 16 Premier League games for Brighton so far this term.
Pep Guardiola
personManchester City came from 2-0 down at half-time to beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 at the Etihad on Saturday. Pep Guardiola hit out at his'silent' fans after the match. City are now five points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Alphabet
organizationAfter March 31, there will be no way to access offline music on a Fitbit. Comes days after Microsoft announced 10,000 jobs would be lost, and weeks after Amazon announced 18,000 job cuts.
Andrew Warren
personU.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle in the state capital Tallahassee ruled against prosecutor Andrew Warren. Warren sued Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over his pledge not to bring criminal cases against people seeking or providing abortions.
the Wagner Group
organizationWagner is a criminal organization that is committing widespread atrocities and human rights abuses, the White House says. The company, owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin — a close ally of Putin — is spending about $100 million a month in the fight.
Wrestling Federation of India
organizationProminent wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, have been sitting in protest at Jantar Mantar. Dozens of male and female wrestlers along with some coaches and trainees have announced a boycott of all competitions. Wrestlers have filed a written complaint alleging sexual harassment against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Daniil Medvedev
personSebastian Korda beat Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (9-7), 6-3, 7-7 (7-4) Karen Khachanov beat Frances Tiafoe in a thriller in the fourth set tie-breaker. Victoria Azarenka beats Madison Keys.
David Crosby
personSinger-songwriter David Crosby died on Thursday surrounded by his family after a long, unspecified illness. The 81-year-old was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. He took to social media to speculate about the afterlife.
Sebastian Korda
personSebastian Korda beats Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (9-7), 6-3, 7-4. American will play Hubert Hurkacz for a place in the quarter-finals.
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
personDozens of male and female wrestlers along with some coaches and trainees have announced a boycott of all competitions. Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik made their first statements against Singh on Thursday. Indian Olympic Association formed a seven-member committee, headed by M C Mary Kom, to probe the charges.