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Jon Batiste
personJon Batiste wins five Grammys, including album of the year for "We Are" Olivia Rodrigo wins best new artist, best pop vocal album and best pop solo performance. Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak swept the board winning in all four categories.
June Brown
personJune died at her home in Surrey on Sunday night at the age of 95. The actress was known for her role as Dot Cotton in the BBC One soap. She appeared in 2884 episodes of EastEnders before leaving permanently in 2020.
Ketanji Brown Jackson
personThe Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked on a party-line vote of 11 to 11. The tie means Jackson is stuck in committee until the full Senate votes to pull her nomination. The full Senate will now decide whether to send the nomination for a floor vote.
Duke
organizationNorth Carolina beat Duke 81-77 in Mike Krzyzewski's final game at Cameron Indoor. Love scored 28 points and RJ Davis had 18 for the Tar Heels. UNC will face Kansas in the national championship game on Monday.
Premier League
organizationManchester City move back to the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win at relegation-threatened Burnley. Brentford beat Chelsea 4-1 in their Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge. Diogo Jota scored his 20th goal of the season in the first half. Fabinho scored a late penalty to send a message to Manchester City.
Brentford
organizationBrentford beat Chelsea 4-1 in their Premier League clash. Christian Eriksen, Vitaly Janelt and Yoane Wissa scored for the Bees. Chelsea's fine run of six wins on the spin came to a crashing halt.
Watford
organizationManchester City beat Burnley 2-1 to stay top of EPL. Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan scored first-half goals. Liverpool beat Watford 2-0 at Anfield to go top of table.
Manchester City
organizationManchester City beat Burnley 2-0 at Turf Moor on Saturday. Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan scored the goals for City. The result moved them a point clear of Liverpool at the top of the table.
the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
organizationBest-actor winner says, ‘I betrayed the trust of the Academy,’ and says he will accept further consequences. Incident occurred after Rock made a joke about Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith's hair, despite her speaking openly about having alopecia.
Leicester City
organizationJames Maddison had put Leicester 2-1 up against Manchester United. Referee Andre Marriner consulted with VAR on the pitch-side monitor. The result sees United slip further away from the top four.
Liverpool
organizationLiverpool beat Watford 2-0 at Anfield to go top of the Premier League. Diogo Jota and Fabinho scored the goals in Saturday's early kick-off. Manchester City play Burnley at Turf Moor later on Saturday.
Ghislaine Maxwell
personNew York Judge Allison Nathan rejected Maxwell's request for a retrial. Maxwell, 60, was convicted in December of trafficking and grooming underage girls. One of the 12 jurors in the case said in media interviews that he had been sexually abused as a child.
Will Packer
personOscars producer Will Packer made the reveal in a preview for Good Morning America. Packer called it a "sad and disappointing moment" He also claimed Rock did not want Smith removed from the ceremony, but a source close to Rock refutes that. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings.
the Amazon Labor Union
organizationThe final vote tally announced Friday was 2,654 in favor of the union versus 2,131 opposed. Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, appear to have rejected a union bid. A hearing to review 416 challenged ballots is expected to begin soon.
Bobby Wagner
personWagner was released by the Seattle Seahawks earlier this month. The six-time All-Pro has been selected to the past eight consecutive Pro Bowls. Wagner will replace Troy Reeder in the middle of the Rams’ defense.
Bruce Arians
personBruce Arians has decided to retire as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Arians coached the Bucs to the Super Bowl title in the 2020 season. Defensive coordinator Todd Bowles will replace Arians as coach.
Bruce Willis
personAmerican actor Bruce Willis will be quitting films following aphasia diagnosis. His daughter, Rumer Willis, took to Instagram to announce that the Die Hard actor “is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him” The actor said the incident had caused “extreme mental, physical and emotional pain and suffering," in a lawsuit.
Cheng Lei
personCheng Lei, an Australian citizen and mother of two children, was previously a high-profile business news anchor on China's state-owned TV channel CGTN. Lei is scheduled to be tried in a closed court hearing in Beijing on Thursday, March 31. Cheng could face a life sentence in prison if she is found guilty of violating national security laws.
Jeremy Fleming
personSpy chief Jeremy Fleming says some Russian troops are refusing to carry out orders. "We believe Putin's advisers are afraid to tell him the truth" Russia's defense ministry denies the reports of discord.
Hunter Biden
personThe Washington Post published a lengthy report on Wednesday about President Biden's son Hunter Biden's "multimillion-dollar" financial ties to the Chinese energy company CEFC China Energy. The paper found no evidence that President Biden "personally benefited from or knew details about the transactions with CEFC" which all took place after he left office as vice president.