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Dwayne Haskins
personDwayne Haskins was struck and killed by a dump truck while trying to cross a highway in Florida. The 24-year-old was reportedly in South Florida training with team-mates. He had recently signed a new deal with the Steelers and was expected to feature.
Boris Johnson
personPM met Volodymyr Zelensky in his defiant capital, Kyiv. He pledged Britain was “unwaveringly’ supportive of Ukraine. Britain would be sending 120 armoured vehicles and new anti-ship missile systems.
Charles Leclerc
personFerrari's Charles Leclerc on pole ahead of Red Bull's Verstappen and Perez. Lewis Hamilton in fifth, Lando Norris in sixth. Alonso crashes out in Q1.
Manchester United
organizationManchester United lost 1-0 to Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday. Anthony Gordon’s deflected first-half strike won the game for the Toffees. United have now won just one of their last seven matches in all competitions. Erik ten Hag is the favourite to replace Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford.
Noble Yeats
personOutsider Noble Yeats secures fairytale Grand National win. Amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen ends his career with a "fairytale" victory. NobleYeats, an outsider at odds of 50-1, finished ahead of pre-race favourite Any Second Now.
Sabina Nessa
personKoci Selamaj, 36, killed Sabina Nessa, 28, in Kidbrooke, south-east London. Mr Justice Sweeney set a minimum term of 36 years for the'savage' attack. He refused to attend his own sentencing at the Old Bailey today.
Roger Ng
personRoger Ng, 49, convicted of all three counts in the case, including conspiring to violate U.S. anti-bribery laws. Charges stemmed from bond deals that Goldman helped orchestrate in 2012 and 2013 that raised $6.5bn for the 1MDB fund. Prosecutors said Ng took $35 million in secret kickbacks while helping loot the Malaysian state fund.
Boris Becker
personBoris Becker found guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act. Former world number one declared bankrupt on June 21 2017. Accused of hiding millions of pounds worth of assets to avoid paying debts.
Akshata Murty
personAkshata Murty has collected about 5.4bn Indian rupees (£54.5m) in dividends from Infosys, the India-based IT business founded by her father. She holds non-domicile status which means she does not have to pay UK tax on overseas income. Being non dom has an impact on the amount of tax Murty will be expected to pay.
Gretchen Whitmer
personA Michigan jury acquitted Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta of several charges, including conspiracy. The jury could not come to a consensus on the other two defendants and alleged ring leaders of the plot.
Tiger Woods
personWoods carded an opening 71 to lie just three shots off the clubhouse lead. Australian Cameron Smith seeking to join Woods as only players to win Masters and Players Championship in same year. The 15-time major winner suffered severe injuries in a car crash in February.
Ketanji Brown Jackson
personKetanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman to be confirmed to the Supreme Court in its 233-year history. The 51-year-old justice was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Thursday after a weekslong process. The vote was bipartisan, with Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah voting for Jackson.
Nancy Pelosi
personPelosi is fully vaccinated and has received her booster shots. Diagnosis comes a day after she joined President Joe Biden and other senior figures at the signing of a Postal Service bill. Pelosi is the eighth member of Congress to test positive this week.
Senate
organizationKetanji Brown Jackson, 51, becomes the first Black woman to earn a seat on the nation’s highest court after the 53-47 confirmation vote in the Senate. Jackson will succeed Justice Stephen Breyer when he retires this summer after 28 years on the court.
Supreme Court
organizationJudge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed in a bipartisan vote, with three Republicans supporting her. She will replace Justice Breyer when he retires this summer after 28 years on the court. White men will not be the majority on the nation's premier judicial bench for the first time in 233 years.
Jamal Khashoggi
personA Turkish court on Thursday transferred the trial of 26 individuals accused of murdering Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia. Human rights groups and advocates for the media quickly slammed the decision. Decision comes despite warnings from human rights groups that turning the case over to the kingdom would lead to a cover up.
Thomas Tuchel
personReal Madrid beat Chelsea 3-1 in Champions League quarter-final first leg. Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick for the reigning European champions. Thomas Tuchel claimed Chelsea had no chance of overturning the deficit. Former Chelsea midfielder Craig Burley has criticised Tuchel's comments.
Ed Sheeran
personJudge rules singer-songwriter had not plagiarised Oh Why by Sami Chokri. Shape Of You was the UK's best-selling song of 2017 in the UK. Judge cleared singer of plagiarism on Wednesday morning.
Amir Locke
personAmir Locke, 22, was killed by Minneapolis police during a no-knock warrant raid in February. Locke was not named in the warrant, but his 17-year-old cousin, Mekhi Camden Speed, was. Speed has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder in Locke's killing.
Champions League
organizationChelsea lost 3-1 to Real Madrid in Champions League quarter-final first leg. Thomas Tuchel admits Chelsea are now odds-on to lose Champions League. Carlo Ancelotti tested negative for the coronavirus.