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Ketanji Brown Jackson
personKetanji Brown Jackson is under fire for her judicial views. Republicans say she is extremist and soft on crime. Democrats and Republicans disagree over whether she called George W. Bush war criminals. Sens. Marco Rubio and Marsha Blackburn are both wrong on a key issue.
Alexei Navalny
personRussian court finds jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny guilty of embezzlement. Conviction could result in his prison sentence being significantly extended. Navalny is already serving a two-and-a-half year sentence for parole violations. He had pleaded not guilty to new charges of fraud and contempt of court.
Jen Psaki
personJen Psaki tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday, she said in a statement. It is the second time Psaki, 43, has tested positive to COVID. She missed President Joe Biden's last Europe trip in October.
Tesla
organizationMr Musk will attend an opening ceremony of the €5billion (£4.17billion) Gruenheide plant alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The plant aims to eventually employ up to 12,000 people and make up to 500,000 vehicles a year.
China Eastern Airlines
organizationBoeing shares were down to $180.89 each on Monday morning from $192.83 at closing on Friday afternoon. China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 was en route from Kunming to Guangzhou. It entered a near-vertical dive and plummeted almost 30,000ft in two minutes.
Supreme Court
organizationPresident Joe Biden's nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, faced senators Monday in the first day of hearings. If confirmed, Judge Jackson would be the first Black woman on the high court. She would take the seat of Justice Stephen Breyer, who announced in January that he would retire this summer after 28 years on the court.
Ketanji Brown Jackson
personKetanji Brown Jackson, 51, currently sits on DC's federal appellate court. She'd succeed the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, for whom she once clerked. Republicans don't intend to let her off easy, raising concerns on everything from her past work as a public defender representing Guantanamo Bay detainees.
Boeing
organizationWall St opens lower as oil climbs, Boeing slips after 737 crash. Energy stocks bounced, tracking Brent crude above $111 a barrel. Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 85.08 points, or 0.24%, at the open. S&P 500 opened lower by 0.02%, at 4,462.40.
Real Madrid
organizationBarcelona thrashed Real Madrid 4-0 in El Clasico at the Bernabeu. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice, with Ronald Araujo and former Manchester City star Ferran Torres getting the others. Luka Modric deployed as false nine behind Vinicius and Rodrygo in place of Karim Benzema.
Ferrari
organizationCharles Leclerc wins season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Monegasque finishes 5.5 seconds ahead of team mate Carlos Sainz in one-two. Reigning world champion Max Verstappen and team mate Sergio Perez retire. Lewis Hamilton salvages third place for Mercedes.
Sergio Perez
personCharles Leclerc wins season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix for Ferrari. Monegasque finishes 5.5 seconds ahead of team mate Carlos Sainz. Lewis Hamilton finished third ahead of George Russell in fourth. Red Bull pair of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez retired with engine issues.
Charles Leclerc
personCharles Leclerc wins season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix for Ferrari. Monegasque finishes 5.5 seconds ahead of team mate Carlos Sainz in one-two. World champion Max Verstappen and team mate Sergio Perez retire. Lewis Hamilton salvages third place for Mercedes.
Max Verstappen
personFerrari's Charles Leclerc won the Bahrain Grand Prix. Carlos Sainz finished second with Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton third. Red Bull's Valtteri Bottas finished fifth and Kevin Magnussen sixth.
FA Cup
organizationManchester City beat Southampton 4-1 in the FA Cup quarter-finals. Chelsea will face Crystal Palace after beating Middlesbrough 2-0. Crystal Palace thumped Everton 4-0 at Selhurst Park. Both semi-finals will take place at Wembley on Saturday, April 16.
Charles Leclerc
personCharles Leclerc claims pole position for Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix. Monegasque beats world champion Max Verstappen by 0.123 seconds. Carlos Sainz in third with Sergio Pérez in fourth for Red Bull. Lewis Hamilton will start in fifth place, alongside Valtteri Bottas.
Max Verstappen
personFIA report confirms Max Verstappen is 2021 F1 world champion. Race director Michael Masi has been removed from his post. Report by the FIA world motorsport council ruled the result and the World Championship "valid and final"
Ofcom
organizationRussia Today news channel has had its Ofcom licence revoked. Ofcom said it did not consider RT able to comply with impartiality laws. Said it was no longer 'fit and proper' for it to hold a licence. Channel hit back, accusing Ofcom of being a “tool of government’
Trent Alexander-Arnold
personTrent Alexander-Arnold picked up the injury in Liverpool's 2-0 win over Arsenal. Defender was also selected in Gareth Southgate's England squad for friendlies against Switzerland and Ivory Coast. Liverpool face Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday.
the Las Vegas Raiders
organizationThe Green Bay Packers traded wide receiver Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders for a first- and second-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft. NFL Network reported that Adams has agreed to a new five-year deal with the Raiders that will pay him $141.25 million US. According to Tipico Sportsbook, the Raiders are now +4000 to win the Super Bowl.
Lia Thomas
personLia Thomas became the first transgender person to win a Division I title. USA Swimming unveiled a new policy to allow transgender athletes to swim in elite events. Thomas raced as Will Thomas during her first three years at Pennsylvania.