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Jill Biden
personThe Ukrainian ambassador to the US, Oksana Markarova, was a guest of First Lady Jill Biden. Joe Biden has travelled to Wisconsin to discuss the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Biden intended to continue to press Congress to act on programs in his stalled Build Back Better legislation.
Chelsea Football Club
organizationChelsea owner Roman Abramovich confirms he is trying to sell the English Premier League soccer club. The Russian-Israeli billionaire has owned the Blues since 2003 and helped steer the Stamford Bridge club to 19 major trophies. A consortium of billionaires have already made their interest in a deal public.
Congress
organizationThe Ukrainian ambassador to the US, Oksana Markarova, was a guest of First Lady Jill Biden at his first State of the Union address to Congress. President Biden asked Congress to implement new laws to increase child safety on Facebook, TikTok and other social media platforms.
Joe Biden
personBiden's speechwriters rewrote the opening lines on Ukraine, but 90 per cent was tired Left-wing domestic rhetoric. Biden is at heart an appeaser, a president who kowtows to America’s enemies. November needs to be the time we send Pelosi into retirement.
Roman Abramovich
personBillionaire oligarch set to receive bids for the club 'this week' Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss claims he has been offered the chance to join a takeover bid for Chelsea. Labour MP Chris Bryant has called for the UK Government to impose sanctions on Abramovich.
Elina Svitolina
personElina Svitolina beat Anastasia Potapova 6-2, 6-1 at the Monterrey Open. The Ukrainian had refused to play after tennis authorities banned Russian and Belarusian players. The decision followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine last week.
Shell
organizationShell will end all joint ventures with Russian gas giant Gazprom, worth around £2.25billion. Shell has pulled out of the £8billion Nord Stream 2 project. Also withdrew its 27.5 stake in a major liquefied natural (LNG) gas plant. BP has also announced it would abandon its nearly 20 percent stake in the Russian oil giant Rosneft.
RT
organizationYouTube, Facebook and TikTok move to ban Russian state media outlets in Europe. Apple is pausing product sales in Russia. DirecTV said it was dropping Russia-backed news network RT from its pay-television packages.
Daria Kaleniuk
personDaria Kaleniuk: 'Ukrainian women and children are in deep fear' Belarus troops have invaded Ukraine, Kyiv claims as 40-mile convoy of Putin's artillery snakes towards the capital. Comes amid fears Russia will 'use medieval tactics' to bomb the city into submission.
Sputnik
organizationGoogle is blocking YouTube channels connected to RT and Sputnik in Europe. The move follows the European Commission's announcement that it will "ban the Kremlin's media machine" YouTube barred the outlets from being able to monetize their content on the platform.
YouTube
organizationGoogle-owned YouTube, Facebook and TikTok move to ban Russian state media outlets in Europe. YouTube blocks the Russian channels RT and Sputnik in Europe "taking into account the ongoing war in Ukraine"
FA Cup
organizationJust 16 teams remain in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup. Seven of the eight eight ties take place between Tuesday-Thursday this week. There are nine Premier League teams left in the competition.
FIFA
organizationPoland, Sweden and the Czech Republic said they will refuse to play Russia in the upcoming men’s World Cup qualifying playoffs. Russia was scheduled to play Poland in a World Cup playoff semifinal on March 24. FIFA and UEFA have suspended Russia from all competitions until further notice.
Michael Keaton
personMichael Keaton wins Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series for Dopesick. Jason Sudeikis won for Ted Lasso. Elle Fanning won for The Great. Lee Jung-Jae won for Squid Game. Ariana DeBose wins best supporting actress for her role in West Side Story.
Jessica Chastain
personJessica Chastain beat out three of the five Oscar nominees for best actress. Ariana DeBose wins best supporting actress for her role as Anita in "West Side Story" "Succession" won the best drama ensemble prize. Lee Jung-jae wins best male actor in a drama series for "Squid Game"
Derek Jeter
personDerek Jeter announced a surprise departure from the Miami Marlins on Monday. Jeter became CEO of the Marlins in September 2017 when Bruce Sherman bought the team from Jeffrey Loria. Miami went 218-327 during his four seasons at the helm, finishing with a winning record only once.
Troy Kotsur
personJessica Chastain wins best actress for "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" Ariana DeBose of "West Side Story" wins best supporting performance by a female actor. "CODA," starring Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur and Daniel Durant, wins best ensemble.
Alexander Lukashenko
personRussian Central Bank to raise key interest rate from 9.5% to 20%. Russian presidential aide says talks with Ukraine scheduled for noon Moscow time. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's office says Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko offered safety guarantees.
Sputnik
organizationMicrosoft is responding to the European Union's ban on RT and Sputnik. The software giant is also pulling RT's news apps from the Windows app store. Facebook says it has taken down a network of 40 accounts/Pages/Groups on Facebook and Instagram.
Kepa Arrizabalaga
personChelsea lost 11-10 on penalties to Liverpool in the EFL Cup final at Wembley. Kepa Arrizabalaga missed the crucial penalty and saved none despite coming on late in extra-time. Caoimhin Kelleher scored the Reds' ninth penalty of the shootout.