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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.
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.
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.
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"
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.
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.
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.
European Union
organizationLuxembourg will send 100 NLAW anti-tank weapons, jeeps and 15 military tents to Ukraine. Slovenia's PM Jansa supports speedier EU membership process for Ukraine. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said it was necessary to give a clear signal that Ukraine was welcome in Europe's community of democratic countries.
Gazprom
organizationFIFA have thrown Russia out of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. Russia were due to play Poland in a play-off for Qatar 2022 on March 24 - a match Poland said they would boycott. The Poles have now been given a bye to the next round of qualifying. Russia will not compete at the women's Euro 2022 in England this summer.
RT
organizationMicrosoft says it will remove Russian state-owned media outlet RT's mobile apps from the Windows App store. Rogers Communications and BCE Inc's Bell said RT would no longer be available on their systems. Ofcom will probe 15 editions of the hourly news programme on the state-controlled channel – formerly known as Russia Today.
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.
Liverpool
organizationLiverpool beat Chelsea 11-10 on penalties in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley. Caoimhin Kelleher scored the Reds' ninth penalty of the shootout. Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga missed the decisive penalty. Jurgen Klopp became the first German manager to win the English League Cup.
Will Smith
person"CODA" takes top honors at SAG Awards, Will Smith wins; Brian Cox, Jessica Chastain speak out on Ukraine. "Squid Game," the Korean-language thriller that almost literally broke the Internet, won three awards. Helen Mirren was honoured with the lifetime achievement award for her career.
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.
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.
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.
the Miami Marlins
organizationDerek Jeter announced Monday that he is stepping down as the CEO of the Miami Marlins. Jeter was part of the group that bought the Marlins in August 2017 for $1.2bn. The 47-year-old owned 4% of the franchise and oversaw baseball operations.