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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
personNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested at a Tehran airport in April 2016. She was later convicted of plotting to overthrow the clerical establishment. Her family and employer deny the charge as baseless.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
personNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been held in Iran since 2016. She was accused of plotting to overthrow Iran's government. The 44-year-old charity worker travelled to an airport in Tehran today. She is returning home to her family in North West London.
Atletico Madrid
organizationMan Utd lost 1-0 to Atletico Madrid at Old Trafford on Tuesday night. Renan Lodi's first-half goal gave the visitors a 2-1 win on aggregate. United will end a fifth successive season without a trophy. Diego Simeone was pelted with bottles as he made his way back to the dressing room after the game.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
personNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been detained in Iran since her arrest in 2016. She has been kept as a hostage to persuade the UK to pay its debts to Iran. Hampstead and Kilburn MP Tulip Siddiq said a British negotiating team is in Tehran.
Benjamin Hall
personRussian troops fired at Fox News camera crew near Kyiv. Cameraman Pierre Zakrevsky and producer Oleksandra Kurshynova were killed. Journalist Benjamin Hall survived, but lost part of his leg. White House said Joe Biden was thinking of the wounded journalist.
Marina Ovsyannikova
personChannel One editor Marina Ovsyannikova fined 30,000 rubles (about $293) on Tuesday. She broke into the news studio during an evening news show the day before. She was later detained and taken into custody, according to human rights group OVD-Info.
Fox News Media
organizationVeteran war photographer was fatally struck by oncoming fire in Horenka. Fox reporter Benjamin Hall, 39, was hit in both legs by shrapnel and remains in hospital. Russia has imposed travel bans on Joe Biden and a dozen other senior US officials.
Channel One
organizationMarina Ovsyannikova, a producer for Kremlin-backed Channel One, could face additional charges. She burst onto the set of Russia’s most-watched news program Monday evening. She yelled: “Stop the war, no to war” before the camera cut away.
Atletico Madrid
organizationManchester United lost 1-0 to Atletico Madrid at Old Trafford. United lost 2-1 on aggregate and are out of the Champions League. Diego Simeone was pelted with missiles by United fans after the game.
Sarah Bloom Raskin
personSarah Bloom Raskin withdrew as President Joe Biden's pick for the Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision. Her nomination was likely doomed after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) joined Republicans to oppose her confirmation as the central bank's top regulator.
Scott Hall
personScott Hall suffered three heart attacks after a blood clot got loose. His family opted to turn off life support and Hall died soon after. Hall rose to stardom in WWE in 1992 as Cuban-American character, Razor Ramon.
Rebel Wilson
personViewers slammed her's**t jokes, 'wooden performance' and 'dodgy links' She was labelled a TERF – trans-exclusionary radical feminist – after taking issue with the term 'people who menstruate' Pitch Perfect star said she wanted to give out 'Rebel Baftas' as she noted most of the nominees had a high percentage of losing.
Jane Campion
personJane Campion wins best director at the Critics Choice Awards. Will Smith, Troy Kotsur and Ariana DeBose all win equivalent acting prizes. ‘Ted Lasso’ wins best comedy for the second year in a row.
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
organizationTampa Bay Buccaneers center Ryan Jensen agreed to a new three-year, $39 million contract on Sunday. The move was predicated on the return of quarterback Edward Patrick Brady. Brady announced on Sunday that he is no longer retiring from professional football. The 44-year-old quarterback will play another season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Benjamin Hall
personBenjamin Hall, Fox News' US state department correspondent, is in hospital. He is said to be in a serious condition after an incident outside of Kyiv. Comes after American journalist Brent Renaud died after reportedly being shot by Russian forces.
Joe Manchin
personSen. Joe Manchin is the most conservative Democrat in the Senate. His formal opposition all but dooms her bid to join the central bank. Without Manchin's support, Democrats have little chance of confirming her.
Tom Brady
personBridget Moynahan is cheering on her ex Tom Brady as he returns to the NFL after a 40-day retirement. Brady announced Sunday that he will play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021. He initially announced in February that he had called it a career after 22 seasons. Brady led the New England Patriots to six Super Bowl wins.
Julian Assange
personU.S. authorities want Assange to face trial on 18 counts relating to WikiLeaks' release of vast troves of confidential military records. He is likely to face espionage charges for releasing information on US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Jake Sullivan
personRussia has admitted to losing its first GRU military intelligence spy. Captain Alexey Glushchak, 31, from Tyumen in Siberia, died in Mariupol. Hundreds of protesters have called for Nato to "close the skies" over Ukraine. Nearly 2.7 million people had fled Ukraine as of Saturday.
NFL
organizationC.J. Uzomah agreed to a three-year, $24 million deal with the Jets, according to a source. The Bengals and guard Alex Cappa have agreed to terms on a four-year $40 million contract. Evan Brown and the Lions agreed to an extension on the eve of the free-agent negotiating period Sunday.