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Real Madrid
organizationMoldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol beat Real Madrid 2-1 in Champions League. Visitors pull off one of the biggest shocks in competition's history. Sheriff, from unrecognised breakaway state of Transnistria, top Group D with six points from two games.
Champions League
organizationTrent Alexander-Arnold set to miss showdown with Manchester City after being ruled out of trip to Porto by groin injury. James Milner may start at right-back for the Merseyside giants. N’Golo Kante has tested positive for Covid-19 and entered self-isolation. Chelsea and Juventus are level on points at the top of Group H.
Treasury
organizationYields on the 30-year Treasury bond TMUBMUSD30Y, 2.058% pushed further past 2% early Wednesday. The 10-year tmubusd10y was yielding 1.533%, up 5 basis points, also hovering at levels not seen since June.
Champions League
organizationManchester City take on Paris St-Germain in Champions League on Tuesday. Lionel Messi is set to be included in PSG's squad to face City. Marco Verratti could return after a knee problem. Manchester City beat PSG in the Champions League semi-final last season.
Angela Merkel
personSocial Democrats have secured 25.7% of the votes in the country, according to results revealed by the electoral commission. Angela Merkel's conservative bloc has gained only 24.1% of votes - its worst result since the 1949 election. Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz is poised to become the next chancellor.
Facebook announced Monday that it is “pausing’ the development of Instagram Kids. The app was designed for tweens between 10 and 12 years old. Move comes amid criticism that the app can be harmful to teens.
Greens
organizationThe Greens secured their best score ever in a federal election, coming in third. The CDU has ended up with their worst performance of the post-war period. At 10.5% nationally, the far-right vote is worryingly high in some areas.
Instagram boss Adam Mosseri said the project had leaked before concrete plans were ready and meant the company was unable to properly address concerns raised in some quarters. Decision comes as Facebook grapples with the fallout of a series of withering Wall Street Journal reports.
SPD
organizationThe Social Democrats (SPD) secured 25.7% of the vote, ahead of 24.1% for Merkel's CDU/CSU conservative bloc. The Greens came in at 14.8% and the liberal Free Democrats (FDP) were on 11.5%. Franziska Giffey will become the first female mayor of the German capital.
Liz Cheney
personRep. Liz Cheney said she was wrong to have opposed same-sex marriage in 2013. Wyoming representative said she remained anti-abortion, pro-guns, against Obamacare, and pro-waterboarding. House will begin debate Monday on Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure bill.
Olaf Scholz
personCenter-left Social Democrats (SPD) outperformed the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 25.7% to 24.1% in parliamentary elections. Olaf Scholz is racing against the clock to kick off negotiations with the Greens and the Free Democratic Party (FDP)
Aaron Rodgers
personMason Crosby hit a 51-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Green Bay Packers to a 30-28 win over the San Francisco 49ers. San Francisco took a 28-27 lead with 37 seconds left when Jimmy Garoppolo found Kyle Juszczyk with a 12-yard touchdown pass. Aaron Rodgers set up Crosby's winning field goal with 25- and 17-yard completions to Davante Adams.
R. Kelly
personGloria Allred, the women's rights attorney who represented several accusers in the case against R. Kelly, said Kelly is "the worst" of all the predators she has pursued in her career. An attorney for Kelly said they are considering filing an appeal and are disappointed in the verdict. Sentencing in New York is scheduled for May 4.
Robert Sylvester Kelly
personThe charges were based on an argument that Kelly's entourage of managers and aides amounted to a criminal enterprise. A jury of seven men and five women reached the verdict after nine hours of deliberation and a six-week long trial featuring lurid testimony.
WBA
organizationAnthony Joshua lost his WBA, IBF, WBO heavyweight titles to Oleksandr Usyk. The Ukrainian became only the third boxer to win world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight, after Evander Holyfield and David Haye. Joshua was taken to hospital with a suspected broken eye socket.
Justin Tucker
personJustin Tucker hit a 66-yard field goal, bouncing it through off the crossbar as time expired to lift the Baltimore Ravens to a 19-17 win over the Detroit Lions. Arizona Cardinals kicker Matt Prater held the previous NFL record of 64 yards, which he set in 2013 as a member of the Denver Broncos. The Ravens have won 11 straight games against NFC opponents.
Anthony Joshua
personOleksandr Usyk beat Anthony Joshua by unanimous decision at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night. Joshua was outpointed by the Ukrainian by scores of 117-112, 116-112 and 115-113. The 31-year-old lost his WBA, WBO and IBF belts for the second time in his career. A rematch clause will give Joshua the chance to reclaim his titles.
Keir Starmer
personLabour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner described Tories as 'racist'scum' She said: 'We cannot get any worse than a bunch of scum, homophobic, racist, misogynistic, absolute vile' Sir Keir Starmer said he would not have used hate-filled words. But he refused to say she should apologise.
Arsenal
organizationArsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 in the north London derby at the Emirates. Goals from Emile Smith Rowe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Bukayo Saka gave the Gunners a commanding advantage. Tottenham has now lost three in a row in the league after opening with a trio of successes.
Oleksandr Usyk
personAnthony Joshua lost by unanimous decision to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday. Promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed Joshua is already focused on a rematch. The rematch is expected to take place in February or March 2021. Joshua vows to fight Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder or anyone else.