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AstraZeneca
organizationEuropean Medicines Agency says blood clots should be listed as a "very rare" side effect. UK health and vaccine regulators issued a change of guidance over who should receive the shot. UK advises limiting AstraZeneca in under-30s amid clot worry.
Tiger Woods
personTiger Woods tweets he will miss the Masters Champions Dinner. The dinner is hosted this year by Dustin Johnson. Woods is recovering from serious leg injuries sustained in a single-car crash.
Donald Trump
personA new poll shows Donald Trump holding onto the lead among Republicans in Iowa -- 25 weeks before the caucuses. Trump hit the campaign trail in the Midwest where nearly 2,500 people lined up in Saginaw, Michigan.
Champions League
organizationChelsea beat Porto 2-0 at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan. Manchester City beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in Champions League quarter-final first leg. Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-2 at Allianz Arena.
AstraZeneca
organizationEuropean Medicines Agency said there was a causal link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and the rare clots. Of the 86 blood-clotting events, 18 people died. Agency hasn't yet figured out how exactly the vaccine might be causing these rare side effects. UK's vaccine advisory board said all people under 30 will now be offered alternative vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna.
Forbes
organizationKim’s net worth has shot up from $780million (£56m) to $1billion (£723m) The 40-year-old owns a majority stake in KKW Beauty and Skims. She also owns shares in Disney, Amazon, Netflix and Adidas.
Asa Hutchinson
personArkansas becomes the first US state to ban gender-affirming medical treatment for transgender youth. The state legislature overrode a veto of a new law by governor Asa Hutchinson.
Jacinda Ardern
personQuarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Australia will start on April 19. Australian tourists will be able to enter New Zealand quarantine free from April 18. Move to allow cross-border travel is one of the first such agreements since the pandemic.
Gonzaga
organizationGonzaga was two wins away from being the first team to finish without a loss in 45 years. Jared Butler scored 22 points and MaCio Teague had 19 for the Bears.
Piers Morgan
personFormer GMB host said he'still doesn't believe' Meghan and Harry's claims. 17 different claims by the pair of them have now been proven to be either completely untrue, or massively exaggerated, or unprovable. Ofcom received more than 41,000 complaints over his comments. Adil Ray is currently filling in for Piers for the rest of April.
IMF
organizationIMF raised its 2021 growth forecast from 5.5% less than three months ago. IMF now sees growing by 6.4% in 2021 -- the fastest since the early 1980s. In 2022, the IMF predicts, international economic growth will decelerate to a still strong 4.4%.
Champions League
organizationLiverpool lost 3-1 to Real Madrid in Champions League quarter-final first leg. Jurgen Klopp felt referee Felix Brych was 'unfair' towards Sadio Mane. Real Madrid have been given permission to play Champions League ties on their training ground pitch, the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano. Manchester City host Borussia Dortmund at the Etihad.
Champions League
organizationManchester City beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in Champions League quarter-final first leg. Phil Foden's 90th-minute winner secured City's first Champions League first-leg win in four tries under Pep Guardiola. City are the strong favourites for the first leg, and are 1/3 on with most bookies. Dortmund are 8/1 outsiders to record an away win.
Baylor
organizationBaylor defeated Gonzaga 86-70 in the NCAA basketball championship game Monday. The game capped an unprecedented March Madness played in a single locale during the pandemic. Jared Butler led the way with 22 points, outdueling Gonzaga freshman sensation Jalen Suggs.
Major League Baseball
organizationMajor League Baseball is moving its 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta, Ga., to Coors Field in Denver, Colo. Move is in response to Georgia’s new restrictive voting law. Former President Donald Trump has called on supporters to 'boycott baseball'
Jordan Spieth
personJordan Spieth won his first PGA Tour event since the 2017 British Open. The 27-year-old beat compatriot Charley Hoffman by two strokes at the Valero Texas Open. DraftKings now lists Spieth among the favorites at the Masters.
Oracle
organizationThe court ruled 6 to 2 for Google in the case. At issue was Oracle's claim that Google copied Java code from Sun Microsystems in creating its popular Android OS. Google claimed that its use of the software was allowed as part of "fair use"
Boris Johnson
personUK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to outline plans to reopen economy. Outdoor attractions can reopen their doors from April 12 - including zoos and theme parks. Johnson is expected to confirm plans to relaunch international travel and open sections of the economy later on Monday.
Supreme Court
organizationThe Supreme Court sided with Google in its decade-long legal battle with Oracle over the copyright status of application programming interfaces. The case dates back to the creation of the Android platform in the mid-2000s.
Chadwick Boseman
personNetflix's "The Trial of the Chicago 7" wins best ensemble. Daniel Kaluuya wins supporting actor for Judas And The Black Messiah. Viola Davis wins best female actor for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"