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Glen Kamara
personGlen Kamara claims Ondrej Kudela called him a 'f***ing monkey' Rangers lost 2-0 to Slavia Prague in the Europa League. UEFA confirmed that they will investigate the alleged racism. Steven Gerrard has urged UEFA to take swift action.
Rangers
organizationGlen Kamara claims Ondrej Kudela called him a 'f***ing monkey' Rangers lost 2-0 to Slavia Prague in the Europa League on Thursday. Glen Kamara and Kemar Roofe have been subjected to racial slurs online. Rangers boss Steven Gerrard has called on UEFA to take action.
Ondrej Kudela
personSlavia Prague player 'called Rangers star Glen Kamara a f***ing monkey' before fight broke out in tunnel in Europa League match. Rangers players appeared to complain to the Rangers dugout that the Czech defender had called them 'a f****** monkey' The Czech player denies the accusation and claims he said 'f***ing guy' Rangers lost 2-0 to Slavia Prague in the Europa League last-16 on Thursday.
Spurs
organizationTottenham squandered a two-goal lead to lose 3-0 to Dinamo Zagreb. Spurs were 2-0 up going into the second leg at White Hart Lane. Mislav Orsic scored a hat-trick to send the tie to extra time.
Samia Suluhu Hassan
personSamia Suluhu Hassan, 61, is the first Tanzanian president born on the occasionally restive Zanzibar archipelago. Hassan succeeds John Magufuli, who died of heart failure.
Steven Gerrard
personGlasgow Rangers lost 2-0 (3-1) to Slavia Prague in the Europa League. Glen Kamara says he was racially abused by a Czech opponent. Slavia have strongly denied allegations of racism levelled at Kudela. Rangers face Celtic in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday.
Yang Jiechi
personChina's top diplomat Yang Jiechi lashed out with a speech criticizing U.S. democracy. The United States accused China of "grandstanding" for its domestic audience. The exchange took place in the first high-level talks between the Biden administration and China.
the Europa League
organizationTottenham squandered a two-goal lead to lose 3-0 to Dinamo Zagreb. Glenn Hoddle branded the defeat diabolical and disastrous. Ondrej Kudela 'attacked by fists and beaten in the tunnel' following an allegation of racial abuse made towards him by Rangers' Glen Kamara. Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has called for Uefa to take action.
Johnny Depp
personJohnny Depp is seeking permission to appeal a High Court ruling. Judge ruled last November that Depp had violently assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp, 57, had gone to the London court to sue The Sun newspaper and one of its journalists.
Rand Paul
personIRS planning to push back its tax deadline from April 15 to May 15. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) kicked off a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the recent spike in hate crimes and violence against Asian Americans. Sen. Rand Paul claimed it's "just theater" for those who have had COVID-19 or received their vaccine to still wear a mask.
Chip Roy
personGOP Rep. Chip Roy quoted a saying glorifying lynchings at a hearing about racist violence. Ulta Beauty halted its seven-figure advertising campaign with the magazine. Sen. Rand Paul and Dr. Anthony Fauci clashed during a COVID-19 hearing.
Teen Vogue
organizationAlexi McCammond resigned from her new job as editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue. Her resignation came days before she was set to start, following a recent furor over her racist tweets. Ulta Beauty has halted its seven-figure advertising campaign with the magazine.
Condé Nast
organizationTeen Vogue Editor-in-Chief Alexi McCammond has parted ways with Condé Nast. Ulta Beauty halted its seven-figure advertising campaign with Teen Vogue over the controversy. Rep. Chip Roy kicked off a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the recent spike in hate crimes and violence against Asian Americans.
Vladimir Putin
personKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the comments as ‘very bad’ and without precedent. Putin said there was "deep psychological meaning" in Biden's remarks. Russia has ordered its US ambassador to return to Moscow after Biden's comments.
NASA
organizationNASA completed an eight-minute test of engines on a Boeing-built rocket. Artemis missions aim to return U.S. astronauts to the moon by 2024. The last astronaut to walk on the moon was Eugene Cernan in 1972.
Amber Heard
personHollywood star is trying to overturn a High Court ruling that he assaulted his ex-wife. He is asking the Court of Appeal to order a retrial of his libel claim against The Sun. Mr Justice Nicol ruled that Depp, 57, assaulted Ms Heard, 34, on a dozen occasions.
Grace Meng
personAlexi McCammond, the editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue, has parted ways with Condé Nast. Ulta Beauty has halted its seven-figure advertising campaign with the magazine. Sen. Rand Paul claimed it's "just theater" for those who have had COVID-19 or received their vaccine to still wear a mask.
Hiroshi Sasaki
personGames' creative director Hiroshi Sasaki resigns after making demeaning comments. He suggested to planning staff members that well-known entertainer Naomi Watanabe could perform in the ceremony as an "Olympig" It comes just a month after the president of the organizing committee was forced to resign after making sexist comments.
Robert Aaron Long
personCapt. Jay Baker, a spokesman for the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, sparked controversy Wednesday after stating that 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long was having ‘a really bad day’ Long is accused of killing six Asian women from three massage parlors in the Atlanta area. Baker shared images on Facebook of T-shirts that contained a racist slogan. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will travel to Atlanta to meet Asian-American community leaders.
Jay Baker
personCapt. Jay Baker, a spokesman for the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, sparked controversy Wednesday after stating that 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long was having ‘a really bad day’ Baker also reportedly posted images on Facebook of T-shirts with racist slogan on China and coronavirus.