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Cara Dune
personCarano's dismissal for an anti-Semitic Instagram post came after Disney+ had already canceled plans to have her character star in a spin-off series. Senator Ted Cruz has hit out at Disney for 'cancelling' Carano.
Fox News
organizationU.S. to start sending COVID-19 vaccines directly to community health centers. Pakistan's top court commuted the death sentences of two mentally ill prisoners. Fox News cut away from impeachment trial to air The Five, which included a guest appearance by Judge Jeanine Pirro.
Gina Carano
personLucasfilm said her social media posts were 'abhorrent and unacceptable' Carano had portrayed a prominent character in the first and second seasons. Fans are campaigning for Lucy Lawless to replace her as Cara Dune.
Lisa Murkowski
personSince January, more than 140,000 people have quit the GOP in the 25 states with readily available registration data. Loujain al-Hathoul was released to her family’s home in Riyadh on Wednesday after 1,001 days in prison on charges related to her activism.
BBC World News
organizationChina pulls BBC World News off air for content 'violation' China's broadcasting regulator said the channel's content had "seriously" violated guidelines. Comes a week after Beijing's propaganda channel was kicked off British TV screens.
FA Cup
organizationTammy Abraham scores second-half winner as Chelsea beat Barnsley 1-0 in FA Cup. Southampton also advance after a 2-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Everton reach FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2016. Manchester City have won 15 consecutive games in all competitions.
Mitt Romney
personRomney says footage shown at impeachment trial let him know how close he was to danger. Judge Jeanine Pirro ranted that Democrats are "trying to tarnish Donald Trump so he can never run again" 9 Asian-owned businesses in Portland, Oregon were vandalized and had windows smashed.
Larry Flynt
personFlynt launched Hustler in 1974, which quickly grew to become one of the country’s most popular adult magazines. He was shot by a sniper and left paralyzed from the waist down in 1978. Hustler pioneered a demotic brand of pornography, and outsold its more urbane competitors, Playboy and Penthouse.
Sofia Kenin
personReigning Australian Open champion is knocked out in straight sets by an unseeded player in surprising upset at Melbourne Park. American world no.4 Sofia Kenin suffered a 6-3, 6-2 defeat to unseeded Estonian veteran Kaia Kanepi. Top-seeded Ash Barty dropped a few more points in her second-round match than her first – but the result was still the same. Shelby Rogers advances to the third round for the first time by beating qualifier Olga Danilovic.
Yoshiro Mori
personYoshiro Mori, 83, set to step down over sexist remarks, it has been reported. He made the comments at a Japanese Olympic Committee board meeting. His remarks provoked a social media backlash at home and abroad. Mori later issued an apology and reports say he will soon quit.
FA Cup
organizationManchester United beat West Ham 1-0 in the FA Cup fourth round. Scott McTominay scored the only goal of the game after extra time. Manchester City beat Swansea City 3-1 to reach FA Cup quarter-finals.
Frances Tiafoe
personNovak Djokovic beat Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-2),6-3. The Serbian needed three hours and 30 minutes to claim a gruelling victory. Venus Williams was forced to claim back-to-back medical time-outs on the two separate injuries.
Grant Shapps
personGrant Shapps told people not to book trips at home or abroad. Said there was no guarantee that breaks would be possible at all this year. Added that he did not want to 'raise people's hopes' Comments angered the travel industry, which is fighting for its survival. Comes as Matt Hancock tells MPs he's already booked summer break.
Neera Tanden
personSen. Bernie Sanders used the hearing to highlight his frosty relationship with her over both her personal attacks as well as corporate donations. Tanden apologized for old, now-deleted tweets that jabbed at politicians. Dominion Voting Systems had to hire detectives to track down Sidney Powell to serve her with its $1.3 billion lawsuit.
Mark Cuban
personTexas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called Cuban's decision a "slap in the face to every American" NBA responded by reminding teams that the anthem must be played prior to all games.
TikTok
organizationSale of ByteDance's TikTok US operations put on ice indefinitely, sources say. Deal was forced upon the company by Trump's administration citing alleged security risks. Washington did not provide any evidence proving the allegations.
Bianca Andreescu
personBianca Andreescu, Stan Wawrinka, Venus Williams and Petra Kvitova all tumbled out of the Australian Open. Serena Williams breezed through to the last 32 with a straight-sets win. World No 1 Novak Djokovic beat Frances Tiafoe.
Donald Trump
personTen House Republicans voted to impeach Donald Trump, turning against the president and their party. Five Republicans who voted with Democrats are seen as the most likely to support the ex-president's conviction. 45 out of 50 Republican senators have already voted that the trial is unconstitutional.
Venus Williams
personBianca Andreescu, Stan Wawrinka, Venus Williams and Petra Kvitova all tumbled out. The Czech ninth seed was beaten in three sets by Romania’s Sorana Cirstea. Serena Williams cruised into round three with a 6-3 6-0 win over Nina Stojanovic.
Joss Whedon
personCharisma Carpenter, who portrayed Cordelia Chase on the show for three seasons and in its spin-off Angel, made the allegations in a Wednesday Twitter post. The 50-year-old said she decided to speak out to show solidarity with actor Ray Fisher. Fisher last summer accused Whedon of 'abuse' and 'unacceptable behavior' while on the set of Justice League.