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A massive whale was spotted off the coast of Spain. Why it's incredibly rare A 40-ton fin whale was spotted off the coast of Spain with a severe deformity, likely caused by a traumatic event. Source

Marta Kostyuk is number 38 in the women's rankingsUkraine's Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands with Anastasia Potapova after she was beaten by the Russian at the Miami Open.Their two countries are at war after Russia invaded Ukraine last year.Potapova, who was recently warned after wearing a Spartak Moscow football shirt at a match, won the second-round encounter 6-1 6-3.Kostyuk has previously refused to shake hands with Russia's Varvara Gracheva and Belarusian Victoria Azarenka.Belarus has been a key ally of Russia in the war against Ukraine.After losing to world number 26 Potapova, Kostyuk said there had been no response from the WTA about a request from Ukrainian players to meet."Yes, we wanted to have the meeting with the board and we didn't get one. No reply, nothing, just silence," she said.WTA chief executive Steve Simon recently told BBC Sport his organisation was doing as much as it was able to…

CNN  —  Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was taken to a hospital after being assaulted at an LA Fitness gym in South Florida on Tuesday evening, according to the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s deputies responding to a report of an assault at the gym “learned that an altercation occurred inside the business between several individuals resulting in injuries to the victim, Daniel Hernandez,” the sheriff’s office said in a release, using the rapper’s given name. 6ix9ine was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a local hospital, and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident. An attorney for the rapper, Lance Lazzaro, told CNN in a statement that 6ix9ine “was attacked in a Sauna at a gym by three or four thugs who beat him up (he tried fighting back).” “He had cuts to his face and bruises. Employees heard the disturbance and the perpetrators fled,” Lazzaro said. The Brooklyn…

CNN  —  Donald Trump’s legal limbo appeared to get more precarious on Wednesday. The country gets closer every day to a political and judicial precipice that could see a former president indicted for the first time ever. The ex-commander in chief’s 2024 White House bid would make this historic twist even more inflammatory and amount to his greatest stress test yet of America’s legal and governing institutions and its brittle unity. And Trump is not just confronting a single case of potentially criminal vulnerability. New developments on multiple fronts suggest it’s possible he could be indicted in several separate investigations that are all apparently moving forward in a long-delayed crescendo of possible accountability. A fateful national moment is brewing amid Trump’s wild rhetoric and predictions of his own arrest, a political storm whipped up by his allies, and anticipation among those who have long chafed at his flair for impunity.…

Cost of living crisis increases fears for small gig venues - BBC News Source

SCOTUS justice draws laughs during hearing on Jack Daniel's trademark infringementThe Supreme Court delved into the complexities of federal trademark law in a case concerning a poop-themed dog toy that resembles a Jack Daniel's bottle, at times erupting into laughter as the justices explored how much protection should be given to parodists that rip off trademarks they don't own. Source

CNN  —  An investigative journalist who detailed allegations of sexual abuse and harassment against the former Haitian Football Federation (FHF) president is now facing a defamation lawsuit designed to gag him, his lawyer tells CNN Sport. French journalist Romain Molina – who wrote news stories detailing the allegations against former FHF president Yves Jean-Bart to light – is set to appear in the Judicial Court of Paris on March 27 after Jean-Bart filed a complaint accusing Molina of defamation. World football governing body FIFA banned Jean-Bart from the sport for life in 2020, following an investigation by its ethics committee which found the former FHF boss had “abused his position and sexually harassed and abused various female players, including minors, in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics.” Lawyers for Jean-Bart at the time called the ban a “travesty of justice” and said he expected to be “fully exonerated” and…

A friend of Ruth Perry, who took her own life after Ofsted downgraded her school, says the head teacher was "under enormous stress before she died".Ms Perry was restricted from sharing the school's new "inadequate" rating with her staff.Ofsted's handbook says school leaders can share the provisional findings of inspections with those responsible for the governance of the school, as long as they are marked as confidential and subject to change.Lisa Telling, a head teacher in Reading, spoke to BBC Breakfast. Source

Hong Kong CNN  —  Taiwan announced Thursday it will recall its ambassador to Honduras as ties between the two worsen, with the Central American nation preparing to switch diplomatic recognition from the self-governing island to China. In a statement, Taiwan’s foreign ministry said it had recalled the ambassador to “express our strong dissatisfaction” over Honduras sending its foreign minister and a delegation to Beijing this week. The move “ignores the traditional friendship” between Honduras and Taiwan, which stretches back more than 80 years, and “seriously hurts the feelings of the Taiwan government and people,” said the statement. It added that Taiwan had “repeatedly reminded the Honduran government of the risk of trusting China’s commitment to establishing diplomatic relations.” Honduran President Xiomara Castro announced on March 15 that the country will establish diplomatic ties with China – a move that all but spells the end of its current relationship with Taiwan.…

Northern lights dazzle in parts of UK overnight - BBC Weather Source