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The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USThe University of Southern California has scrapped commencement speeches by Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M Chu and other honorees amid an uproar over the cancellation of a graduation speech by pro-Palestinian valedictorian Asna Tabassum.On Friday (19 April), USC announced the decision in a letter posted to the university’s website.That update came as a follow-up to an announcement earlier in the week calling off Ms Tabassum’s speech over a growing furore relating to the war in…

Chelsea match-winner Erin Cuthbert sends message to fans after historic resultLyon play host to their domestic rivals Paris Saint-Germain when the two French teams come face-to-face in the first leg of this Women’s Champions League semi-final today. The sides are meeting for the fourth time at this stage of the competition with Lyon triumphing in each of the previous three two-legged ties. This game will be the 11th time the teams have faced each other in Europe making it the most played fixture in the history of the women’s competition. Lyon are the overwhelming favourites to progress. Not only have…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USMore human remains, believed to belong to missing 19-year-old Sade Robinson, washed up on Lake Michigan’s shore, authorities say.The 19-year-old went on a first date at a seafood restaurant in Milwaukee on April 1. Robinson sent a Snap message to a friend from a nearby bar, marking the last time she was seen alive. The next day, police recovered a severed leg at Warnimont Park.On 18 April, a torso and arm were found along a remote…

Erin Cuthbert sent a message to Chelsea fans after giving her club a priceless first-leg lead in their Champions League semi-final against Barcelona.The Blues inflicted a first home defeat for five years on the holders, with Cuthbert’s 40th-minute strike enough to secure a historic 1-0 win at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.Chelsea produced a superb defensive display to deny the defending champions a single shot on target in what was their first defeat of the season.“Just want to say thank you to all the Blues from home and from the stadium,” Cuthbert said at full-time.“We need you at Stamford Bridge,…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsA 79-year-old woman makes the sign of the cross and, gripping her cane, leaves her home in a quaint village in northeastern Ukraine. Torn screens, shattered glass and scorched trees litter the yard of Olha Faichuk’s apartment building in Lukiantsi, north of the city of Kharkiv. Abandoned on a nearby bench is a shrapnel-pierced mobile phone. It belonged to one of two people who were killed when a Russian bomb struck, leaving a blackened crater…

Sign up to the Independent’s betting newsletter for the latest tips and offersSign up to the Independent’s betting newsletterPhilippe Clement is adamant under-pressure Rangers will focus fully on playing to their own strengths in Sunday’s Scottish Gas Scottish Cup semi-final with Hearts.The Ibrox side head into the Hampden showdown on the back of a damaging run of two wins from their last eight games in all competitions, with their cinch Premiership title bid having been dented significantly by a return of just two points from their last three matches.Hearts, by contrast, go into the match buoyed by back-to-back wins over…

Trump appears in court for fourth day of hush money trialSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailA man who set himself on fire outside the Manhattan courthouse where Donald Trump’s trial is underway has died, police said. Maxwell Azzarello, a 37-year-old man from Florida, was “declared deceased by hospital staff”, police told NBC News.He was identified as a self-described “investigative researcher” who posted a conspiracy-laden manifesto online moments before the incident.A full panel of 18 jurors have been seated to hear the evidence against…

Man City ‘exceptional’ against Real Madrid despite crashing out of Champions League, says GuardiolaThe dream of winning back-to-back trebles is over for Manchester City after they were beaten in a Champions League penalty shootout against Real Madrid on Wednesday. Now, Pep Guardiola’s team must focus their efforts on the remaining domestic fixtures as they hunt for silverware this season. They currently sit top of the Premier League, following both Liverpool and Arsenal dropping points last time out, and are favourites to regain their title while today’s outing sees them target a spot in the FA Cup final. This is the…

German big wave surfer Sebastian Steudtner has surfed what is possibly the biggest wave ever measured at 28.57 metres (93.73ft).Steudtner’s attempt came off the coast of Nazare, Portugal, two months ago on Saturday 24 February.The height of the wave was measured using state-of-the-art drone technology developed by Porsche Engineering and Team Steudtner.Official confirmation of the new record is still pending, according to a press release from Porsche.The current world record, which Steudtner also set in Nazare in 2020, is 26.21 metres (86.4ft). Source link

Chelsea lived up to expectations to reach Champions League semi-finals, says HayesChelsea travel to Spain to take on Barcelona in the Women’s Champions League semi-finals this afternoon with a place on the European showpiece on the line.It is the second time in as many years that the two teams have met at this stage of the competition with Barcelona getting over the line last season. Caroline Graham Hansen scored a stunner to clinch the first leg at Stamford Bridge and the Blues were not able to overturn the deficit at the Nou Camp with the second leg ending in a…