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Colbert Blocked: FCC Threat Silences Democrat Interview

Real Madrid's Champions League match against Benfica was halted for 11 minutes after a Real Madrid player reported a racial slur, while in other news, CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with a Democratic representative, and French authorities arrested nine suspects in the death of a far-right activist. The Champions League match in Lisbon, Portugal, was stopped shortly after Vinicius Junior, a Brazilian forward for Real Madrid, told the referee he suffered racial abuse from a Benfica player, according to Sky News. The incident occurred five minutes into the second half of the first leg.

Meanwhile, The Late Show host Stephen Colbert announced that CBS prevented him from broadcasting an interview with James Talarico, a Democratic representative from Texas. Colbert stated that the network's lawyers "told us in no uncertain terms that we could not have him on the broadcast," according to Ars Technica. The network allegedly feared upsetting FCC chair Brendan Carr, The Verge reported. Colbert also mentioned he was told he couldn't even mention not having Talarico on the show.

In France, authorities arrested nine suspects in connection with the death of a French far-right activist in Lyon, Euronews reported. The victim, Quentin Deranque, died from a severe brain injury after an attack by at least one person. Among those detained was an assistant to Raphael Arnault, a member of parliament from the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party. Arnault responded by firing the assistant.

In other news, Dream Luxury Rental, a Detroit-based company, was preparing to add a Rolls-Royce Dawn convertible to its fleet, according to MIT Technology Review. The company, which rents high-end vehicles, was arranging to ship the car from Miami.

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