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Attorney: Officer 'did what he had to do' in Minn. driver shooting
Prosecutors earlier argued Yenez never saw Castile with a gun, and had plenty of options that did not involve shooting Castile. "It's your testimony today that you saw Mr. The rest are white, and no jurors are Latino. A faulty brake light gave the officer sufficient reason to pull him over, several experts testified. Squad auto video played repeatedly for the jury last week shows the situation... [Full Article...]
Jury begins deliberating sex charges against Bill Cosby
In several sworn statements, neither Constand nor Cosby contradict the comedian's account that Constand took the pills willingly. He is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault, each one punishable by up to 10 years behind bars. [Full Article...]
Under-fire England goalkeeper Hart to sit out France game
He says only recently, have all England's youth sides started playing teams across the globe. "This group that won went to Mexico last summer and played Mexico at this tournament". We made big decisions to improve our programme a few years ago. "We will make some changes, for sure". " I said on Saturday it was never my intention to play Joe in this game", Southgate said. [Full Article...]
Taylor Swift's Music Is Returning To The Spotify Streaming Service
A year later, an entirely different dispute, this time with Apple and its new-at-the-time Apple Music service, ended much differently. Judging by the headlines Friday morning, Taylor Swift's music has finally returned to streaming services . [Full Article...]
Britain's Conservative Party Loses Majority; May Faces Calls to Resign
The result lends support to the approach of Mr. Corbyn, under whose leadership there has been a groundswell of support for Labour , against the belief of many in his party. While her Conservatives will likely remain the largest party - and may even have a majority to govern - they are losing seats. British Jewish leaders have repeatedly accused Corbyn, Labour's far-left leader, of doing too l... [Full Article...]
'Dear Evan Hansen' wins big at Tonys
Shows about teen suicide, Middle East peace negotiations, labor strife and the September 11 attacks will square off on Sunday at the annual Tony Awards honoring the best of Broadway theater . (For free - I've got no financial interest in the show, unlike another Toronto theatre critic who actually invested in it.) But I'm not hugely surprised that the musical only won one Tony Award Sunday night. [Full Article...]
Britain's PM Theresa May to face party lawmakers after election disaster
Green was secretary of state for work and pensions before the election. The Tories remain the party with the most seats, but the election results don't exactly represent a victory and the Prime Minister is in a very precarious position ahead of Brexit negotiations. [Full Article...]
'The Mummy' is no match for the mighty 'Wonder Woman'
Conversely, The Mummy , costing $125 million to make after rebates, is a rough start for Universal's monsters-themed Dark Universe . Overall, it grossed $141.8 million internationally. It's been a pretty mediocre cinematic summer thus far, with the big blockbusters falling short both critically and commercially; however, just when you thought that Alien: Covenant was to be the nadir of this ... [Full Article...]