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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...]
Wonder Woman becomes biggest opening by a female director
Wonder Woman is a prequel (of sorts) to DC Comics' 2016 superhero film, Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice. Internationally, the Warner Bros. and DC Comics film brought in $122.5 million this past weekend, for a total global opening of $223 million. [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...]
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...]
Victim in Roman Polanski Rape Case Asks Judge to Dismiss Case
Braun hopes to use the testimony to persuade European authorities to rescind the global arrest warrant against Polanski. Agreeing that Samantha Geimer and her loved ones deserve the closure provided in the successful resolution of the case, Judge Scott Gordon added that Roman Polanski holds the key to bringing her peace by finally surrendering himself to USA authorities. [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...]
"'Oslo" Takes Tony Award For Best New Play
Noting one of its lines about people who "eat the Earth" and others who "watch them do it", Nixon praised "the people who in 2017 are refusing to just stand around and watch them do it". After the music died down, Midler praised Hello Dolly! for its "ability to lift your spirit in these awful bad times". The play also garnered an award for Michael Aronov, who received the award for Best Featu... [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...]