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Cotton Releases Statement on USS Fitzgerald Accident
Paul Newell, who led the media on a visit to get a firsthand look at the mangled destroyer. Japan's Nippon Yusen KK, which charters the container ship, ACX Crystal, said in a statement on Saturday it would "cooperate fully" with the Coast Guard's investigation of the incident. [Full Article...]
Bill Cosby sexual assault trial: Jury to deliberate for third straight day
Cosby is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault. Earlier, jurors asked to rehear a part of Constand's testimony about the night of the alleged assault . "He's been upbeat", she said. That it couldn't have been assault if she had an orgasm . "It was a lot of confusion putting a lot of dates together". [Full Article...]
Beyoncé Has (Reportedly) Given Birth And The Internet Is Not Coping
The happy news was not only confirmed by several sources, but also by Beyonce's father, who took to Twitter to confirm the news. Beyonce still made a number of red carpet appearances while carrying the twins and documented her pregnancy via social media. [Full Article...]
'Get back! Get back!': Police releases audio after killing a pregnant woman
A female voice in the background utters an expletive as the officers repeatedly warn her to back away. They also questioned the officers' decision not to use a Taser gun or other non-lethal options, the Seattle Times reported Monday. Lyles' family said she had a history of mental illness. Lyles , 30, was fatally shot in her Seattle apartment at around 10 a.m. Sunday after she called the po... [Full Article...]
LA honours Adam West with 'Bat-signal' tribute
Cosby alternate juror likely would've convicted
The high-profile case accusing Bill Cosby of aggravated indecent assault ended in a mistrial Saturday after a Pennsylvania jury was unable to come to a unanimous decision. What remains to be calculated is the cost to select a jury from Allegheny County because of concerns about pretrial publicity, the transportation of the 12 jurors and six alternates to Montgomery County, their lodging at a n... [Full Article...]
Hearing scheduled on release of Cosby jury names
Former federal prosecutor David Weinstein said Cosby's celebrity nearly certainly played a role in the jury's deliberations, perhaps to convince "two or three jurors that it's impossible to convict Dr. He did not immediately return a message from The Associated Press on Monday. Concerns about the case's visibility had already prompted O'Neill to import jurors for the first trial from Pittsburg... [Full Article...]
UK: Pressure on May as Grenfell Tower death toll rises
The devastating fire erupted in the early hours of June 14 trapping several sleeping residents at the 24-storey Grenfell tower . The Metropolitan Police has launched "wide ranging" investigation, looking at the construction of the building, the recent refurbishment, how it was managed and maintained, and fire safety measures . [Full Article...]