Ukraine war: What we know about Khakovka dam attack
A flood of water has been released after a major dam in the Russian-controlled region of Kherson was hit.
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GSK's cancer drug Jemperli gets file acceptance from US FDA
GSK said on Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had granted file acceptance for its cancer
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Prince Harry set to give evidence in phone hacking trial
Prince Harry will take to the witness stand Tuesday as his years-long battle against Britain's tabloid media reaches its most dramatic stage so far.
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Hong Kong Seeks Injunction Over Song at Center of Anthem Scandal
Hong Kong’s justice department has applied for a court injunction to crack down on the playing of the
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Mother ‘shot dead by neighbour who bombarded her children with racial slurs’
A Black mother of four was shot dead through a closed door in Florida after a dispute with a white neighbour who had earlier allegedly bombarded her children with “racial slurs”. Ajike “AJ” Owens, a resident of Ocala, had an ongoing dispute with her neighbour over her children walking over her ground, according to local officials. Police did not name the neighbour, but CNN cited an incident report that identified her as a 58-year-old white woman. According to family and witness accounts, Owens had knocked on the door of the woman living next to her on Friday to get an iPad back that her children had left behind, when she was shot from the other side. She was with her nine-year-old son when the incident happened, according to the family. Owens was taken to the hospital where she was later pronounced dead, police said. Authorities received a call for trespassing, and when they arrived, they saw a woman with a gunshot wound, said Marion County sheriff Billy Woods in a news conference on Monday. No arrest has been made so far in the case, according to Ben Crump, one of the attorneys representing the family, who called the killing “appalling”. “It is asinine when they try to justify this unjustifiable killing of this mother of four who was killed in front of her children,” Mr Crump told MSNBC on Monday. “It is heartbreaking on every level.” Mr Woods said his office was working to determine what role the state’s “stand your ground” laws might play in the shooting. The Florida law allows people to use lethal force if they believe their or someone else’s life is in danger. “Any time that we think or perceive or believe that that might come into play, we cannot make an arrest. The law specifically says that,” he said in the Monday briefing. “And what we have to rule out is whether this deadly force was justified or not before we can even make the arrest.” He said there was an ongoing “neighbourhood feud” between the two families and police had received about a half dozen calls since January 2021. In a news conference held by Owens’s family attorneys on Monday, the victim’s mother said the neighbour accused of shooting her daughter had called the family, including the children, racial slurs. The neighbour’s door “never opened” when Owens tried to confront her, and she was shot through the door, said Pamela Dias, the victim’s mother. “My daughter, my grandchildren’s mother, was shot and killed with her nine-year-old son standing next to her. She had no weapon, she posed no imminent threat to anyone,” Ms Dias said. “What I’m asking is for justice,” she said. “Justice for my daughter.” A GoFundMe page set up by the family for Owens’s funeral expenses and education of children has raised a little more than $42,000 out of the $25,000 target so far. According to the family, Owens’s children were playing in a field next to an Ocala apartment complex when the 58-year-old white woman allegedly began yelling at them and calling them racial slurs. The children left, but “accidentally left an iPad behind, which the woman took”, said the GoFundMe page. When one of the children went to her residence to retrieve it, the woman allegedly threw it, hitting the boy and cracking the screen. After Owens’s children informed her of what happened, she walked across the street with her kids to speak to the woman. She knocked on the door, and at that point, she was shot through the door. Read More What we know about the three gunmen on the run and the two men arrested over Florida mass shooting Racist abuse of Vinícius Júnior highlights entrenched problem in soccer How Republicans and right-wing media turned Jordan Neely’s killer into a hero ‘License to kill’: How ‘Stand Your Ground’ gun laws are fuelling random shootings and racism across the US Distrust in America: Small mistakes, deep fear — and gunfire Plane passenger escorted from Florida flight after erupting over crying baby
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Ex-Wallabies flanker Waugh appointed Rugby Australia CEO
Former Wallabies flanker Phil Waugh has been appointed chief executive of Rugby Australia
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UK investors back money market funds in May, ditch ESG funds
LONDON UK investors backed money market funds in May at the fastest rate since the country's failed 'mini-budget'
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'The White Lotus' star Jennifer Coolidge recalls 'terrible career mistake' when she was most successful
Jennifer Coolidge spills the tea on her monstrous career blunder that she will always regret
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Football rumours: Two Premier League clubs battling for James Maddison
With the domestic season finished, the transfer rumour mill is kicking into overdrive as players get ready to switch clubs. What the papers say Tottenham Hotspur will give Ange Postecoglou funds to rebuild the squad when he is confirmed as their new manager, according to the Daily Mirror. They are willing to battle Newcastle United for England midfielder James Maddison, 26, from Leicester with Brentford goalkeeper David Raya, 27, and Wolves defender Max Kilman, 26, on the wanted list. Moises Caicedo, 21, has emerged as the new midfield target for Chelsea, reports the Standard. The Blues have switched their attention to the rising Brighton star with Paris Saint Germain expected to win the race for 22-year-old Sporting Lisbon midfielder Manuel Ugarte. Newcastle have been dealt a blow in their pursuit of Kalvin Phillips. The Daily Telegraph says the England midfielder, 27, intends to stay at Manchester City. Atletico Madrid have joined the race for Wilfried Zaha, 30, according to the Daily Mail. The Ivory Coast forward will be available for free if he turns down a new contract offer from Crystal Palace. Social media round-up Players to watch Romeo Lavia: Former Chelsea star Eden Hazard is said to have helped with a potential move for the 19-year-old Belgium midfielder from Southampton to Stamford Bridge. Franck Kessie: Liverpool are reportedly keen on signing the Ivory Coast midfielder, 26, from Barcelona. Read More Football rumours: Tottenham and Newcastle after James Maddison and Harvey Barnes Football rumours: Spurs aim to keep reported Manchester United target Harry Kane Man City claim title for third successive time – The 2022-23 season in pictures
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Swiss Franc Set to Shine If Slowdown Spurs Global Rate Cuts
Switzerland’s currency is poised to attract a fresh set of buyers as major central banks elsewhere shift their
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Taylor Swift recruits Fall Out Boy and Hayley Williams for Speak Now (Taylor's Version)
Taylor Swift has tapped pop punk's finest for her re-record of 'Speak Now'.
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SEC’s Lawsuit Against Binance Strikes at Heart of Ailing Crypto Sector
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against crypto exchange Binance and its head Changpeng Zhao injects fresh
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