Breonna Taylor grand jury recordings released

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Recordings from the grand jury investigation into the Breonna Taylor police shooting case have been released in a rare disclosure.

Some 15 hours of audio were made public on Friday, following a lawsuit.

The recent decision not to charge any officers for Ms Taylor's 13 March killing renewed outcry over racial inequities.

Unrest gripped Ms Taylor's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky for days afterward.

What's in the tapes?

With roughly 15 hours of audio released on Friday, not all the details

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Release of James Bond film No Time To Die delayed - again

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Image caption No Time To Die marks Daniel Craig's swansong as James Bond

The release of the new James Bond film has been delayed again.

The premiere of No Time To Die has already been moved from April to November due to the pandemic.

The film has now been further delayed until 2 April 2021 "in order to be seen by a worldwide theatrical audience", a statement on the film's website said.

"We understand the delay will be disappointing to our fans but


Actor Rick Moranis randomly attacked in Manhattan

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Image caption Rick Moranis's last on-screen film role was in 1997

Rick Moranis, who starred in Honey I Shrunk the Kids is recovering after being attacked in New York City.

The 67-year-old Ghostbusters actor was walking on Central Park West near 70th Street at 7:30 am local time when he was punched in the head, police said.

Authorities tweeted security footage showing the attack on Friday.

The video shows a man running up and


Harvey Weinstein faces six new sexual assault charges

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Image caption Harvey Weinstein now faces 11 charges involving five victims in Los Angeles County

Disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein has been charged with six further counts of sexual assault, the Los Angeles District Attorney confirmed.

Friday's charges involve two victims of alleged incidents that occurred more than 10 years ago.

Weinstein now faces 11 sexual assault charges in Los Angeles County involving five women, District Attorney Jackie Lacey said in a statement.

In March, he was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape

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Trump Covid: The US president's seven days before his positive test result

The US president's positive test result came after a busy week of campaigning, debating and events.


Belarus election: Row with EU intensifies over disputed vote

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Russian editor dies after setting herself on fire

Irina Slavina earlier left a message blaming "the Russian Federation for my death".


US election 2020: Fact-checking Trump on coronavirus

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President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic, in which more than 200,000 people in the US have died, has become a key issue in the forthcoming presidential election.

Now that Mr Trump has himself tested positive for Covid-19, the issue is are likely to be brought into even sharper focus during the final stages of the campaign.

Trump: "We have one of the lowest mortality rates"

The president has compared mortality rates elsewhere with those of

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