Speaking at a press briefing alongside outgoing Justice Stephen Breyer, US President Joe Biden pledges to nominate the first black woman to the supreme court. Biden applauded Breyer’s work on the supreme court over the past 27 years, and pledged to nominate someone who would follow in his footsteps
Superyacht worth £6m goes up in flames in Torquay – video
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A large fire has broken out on an 85ft superyacht moored in a Torquay marina.Footage posted on social media showed the boat engulfed in flames and floating near Princess Pier. Emergency services have declared a major ...
Depp v Heard: the key turning points in the seven-week trial – video
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The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial headed towards its conclusion on Friday as the duelling parties offered closing arguments after a seven-week trial that has gripped public attention and become something of...
First case of monkeypox confirmed in Ireland
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The first confirmed case of monkeypox in Ireland has been identified, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has said. The infection was reported in the east of the country on Friday night and the person affected was not ...
Seen and Unseen review: George Floyd, Black Twitter and the fight for racial justice
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Nearly all the books I have read about the internet have deepened my fears about the net effect of social media on the health of our body politic. For example, I thought three facts from the congressman Ro Khanna’s re...
Texas officials: police made ‘wrong decision’ waiting to enter school during shooting – video
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There was 'no excuse' for officers not trying to break into an elementary school classroom where a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers, the Texas department of public safety has said.Steven McCraw said in hinds...
Canada supreme court rules life without chance of parole is ‘cruel’ and illegal
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Canada’s supreme court has ruled that life sentences without the chance of parole are both “cruel” and unconstitutional, in a landmark decision that could give more than dozen mass killers who committed “inherently de...
Shireen Abu Aqleh: killing of reporter referred to international criminal court
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The family of the killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh has allowed her death to be added to a legal complaint being taken to the international criminal court, arguing that Israeli security forces have been s...
Outrage over police response in Texas shooting
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Good morning. Criticism is building over how Texas law enforcement agencies responded to the mass shooting at Robb elementary school in Uvalde, after authorities confirmed yesterday that the gunman remained locked ins...