Sport'Child among four dead' in shooting at office building in Orange, California

Police say the suspect was shot and wounded and the situation has now been "stabilised".

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SportGoogle pushes start button for reopening offices

The search engine giant is keen to get people back into its offices while promoting bringing dogs to work.

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SportFacebook bans 'voice of Trump' from platform

An interview with the ex-president was posted by his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, on Facebook.

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SportInside the lives of Asian massage workers: 'How can we not be scared?'

Asian female massage workers in the US speak up about the stigma surrounding their profession.

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SportChauvin trial: New bodycam footage of George Floyd's arrest

Several witnesses gave emotional testimony on day three of the trial, and prosecutors released new arrest footage.

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SportIs Canada turning the corner with Covid?

Canada's lagging vaccine programme might be speeding up, but it's facing the fast spread of strains.

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SportGeorge Floyd: What witnesses have said in the Chauvin trial

Witnesses in Minneapolis have given emotional testimony about being at the scene of Mr Floyd's arrest.

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SportUS border crisis: A look inside a US child migrant facility

More than 3,400 unaccompanied children are held in the processing centre in Texas, four times the recommended amount.

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SportDerek Chauvin trial: Court examines CCTV of George Floyd before arrest

An employee at the shop where George Floyd is alleged to have used a counterfeit bill takes the stand.

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SportBiden to unveil spending plan worth trillions

The $2tn investments are aimed at re-igniting the country’s economic growth and helping combat climate change.

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SportArchbishop speaks on Meghan 'pre-wedding'

But he met the couple in a private setting in the run-up, the Archbishop of Canterbury says.

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SportRochelle Hager: TikToker killed after tree falls on her car

Rochelle Hager was on the phone to her future wife when she was killed in the US state of Maine.

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SportNew York City hunt for man who repeatedly kicked Asian American woman

The attack left the victim, 65, in hospital and police said the suspect made anti-Asian statements.

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SportBritney Spears 'cried for two weeks' over Framing documentary

The singer says she did not watch all of Framing Britney Spears but was nonetheless "embarrassed" by it.

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SportWatergate mastermind G Gordon Liddy dies aged 90

G Gordon Liddy served nearly five years in jail for his role in the scandal that toppled President Nixon.

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SportGoogle Maps to start showing eco-friendly routes

The driving app will highlight journeys with lowest emissions based on factors such as traffic.

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SportBiden's dog Major in second biting incident at White House

Major had been sent to Delaware for training after nipping a White House employee earlier this month.

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SportGirl who filmed Floyd sorry 'for not doing more'

Derek Chauvin's trial hears gripping testimony from young witnesses to George Floyd's death.

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SportChauvin trial: 'I called police on the police'

The prosecution called several witnesses - some becoming emotional - on day two of the proceedings.

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SportDeadly Nashville floods kill four people

The storms in Tennessee required 100 people to be rescued from vehicles and buildings.

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SportCanada and Germany restrict use of AstraZeneca jab

The vaccine maker stresses that regulators find the benefits of its Covid-19 shot outweigh the risks.

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SportMexico police under fire after woman's death in custody

Mexico's president said the mother-of-two from El Salvador had been "brutally treated and murdered".

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SportGeorge Floyd: Americans react to Day One of the Chauvin trial

A black political hopeful, a Minnesota resident and a retired officer share their thoughts.

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SportGeorge Floyd officer 'betrayed his badge'

The prosecution and the defence laid out their cases in opening statements.

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SportUS to seize Top Glove products over labour abuses

Customs and Border Protection says the Malaysian firm uses forced labour to make disposable gloves.

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SportCourt hears of last moments in George Floyd's life

Witness tells of last moments of George Floyd's life at the trial of the officer accused of killing him.

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SportCovid-19: CDC head warns of 'impending doom' in US

Cases and deaths are rising as US officials warned the struggle to end the pandemic is not over.

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SportGhislaine Maxwell: Fourth alleged victim added to charges

The ex-girlfriend of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is charged with trafficking a fourth underage girl.

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SportNike sues over 'Satan Shoes' with human blood

Nike sues an art collective over its 'Satan Shoes', produced in collaboration with rapper Lil Nas X.

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SportLady Gaga dog walker Ryan Fischer 'had to have part of his lung removed'

Ryan Fischer was shot in the chest as he walked the star's three French bulldogs in February.

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SportCzech billionaire Petr Kellner is among five killed in Alaska crash

Billionaire investor Petr Kellner and four others died on a heli-skiing trip in remote Alaska.

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SportGeorge Floyd death: 'Evidence far greater than arrest video'

Defence lawyer Eric Nelson says in his opening statement that "use of force is not attractive" but necessary.

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SportUS police bodycam video shows officers berating child aged five

The boy's mother is suing Maryland Police, saying her son suffered emotional trauma in the incident.

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SportTrump asks wedding party: 'Do you miss me yet?'

Donald Trump turned up at a wedding at Mar-a-Lago and railed against Joe Biden, China and Iran.

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SportAlabama Shakes drummer Steven Johnson arrested on child abuse charges

Steven Johnson was arrested in Alabama last Wednesday and indicted on multiple charges.

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SportBarack Obama's Kenyan grandmother dies, aged 99

Affectionately known as Granny Sarah by the former president, she defended him during his election campaign.

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SportGeorge Floyd: Derek Chauvin trial begins as family demands justice

Derek Chauvin, the white policeman accused of killing George Floyd in May last year, goes on trial.

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SportCovid: The pandemic's 'dramatic' effect on cancer care

Experts predict a rise in serious cancers due to deferred screenings and treatments.

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SportGeorge Floyd: When does Derek Chauvin's trial start?

A US police officer is accused of killing a black man last year. Here's why the world is watching.

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SportDerek Chauvin trial: Why role of TV cameras could come into focus

Cameras will be in court, thanks to the network behind OJ Simpson’s trial. What role will they play?

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SportThe Talk: Sharon Osbourne leaves US show after racism row

CBS says her behaviour in an on-air row over the Duchess of Sussex "did not align with our values".

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SportWorld Cup 2026: Are USA building towards success on home soil in 2026?

With a thriving system producing players for various Champions League teams, the US look set to be a threat in the 2026 World Cup they will co-host.

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SportBiden: Georgia voting restriction law is 'atrocity'

The president decries new state voting restrictions that he likened to past racist laws of the US South.

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SportBeverly Cleary, children's author behind Ramona Quimby, dies aged 104

The beloved writer created the feisty characters of Henry Huggins and Ramona Quimby.

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SportDominion Voting sues Fox News for $1.6bn over election fraud claims

Conservatives baselessly claimed that Dominion Voting System rigged the 2020 vote against Donald Trump.

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SportGeorgia lawmaker arrested as governor signs new election law

Park Cannon, a black lawmaker, was arrested and charged amid protests over a controversial new law.

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SportDebris from SpaceX rocket lights up US skies

The lights streaking across US skies on Thursday stunned onlookers. But this wasn't a meteor shower.

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SportMinimum wage fight: 'There's no recovery without raising it'

Can Joe Biden deliver on his promise to double America's minimum wage?

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SportGuatemala: Suffocated youth unafraid of a deadly journey

Tougher policies and deaths on the road are unlikely to stop Guatemalans from trying to reach the US.

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SportNew York state moves closer to legalising recreational cannabis

Officials say they hope the new law will end the disproportionate policing of minority groups.

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SportUSC to pay $1bn over abuse claims against gynaecologist George Tyndall

The University of Southern California settlement is the biggest pay out in higher education history.

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Sport‘Lives lost’ as tornadoes sweep Alabama

Deaths and property destruction are reported as the powerful storm batters the southern US state.

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SportBiden pressed on child migration at first news conference

More than 17,000 children are being kept in government-run detention centres, according to estimates.

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SportJessica Walter: Arrested Development star dies aged 80

The US actress played the icy matriarch Lucille Bluth, and starred in films like Play Misty for Me.

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SportGoogle, Facebook Twitter grilled in US on fake news

Politicians want greater regulation while social media bosses say they are doing enough.

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SportBoulder shooting: Mental health hearing granted for suspect

Ahmad al-Aliwi Al Issa, who is charged with 10 counts of murder, remains held without bail.

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SportCanada's Supreme Court rules in favour of national carbon tax

The ruling supports Prime Minister Trudeau's national plan to reduce carbon emissions.

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SportChild migrants: The challenges facing Biden at the US-Mexico border

A surge in migrants arriving at the US-Mexico border tests the administration's immigration promises.

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SportA Colorado community mourns the loss of 10 of their own

The city of Boulder searches for answers while remembering the victims of Monday's deadly shooting.

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SportJay Leno sorry for jokes about Asian Americans

The US TV host has admitted that racial gags made for more than a decade were "a legitimate wrong".

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SportAnti-Asian hate: 'Try to be brave and stand up'

Amid rallies against anti-Asian hate crimes, we ask what it's like to be an Asian woman in the US.

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SportChauvin trial: Who are the jurors who will decide the former police officer's fate?

The jurors in the murder trial over George Floyd’s death skew younger, white and female.

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SportParamedics describe rescue from truck hanging off canyon

Paramedics describe rescuing a couple - and their dogs - from a truck hanging by a chain over canyon.

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SportLorry nearly strikes Texas sheriff's deputy

Corporal Fiala was looking at a previous car accident when dashcam footage captured the near crash.

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SportWinston Churchill, Kermit and Janet Jackson recordings preserved for posterity

Their recordings are being added to the US National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress.

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SportCovid vaccine: AstraZeneca updates US vaccine efficacy results

The vaccine-maker slightly downgrades its efficacy rate as it awaits US regulatory approval.

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SportEqual pay: Megan Rapinoe was 'devalued, disrespected and dismissed'

Soccer star Megan Rapinoe says despite all her success she is still paid less than men in the same job.

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SportCured: How mental illness was used as a tool against LGBT rights

A new film recalls the fight to overturn the US labelling of gay people as having a mental illness.

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SportBiden tasks Harris with tackling migrant influx on US-Mexico border

The numbers of migrants crossing the southern US border has risen since Mr Biden took office.

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SportVirginia governor signs bill to abolish death penalty

It is the 23rd US state and the first in the South to end the use of capital punishment.

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SportPrince Harry joins US coaching firm BetterUp

The Duke of Sussex has joined US coaching and mental health firm BetterUp.

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SportUS gun control: Biden calls for a ban on assault weapons

The US president promises "common-sense steps" after the second mass shooting in days killed 10.

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SportGeorge Segal: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? actor dies aged 87

Tributes have been paid to the star who was Oscar-nominated for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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SportCovid: DoorDash delivers at-home test kits

The food delivery service is bringing test kits to homes in select US cities.

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SportWho are the victims of the supermarket massacre?

A policeman with seven children and a 25-year-old grocery manager are among the 10 victims.

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SportGeorge Floyd death: Chauvin trial jury selection finalised

Fifteen jurors have been chosen for the trial of Derek Chauvin over the 2020 death of George Floyd.

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SportHarry to become chief impact officer at US coaching firm BetterUp

The Duke of Sussex is "really excited" to become chief impact officer for coaching firm BetterUp.

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SportUS city of Evanston to pay reparations to black residents

A Chicago suburb is to distribute money to those who suffered housing discrimination.

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SportBoulder shooting: Ten victims and suspect identified by police

Colorado officials have named the suspect and 10 people killed in an attack on a grocery store.

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SportColorado shootings: Boulder police chief reads names of victims

Ten people were killed at a mass shooting in grocery store in Boulder, Colorado.

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SportColorado shootings: 'We heard boom, boom, boom'

A gunman has killed 10 people, including a police officer, in the US state of Colorado.

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SportChild migrants: First photos emerge of Biden-era detention centres

Images show children huddled together on the floor under foil blankets at a facility in Texas.

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SportGunman kills six in Colorado market shooting

A police officer was among those confirmed dead following the Monday afternoon attack in Boulder.

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SportColten Boushie: Police 'discriminated' against victim's family

Canadian police were racially insensitive while informing the indigenous man's mother of his death.

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SportDavid Dobrik quits app after associate accused of rape

Sponsors have also withdrawn their support for the influencer after his former associate was accused of rape.

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SportBoston bombing: Tsarnaev's death sentence could be reinstated

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death over the 2013 attack but this was overturned last July.

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Sport'Hinkley woke me up,' says water activist Erin Brockovich

She has continued to call for safe water in the decades since her role in the California water case.

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SportSandra Oh gives passionate speech at Stop Asian Hate rally

The actress speaks at a Stop Asian Hate rally following last week's Atlanta spa shootings in the US.

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SportAretha Franklin's family protest about National Geographic's Genius biopic

The star's family say they "do not support" the TV series, starring British actress Cynthia Erivo.

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SportCovid vaccines: Why some Americans are choosy about their jab

There are three options in the US, and some are turning their nose up at one of them.

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SportCovid vaccine: US trial of AstraZeneca jab confirms safety

Regulators in America have been waiting for these results to decide on approval.

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SportMichael Kovrig: China begins espionage trial behind closed doors

They were arrested for espionage days after Canada detained an executive of telecom giant Huawei.

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SportDonald Trump plans social media comeback, says adviser

The ex-US president, banned by Twitter and Facebook, will launch "his own platform", an aide says.

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President Biden says it is a "disheartening step backward" for efforts to end attacks on women.

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SportCovid-19: Miami imposes emergency curfew over spring break 'chaos'

Large crowds on the US city's party strips prompted an emergency overnight curfew.

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SportAfghanistan: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on unannounced Kabul visit

The trip comes at a crucial time for the peace plan, just weeks before a troop pullout deadline.

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SportElon Musk denies Tesla cars are used for spying in China

The electric carmaker boss addresses reports of security concerns raised by China's military.

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SportRussian pleads guilty to Tesla ransomware plot

He allegedly offered an employee $1m (£721,000) to install ransomware at a Nevada battery plant.

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SportBill Nelson: Former astronaut and senator nominated as Nasa chief

Bill Nelson, 78, is a former astronaut and senator with a long history of working on space issues.

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Parts of the Mar-a-Lago resort, where the former US president lives, have reportedly been closed.

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SportAtlanta shooting: Biden condemns anti-Asian racism

The president said Americans should unite against racism and asked Congress to pass a hate crime bill

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Police comments about the alleged gunman's motive have sparked outrage. We asked experts to weigh in.

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SportViral video exposes inequality in NCAA college basketball

A widely shared TikTok that contrasted conditions for men and women players has provoked outcry.

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The Atlanta shooting has renewed debate about what constitutes such a crime in the United States.

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SportUS President Joe Biden ‘doing fine’ after aircraft stumble

A spokeswoman said the president is "doing 100% fine" after slipping while boarding Air Force One.

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SportGeorge Floyd: Judge denies request to move Chauvin trial from Minneapolis

Lawyers for Mr Chauvin, accused of killing George Floyd, had argued that the jury could be biased.

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SportChinese granny who fought off attacker in US praised for bravery

The 76-year-old was waiting to cross the street in San Francisco when she was punched, reports say.

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SportMichael Spavor: Canadian spy trial in China ends without verdict

Michael Spavor's case is part of a diplomatic spat between China and the US and Canada.

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SportAt least 25 tornadoes rip through southern US

Powerful storms have swept through the region, wrecking havoc in parts of Mississippi and Alabama.

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SportUS and China trade angry words at high-level Alaska talks

The first high-level meeting of the new US administration and Beijing opened with sharp rebukes.

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SportOscars 2021: Nominees told Zoom attendance not an option

Producers say great efforts have been made to make the show safe to attend in person.

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Asian Americans across the US have faced a surge in hate crimes during the pandemic.

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SportArmie Hammer: US actor accused of rape

The Call Me By Your Name star denies the allegations, saying the relationship was consensual.

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Boss of the hugely-popular home fitness equipment firm warns parents to keep children away from its machines.

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The Biden plan to give AstraZeneca jabs to neighbours is seen as part of 'vaccine diplomacy'.

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President Joe Biden says Russian leader Vladimir Putin will "pay" for alleged election meddling.

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Inside the Washington protest against hate crimes towards Asian Americans following the Atlanta spa shootings.

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Vanessa Bryant published the names of officers she says shared photos of the site of Bryant's death.

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The Tiger King producer on his new film about the scam involving US stars such as Felicity Huffman.

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Thousands of migrants from Central America are making an arduous journey to the US border.

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SportDonald Trump's wealth takes tumble during presidency

The former US president's fortune slipped to $2.3bn according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

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People belonging to ethnic minorities are less likely to have been vaccinated, despite being more likely to develop Covid.

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Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were arrested two years ago in a row that soured China-Canada ties.

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Three young Americans and three young Chinese people spoke to the BBC about the bilateral relationship

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The Federal Reserve upgrades its forecasts as the vaccine programme and stimulus measures kick in.

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Disney's California parks will re-open after more than a year - but with some changes.

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Major, one of the US president's two dogs, left the White House after an alleged biting incident.

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He was music director at the Met Opera for 40 years but was fired over sexual abuse claims in 2018.

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Investigators say the suspect admitted to the attack, but denied that he was motivated by racism.

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees announces his retirement after 20 seasons in the NFL.

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Former undisputed middleweight world champion 'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler dies at the age of 66.

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SportVideo shows 2020 Iranian missile attack on US forces at Iraqi base

Iran targeted an Iraqi base hosting US troops to avenge the assassination of Gen Qasem Soleimani.

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SportAndrew Cuomo: Fresh calls for New York governor to resign over harassment claims

A third woman has accused influential Democratic politician Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment.

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SportCarlos Ghosn: US father and son extradited to Japan

The two allegedly helped the ex-Nissan boss escape Japan while he was on bail for financial crimes.

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SportCovid-19 variants pose 'real threat' to vaccine progress, CDC warns

A top health expert says highly contagious variants of the virus pose a "real threat" to the US.

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SportThe new voice of The Simpsons character Dr Julius Hibbert

Kevin Richardson is the first black actor to voice Dr Julius Hibbert on the television comedy.

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SportTaylor Swift criticises Netflix show for 'deeply sexist joke'

The pop star accuses the Ginny and Georgia series of "degrading" women in an angry tweet.

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Sport'A very close call': Lady Gaga's dog-walker tells of ordeal

Ryan Fischer is expected to make a full recovery after a dognapper shot him in the chest.

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SportJoe Biden takes swipe at Amazon over union fight

As Amazon workers vote on joining a union, the US president says "there should be no intimidation" from employers.

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SportCPAC: What Trump supporters fear most from President Biden

Attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference express their concerns about the new administration.

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SportKhashoggi: Journalist's fiancée demands 'punishment' for Saudi prince

Hatice Cengiz, who was engaged to the murdered journalist, calls on world leaders to take action.

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