Tupac Shakur murder trial: medical expert gives evidence on Shakur’s autopsy
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Tupac Shakur murder trial: medical expert gives evidence on Shakur’s autopsy

Dr Lisa Gavin, a forensic pathologist, reviews report and photos of Tupac Shakur’s body from autopsyWhat we know about Tupac Shakur’s death and what to expect from murder trialDistrict Court Judge Carli Kierney relayed a few questions directly from the jury to medical examiner Dr. Lisa Gavin.“Where there any wounds to the head that you or Dr. Jordan observed or noted?” Continue reading...

‘Can’t enjoy your pint’: Wetherspoons customers welcome ban on loud phones
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‘Can’t enjoy your pint’: Wetherspoons customers welcome ban on loud phones

Patrons at two of the chain’s London pubs were all for Tim Martin’s ban on playing music or taking calls on speakerThe terrace of the Moon Under Water Wetherspoons pub in Leicester Square was full of people enjoying the warm weather and chatting between tables – without a TikTok video or speakerphone call in earshot.At Wetherspoons, the convivial atmosphere can no longer be punctuated by rude cust...

Teenager dies after falling in abandoned high-rise tower in New Orleans

Teenager dies after falling in abandoned high-rise tower in New Orleans

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Jacque St Ann, 17, and his friends broke into Plaza Tower and he fell as they were descending an interior staircaseA high school student recently fell to his death after entering an abandoned high-rise tower in downtown New Orleans with his friends – in an apparent case of urban exploration highlighting the dangers of unaddressed city blight.New Orleans police said Jacque St Ann, 17, and his frien...

Trump delays 50% US tariffs on Canadian goods for 3 days after last-minute talks

Trump delays 50% US tariffs on Canadian goods for 3 days after last-minute talks

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US President Donald Trump paused the planned roll-out of new tariffs on some Canadian goods late on Tuesday, after negotiations between both countries that went down to the wire. The reprieve from Trump’s 50 per cent duties would last three days, the US leader said in a social media post. This was “based on the fact that Canada and the U.S.A., subject to the finalisation of documents, have a DEAL!...

Trump and Carney hold urgent talks as steep 50% US tariffs on Canada loom

Trump and Carney hold urgent talks as steep 50% US tariffs on Canada loom

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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has held urgent talks with US President Donald Trump, Ottawa confirmed Tuesday, in an effort to avoid fresh US tariffs on Canadian goods as a midnight deadline fast approaches. Trump signed orders for the steep 50 per cent duties last month, with the White House alleging “discriminatory treatment” by Canada against US alcohol, car and dairy products. The tariffs...

Will Washington’s tech crackdown test fragile US-China truce?

Will Washington’s tech crackdown test fragile US-China truce?

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Ahead of next month’s expected summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington, a low profile US regulatory agency has opened a new front in the technology battle between the world’s two superpowers, even as it attempts to avoid sabotaging the vital high-stakes meeting. The latest action by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in July saw it advance stri...

Florida to carry out its 13th execution this year in US’s busiest death chamber

Florida to carry out its 13th execution this year in US’s busiest death chamber

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US supreme court declined to halt execution of William Frances Silvia, and state has two executions next monthA Florida man convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife and wounding his mother-in-law is set to be executed on Tuesday, continuing the state’s aggressive use of the death penalty in Republican governor Ron DeSantis’s final term.William Frances Silvia, 61, would be the 13th prisoner...

Trump posts map with Hormuz as ‘new US territory’, says no Iran talks planned

Trump posts map with Hormuz as ‘new US territory’, says no Iran talks planned

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US President Donald Trump said that Tuesday that no talks with Iran were under way or scheduled, as he posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new American territory in a fresh jibe at Tehran. Trump has been pressing his threat to claim sovereignty over the crucial energy waterway as the nearly six-month-old Iran war grinds on with little sign of resolution. Trump’s envoy and son-in-law Jar...

Tupac Shakur murder trial: gang leader in court accused of orchestrating 1996 killing of rap star

Tupac Shakur murder trial: gang leader in court accused of orchestrating 1996 killing of rap star

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Duane Davis is only man ever charged in relation to drive-by shooting of Shakur in Las VegasWhat we know about Tupac Shakur’s death and what to expect from murder trialWe’ll be sharing live updates today from the second day of the Tupac Shakur murder trial in Las Vegas.Nearly 30 years after the iconic artist’s killing, Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, a former South Side Compton Crips gang leader, faces...

Meet Ohio eighth-grader Archishman Dey who tested 5 household sources; incense produced most PM2.5

Meet Ohio eighth-grader Archishman Dey who tested 5 household sources; incense produced most PM2.5

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Ohio eighth-grader Archishman Dey investigated how everyday household activities affect indoor PM2.5 pollution. Testing an air fryer, candle, humidifier, natural gas and incense, he found incense produced the highest average levels, followed by the air fryer. Inspired by concerns about his grandparents’ asthma, Archishman hopes his findings encourage families to improve indoor air quality.

Ex-Mos Burger boss among 8 in court over using ‘phantom workers’ to defraud chain

Ex-Mos Burger boss among 8 in court over using ‘phantom workers’ to defraud chain

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A former Mos Burger branch manager, his wife and six alleged “phantom workers” have appeared in court after being charged by the city’s corruption buster for allegedly conspiring to defraud the fast-food chain of about HK$680,000 (US$86,670) in wages. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on Tuesday that Tsui Hin‑po, former manager of the chain’s Tin Shui Wai branch, and his wi...

Penn State students accused of running cocaine-trafficking ring at fraternity houses

Penn State students accused of running cocaine-trafficking ring at fraternity houses

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Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi were off campus, with Delta Upsilon placed on interim probationMore than a dozen Penn State University students ran a cocaine-trafficking ring that cut and packaged the potent drug mainly at two fraternity houses, authorities said on Monday.The Pennsylvania attorney general, Dave Sunday, announced charges on Monday against 14 people linked to the purported operation, sa...

Penn State students accused of running cocaine trafficking ring at fraternity houses

Penn State students accused of running cocaine trafficking ring at fraternity houses

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Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi were off campus, with Delta Upsilon placed on interim probationMore than a dozen Penn State University students ran a cocaine trafficking ring that cut and packaged the potent drug mainly at two fraternity houses, authorities said on Monday.The Pennsylvania attorney general, Dave Sunday, announced charges on Monday against 14 people linked to the purported operation, sa...

Death and alleged torture of man in detention sparks protests in Syria

Death and alleged torture of man in detention sparks protests in Syria

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Picture showing White Helmets volunteer unconscious and with bruises on his body went viralSyrians have protested over the death of a man who was arrested and allegedly beaten by security forces, sparking widespread anger at a practice thought to have ended under the regime of Bashar al-Assad.A crowd gathered in the city of Aleppo, demanding accountability for the security forces who carried out t...