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Court sets date for Weinstein sex assault trial in Los Angeles

Court sets date for Weinstein sex assault trial in Los Angeles

Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein will go on trial in October in Los Angeles over alleged assaults on five women, a judge ruled Friday.

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UK judge allows government to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda

UK judge allows government to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda

A British judge on Friday rejected an emergency bid to block deportation flights of asylum-seekers to Rwanda set to start next week under an agreement with the east African country, ruling politicians must manage immigration policy.

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New Zealand take command against England in second Test

New Zealand take command against England in second Test

Daryl Mitchell led the New Zealand charge as the tourists powered to 318-4 against England by close of play on the first day of the second Test on Friday.

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Serial 'predator' admits rapes and assaults as trial opens in France

Serial 'predator' admits rapes and assaults as trial opens in France

A former janitor and family man accused of dozens of rapes and sexual assaults in France and Belgium went on trial Friday, saying he had acted on his "instinct of a hunger, a predator."

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Tiger joins LeBron, Jordan on sport billionaire list: Forbes

Tiger joins LeBron, Jordan on sport billionaire list: Forbes

Tiger Woods, a 15-time major golf champion, has joined NBA icons Michael Jordan and LeBron James as athletes with a net worth of $1 billion, Forbes magazine reported Friday.

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Murray to face Kyrgios after stunning Tsitsipas

Murray to face Kyrgios after stunning Tsitsipas

Andy Murray upset top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Friday for a place in the Stuttgart semi-finals as the former world number one claimed his first top five win since 2016.

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Leclerc sets Baku pace and hopes Ferrari problems are in the past

Leclerc sets Baku pace and hopes Ferrari problems are in the past

Charles Leclerc planted his Ferrari clear of in-form Sergio Perez at the top of the times in practice Friday for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and hoped his team have ironed out the problems that surfaced in Monaco.

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Bale warns of 'crazy' demands on players

Bale warns of 'crazy' demands on players

Gareth Bale has warned "crazy" demands will have serious consequences for players as he dismissed talk that he will be joining Spanish club Getafe after leaving Real Madrid.

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Murray stuns Tsitsipas for first top five win since 2016

Murray stuns Tsitsipas for first top five win since 2016

Andy Murray upset top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Friday for a place in the Stuttgart semi-finals as the former world number one claimed his first top five win since 2016.

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Prosecutors request life sentence for main Paris attack suspect

Prosecutors request life sentence for main Paris attack suspect

Prosecutors in the Paris attacks trial on Friday demanded a life sentence without parole for the main suspect in the November 2015 jihadist strike that killed 130 in France's worst-ever terror assault.

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