Devin Brosnan, one of the two Atlanta police officers charged in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, has not agreed to be a witness for the prosecution, his lawyer said on Thursday, contradicting an assertion by the lead prosecutor on the case.

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Facebook Inc said on Thursday it took down posts and ads run by the re-election campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump for violating its policy against organized hate.

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dealt President Donald Trump a major setback on his hardline immigration policies, blocking his bid to end a program that protects from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants - often called "Dreamers" - who entered the United States illegally as children.

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Mexico's foreign ministry said on Thursday it would monitor the continuity of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration program in the United States after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump's bid to abolish it.

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The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm a federal judge who is a protege of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell to an influential appeals court in Washington.

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Former top White House aide John Bolton delivered a damning indictment of his former boss, saying Donald Trump's behavior in office and dealings with foreign leaders showed he was unfit to be president of the United States.

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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday revelations in a book by a former top White House aide show President Donald Trump is unfit and unprepared to be president and Democrats will continue oversight of the Republican president's behavior.

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Juneteenth, an annual U.S. holiday on June 19, has taken on greater significance this year following nationwide protests over police brutality and the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and other African Americans.

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 against President Donald Trump's move to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that offers work permits and deportation relief to certain immigrants who came to the country illegally as children.

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Electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc wants to start building a large vehicle assembly plant in the southwestern United States as early as the third quarter of this year, the company told Texas officials in documents made public this week.

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At least one person is killed and there are fears that others may be trapped in the rubble.

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The software mogul is found dead hours after a Spanish court allowed his extradition to the US on tax charges.

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"I just want my life back," the US pop star says in a highly anticipated public testimony.

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It is the most significant such discovery to date, a First Nation group in Saskatchewan says.

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The largest US reservoir fell to its lowest level in history, threatening water and power supplies.

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Called the "cosmic dawn", this period happened between 250 and 350 million years after the Big Bang.

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Prince Charles supported the couple after they stepped down as senior royals, Clarence House says.

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Amid claims his party is soft on crime, the president backs hiring more police beyond pre-pandemic levels.

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Hundreds of supporters chanted slogans and cried as the Hong Kong tabloid prepared its last run.

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Germany says Europe is "on thin ice" amid warnings Delta could make up 90% of cases by late August.

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But the hair dye market isn't about to implode, there are limits

Researchers have found that stress does indeed turn your hair grey, and that taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot, even reversing the process ? a discovery with potential ramifications for our understanding of the ageing process.?

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Pet parents asked to fork over £75 for the privilege, though

Gloucestershire Constabulary has announced it is the first police force in the world to use a centralised doggy DNA database to clamp down on pet theft - but it's relying entirely on a commercial provider for both the tech and the database.?

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Chocolate Factory proposes common interchange format for vulnerability data

Google on Thursday introduced a unified vulnerability schema for open source projects, continuing its current campaign to shore up the security of open source software.?

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That's £3.50 per GB for anything over 25GB

We didn't see this on the side of a bus. Five years to the day that Britain heard the results of the Brexit referendum, O2 has caved as the last of the UK's Big Four networks to re-introduce roaming charges in Europe for its customers.?

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Containers are visitors from hyperscale-land. They should respect your ways when you invite them in

Register Debate Welcome to the latest Register Debate in which writers discuss technology topics, and you ? the reader ? choose the winning argument. The format is simple: we propose a motion, the arguments for the motion will run this Monday and Wednesday, and the arguments against on Tuesday and Thursday.?

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Going backwards to the future

Fans eagerly awaiting the emission of Windows 11 have been treated to a teaser of today's big event, ending with Microsoft giving us all... the finger??

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Colour Coat accused of lying, being rude and aggressive, and hanging up on cold-call victims

A home improvement biz based in East Sussex is facing a fine of £130,000 for making upwards of 900,000 unsolicited marketing calls to individuals and businesses that had enrolled on the Telephone Preference Service (TPS).?

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For the 3% who craved sweet and sour pork balls, it might be time to stop drinking

British revellers have been asked for their favourite hangover cures, with some frankly bizarre results.?

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Meanwhile, Porterbrook's Hydroflex trials continue

A railway pressure group is calling on the UK government to throw its weight behind a new fleet of hydrogen-powered trains to help modernise existing rolling stock and get the nation's transport policy back on track.?

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Attack on an internal system shouldn't put customers at risk, company claims

Cheeky clothing firm French Connection, also known as FCUK, has become the latest victim of ransomware, with a gang understood to be linked to REvil having penetrated its back-end - making off with a selection of private internal data.?

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There's a lot to like about this 38 mpg crossover, which starts at under $30,000.

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An explosive excuse to return to theaters, even if it misses some of the F&F point.

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Learn the hows, whys, and whats of OpenZFS encryption with this short guide.

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Without the frisbee's rounded edges, beer mats flip onto their side with a backspin.

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HS violated First Amendment when it kicked cheerleader off junior varsity team.

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McAFee's larger-than-life and often illegal antics came to define his later years.

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Facing legal actions, Apple argues on the basis of privacy, security.

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A survey of nearby bodies reveals a lot of stars from which Earth is detectable.

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Altice cuts uploads from 35Mbps to 5Mbps to bring them "in line with other ISPs."

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Dealmaster has deals on the MacBook Air, Xbox Game Pass, Nest gear, and more.

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