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An 18-year-old girl says two NYPD officers raped her after arresting her, according to reports.

Two detectives and their supervisor have been stripped of their badges and guns while the NYPD Internal Affairs’ Bureau’s investigation is ongoing, according to the New York Daily News.

The young woman says she sought treatment in a New York hospital after the incident, which took place in September. »

Though without their beloved star, as Deadline has revealed Sony has fast-tracked a spin-off of the franchise to hit cinemas on 17 May, 2019; spin-off being the key word at play here, meaning Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones aren't expected to reprise their roles.

Supposedly, Sony is hoping to do something similar to Jurassic World, which changed up the stakes while still acknowledging the history of previous films.

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Whatever you might think of him, Bill Gates is a man who knows a thing or two about a thing or two.

Gates recently sat down for a lengthy interview with The Atlantic about energy, the economy, and innovation.

Gates has committed $2 billion of his own to incentivize clean energy R&D, and he thinks others should do the same. »

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says the Spanish region has won the right to statehood following a contentious referendum that was marred by violence.

"With this day of hope and suffering, the citizens of Catalonia have won the right to an independent state in the form a republic," Mr Puigdemont said in a televised address flanked by other senior Catalan leaders.

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont was flanked by members of his government as he made his statement. »