Now playing Next Sport Paris Olympics set a record number of openly LGBTQ+ athletes competing While Parisian officials kept up their push for inclusion during the opening of the Olympic Pride House, LGBTQ+ advocates and athletes say there is a long way to go as reports of the exclusion of transgender athletes emerge. 31/07/2024
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Now playing Next Culture news Paris Olympics organisers apologise after opening ceremony backlash A segment of the opening ceremony, appearing to parody Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper with drag artists, sparked backlash from religious conservatives, who felt it mocked Christianity. 29/07/2024
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Now playing Next USA Who is Kamala Harris and will she be the first woman US president? Joe Biden's chosen successor has had a sometimes rocky path to power, and a campaign against Donald Trump will test her like never before. 21/07/2024
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Now playing Next Culture news 'Rust' armorer seeks dismissal of conviction in Alec Baldwin shooting A movie armorer has asked a judge to dismiss her involuntary manslaughter conviction or convene a new trial in the death of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin, alleging suppression of evidence and misconduct by the prosecution. 17/07/2024
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Now playing Next Culture news Alec Baldwin's manslaughter case dismissed by New Mexico judge The defence argued that prosecutors hid evidence from them about ammunition that may be related to the shooting on the film set and said they should have had the ability to determine its importance. 13/07/2024
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Now playing Next Culture news George Clooney on Biden: ‘We're not going to win with this president' George Clooney, a high-profile Biden supporter and fundraiser, is the latest in a series of high-profile donors, celebrities and political figures to call for Biden to end his campaign, after the President's disastrous 27 June debate against Donald Trump. 11/07/2024