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A St. Louis jury on Thursday awarded nearly $4.7 billion in total damages to 22 women and their families after they claimed asbestos in Johnson & Johnson talcum powder contributed to their ovarian cancer in the first case against the company that focused on asbestos in the powder. The jury announced the $4.14 billion award in punitive damages shortly after awarding $550 million in compensatory damages after a six-week trial in St. Louis Circuit Court. Johnson & Johnson called the verdict the result of an unfair process that allowed the women to sue the company in Missouri despite most of…

Chelsea are set to announce the departure of manager Antonio Conte after two years in charge, multiple reports claim. The club have refused to comment on the status of the 48-year-old, who won the Premier League title in his first season and the FA Cup in May. Conte took pre-season training this week but his future has been a source of contention and ex-Napoli manager Maurizio Sarri expected to take over. The Blues have reportedly agreed on a compensation package for Sarri, 59. Thank You Boss ???????? @chelseafc Great man, Great manager. I wish you every success in the future…

Serena Williams will face Germany’s Angelique Kerber for an eighth Wimbledon singles title after both won their semi-finals in straight sets. The American former world number one overpowered Germany’s Julia Gorges 6-2 6-4, while Kerber beat Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 6-3. Saturday’s final will be a re-match of the 2016 showpiece, which Williams won. Williams will be seeking a 24th Grand Slam title and her first since giving birth last September. READ: Fiat Chrysler workers strike in Italy over Ronaldo signing – Williams comeback close to fairytale ending – Williams was in control from the outset against 13th seed Gorges,…

A Nigerian businessman Dr Ambrose Bryant Chukwueloka Orjiako and his company Shebah Exploration and Production Company Limited have filed a petition before a federal high court in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria to set aside a judgement of $143,888,888.89 awarded against them by Justice Phillips of a high court of Justice of England and Wales. In the said petition filed before the court by Orjiako and his company both of 25a, Lugard Avenue Ikoyi, Lagos, by a Lagos lawyer High Chief Anthony Idigbe SAN, against Africa Export-Import Bank, Diamond Bank Plc and Skye Bank Plc, as respondents. It was alleged that vide…

US adult film star Stormy Daniels has been arrested in a strip club in Columbus, Ohio. Ms Daniels was arrested for allegedly letting a customer touch her on stage “in a non-sexual manner”, her lawyer tweeted. She has posted bail. The lawyer, Michael Avenatti, said she would deny the charges. Just rcvd word that my client @StormyDaniels was arrested in Columbus Ohio whole performing the same act she has performed across the nation at nearly a hundred strip clubs. This was a setup & politically motivated. It reeks of desperation. We will fight all bogus charges. #Basta— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti)…

Fiat Chrysler workers in Italy are on strike after its main investor decided to pay €112m (£99.2m) to sign footballer Cristiano Ronaldo for Juventus. Both the football club and the carmaker are controlled by the Agnelli family through their holding company. For the USB union, the decision means Fiat is missing out on investment. It said the firm needed to guarantee the future of thousands of people, “rather than enriching only one”. The union added that it was “unacceptable” that while Fiat Chrysler workers were making “huge economic sacrifices”, millions of euros were being spent on the purchase of a…

Mario Mandzukic scored an extra time winner as Croatia came from behind to beat England and set up a 2018 World Cup final clash against France. Endlang took the lead in the fourth minute and looked like they were going to roll past Croatia as they created chance after chance. Minutes after a nasty collision with the keeper, Mario Mandzukic put in this shot to give Croatia the lead#RingerFC #WorldCup (via @FOXSoccer)pic.twitter.com/xQQDb0w3aa— The Ringer (@ringer) July 11, 2018 Captain Harry Kane had the biggest miss of the half after failing to score from two yards. But Croatia battled back in…

Maurizio Sarri is in final negotiations with former club Napoli as he edges closer to taking charge at Chelsea, says the Serie A club’s president. Chelsea have also joined Manchester City in the race to sign Napoli’s £50m-rated midfielder Jorginho who says he prefers London. Antonio Conte took charge of Chelsea’s pre-season training at the weekend, despite speculation over his future. Sarri has held talks with Chelsea, but remains contracted to Napoli, who have replaced him with Carlo Ancelotti. “We are in the finishing line,” said Aurelio de Laurentiis. “Now it depends on [Sarri] and Chelsea. “The Sarri affair is…

Cardi B has announced the arrival of her first child – daughter Kulture Kiari Cephus. The rapper, 25, shared the news on Instagram alongside a photo of herself heavily pregnant surrounded by flowers. The Bodak Yellow star told fans her daughter was born four days ago on 7 July. Her husband, Migos rapper Offset – who she secretly married in September – also shared the news to his 7.5 million followers. Earlier this year, Cardi B made an appearance on the Howard Stern Show and revealed she was expecting a girl. Kulture Kiari Cephus 07/10/18???????? @offsetyrn A post shared by…

A national campaign against fake news has been launched in Nigeria by the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, who described the phenomenon a time bomb that can detonate with deadly consequences if left unchecked. At a world press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister also described fake news a a global epidemic that could be worse than all the plagues that the world has recorded put together, a clear and present danger to global peace and security, and a threat to democracy. He said the fake news phenomenon is capable of undermining confidence in the media,…