skynewsus--2020-07-14--Ghislaine Maxwell denied bail as accuser says she 'egged' Jeffrey Epstein on

Ghislaine Maxwell has been denied bail after one of her accusers said Jeffrey Epstein would not have been able to abuse teenage girls without her .
Maxwell , the ex-partner of the convicted paedophile , faces up to 35 years in prison over allegations she recruited teenage girls - including one as young as 14 years old - for the businessman to sexually abuse from 1994 to 1997 .
She is also accused of lying about her role in depositions - sworn out-of-court testimonies - in 2016 .
Maxwell appeared via video link at Manhattan Federal Court from the Metropolitan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with her hair pulled back and wearing a brown t-shirt and tortoiseshell glasses .
The 58-year-old was charged with six criminal counts - four related to transporting minors for illegal sexual acts and two for perjury .
When asked by US District Judge Alison Nathan how she pleaded to the charges , Maxwell said : `` Not guilty , your honour . ''
The judge then scheduled her trial for 12 July 2021 , with prosecuting lawyer Alison Moe estimating it could take three weeks .
Following more than an hour of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bail or not , including Maxwell offering to pay to stay in a luxury hotel in New York , Judge Nathan denied her bail as she awaits trial .
`` The risk is simply too great , '' the judge said .
In arguing against Maxwell being granted bail , two of her accusers gave written statements to the court , while one spoke via video link .
Ms Moe read a statement from one of the anonymous accusers who described Maxwell 's `` calculating '' manipulation .
The accuser said : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years .
`` Without Ghislaine , Jeffrey could not have done [ this ] .
`` She was in charge .
She egged him on .
`` I have great fear that Ghislaine Maxwell will flee . ''
She added that her two-year-old child 's life was threatened when she was scheduled to testify against Maxwell in a civil case - something Maxwell 's lawyers denied .
Annie Farmer , another accuser , who appeared via video link , said she met Maxwell when she was 16 and called her a `` sexual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' .
She said she poses a danger , has committed perjury and has contacts around the world .
Jennifer Araoz , who alleges Epstein abused her , said Maxwell being denied bail means she is `` able to take another breath '' as it allows her and her `` fellow survivors to have faith that we are on the right path '' .
Maxwell 's lawyers had requested the British socialite be bailed for $ 5m ( £3.9m ) with electronic monitoring and home confinement .
However , prosecutors wanted her to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an `` extreme flight risk '' with the means to escape the country and has two other passports - British and French - and France will not extradite one of its own citizens to the US .
Ms Moe told the court Maxwell has not fully disclosed her finances , she has strong international ties , has the ability to live beyond the reach of extradition `` indefinitely '' and has a strong incentive to flee .
Maxwell 's lawyers said she had offered to stay in a luxury hotel in Manhattan while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She added that Maxwell claims to `` have zero dollars per month of income '' , but the lawyer argued that she has access to `` significant , undetermined and undisclosed wealth '' .
Ms Moe also claimed Maxwell has provided `` limited , unverified and questionable '' information to authorities .
The prosecution said Maxwell posed as a journalist called `` Janet Marshall '' when she looked around the New Hampshire estate where she was arrested on 2 July , and was able to pass real estate transactions using the fake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` G Max '' , which the prosecution claim she used to conceal another asset from the court .
Maxwell told the FBI she only had permission to stay in the New Hampshire home and did not know the name of the corporation that bought the home .
Maxwell 's lawyer , Mark Cohen , said his `` client is not Jeffrey Epstein '' and it would be `` unrealistic '' to prepare a defence for her while she is in jail , given the coronavirus pandemic .
He said Maxwell is `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the media and the government '' and that she has a big family and lots of friends who have been stigmatised for being associated with her and are so worried about their safety they will not come forward publicly .
`` They have received death threats , '' he said .
Mr Cohen said Maxwell is concerned about her privacy and confidentiality and accused the government of putting a `` spin '' on the case .
And he said if the court is not satisfied with the bail they proposed then the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ denying it .
Mr Cohen also said one of the accusers is looking for millions of dollars from Maxwell and that the socialite should not have been arrested and she is not a flight risk .
He claims Maxwell did not resist arrest and `` surrendered '' to the FBI , adding that she had security guards `` because of the threats to her '' .
On Monday , the prosecution said Maxwell 's mobile phone was found by the FBI wrapped in tin foil , which Mr Cohen said was because her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to preserve the device as evidence .
He said the fact she was hiding out in her US home , and that he has been in touch with the government over the past year , shows she is not a flight risk .
And he argued that the amount of money Maxwell has does not matter for the purposes of bail .
Maxwell 's bail hearing came a year after Epstein took his own life in prison , several weeks after he too was confronted by two accusers at a bail hearing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ bars while awaiting sex trafficking charges , which alleged he abused girls at his Manhattan and Florida mansions in the early 2000s .
Maxwell has been held without bail since her arrest at the million-dollar New Hampshire house where prosecutors say she hid from FBI agents who had to knock down the door to arrest her .
Ghislaine Maxwell sat quiet and emotionless as she faced charges decades after the allegations The interest in this case was clear from the very start of the hearing .
Before it was under way , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was already at capacity .
Our team was sitting inside a video conference room - where Ghislaine Maxwell sat largely emotionless on the video link , but for the occasional shift in her seat .
Her voice quiet , almost faint .
The prosecution was clearly focused on making a forceful argument against the prospect of Maxwell being allowed bail .
They painted a portrait of an untrustworthy woman who failed to be transparent about her finances , had spent a year in hiding and had tried to conceal her own mobile phone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in New Hampshire , where they also allege she used an alias .
But there was also a very clear attempt to convey the gravity of the impact of her alleged crimes .
Two women provided statements , another spoke .
They cast an image of a woman who was more than a fixer , but an abuser too , one who was absolutely critical to Epstein 's criminal enterprise .
The fact she has three passports , including French citizenship - a country with no extradition treaty with America - is clearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prosecution .
The defence insists she has been forthcoming with her financial information and kept in touch with authorities over the past 12 months .
Now she is fully emerged in the legal process and a date set for her trial .
Her alleged abuse dates back to the 1990s .
It has taken until now to see her in court .

Ghislaine Maxwell has been denied bail after one of her accusers said Jeffrey Epstein would not have been able to abuse teenage girls without her.
Maxwell, the ex-partner of the convicted paedophile, faces up to 35 years in prison over allegations she recruited teenage girls - including one as young as 14 years old - for the businessman to sexually abuse from 1994 to 1997.
She is also accused of lying about her role in depositions - sworn out-of-court testimonies - in 2016.
Image: Maxwell's bail hearing was held via video link in a jury assembly room inside Manhattan Federal Court
Maxwell appeared via video link at Manhattan Federal Court from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, with her hair pulled back and wearing a brown t-shirt and tortoiseshell glasses.
The 58-year-old was charged with six criminal counts - four related to transporting minors for illegal sexual acts and two for perjury.
When asked by US District Judge Alison Nathan how she pleaded to the charges, Maxwell said: "Not guilty, your honour."
The judge then scheduled her trial for 12 July 2021, with prosecuting lawyer Alison Moe estimating it could take three weeks.
Following more than an hour of arguments over whether she should be granted bail or not, including Maxwell offering to pay to stay in a luxury hotel in New York, Judge Nathan denied her bail as she awaits trial.
"The risk is simply too great," the judge said.
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In arguing against Maxwell being granted bail, two of her accusers gave written statements to the court, while one spoke via video link.
Image: A court sketch of Maxwell as she appeared via video link for a bail hearing
Ms Moe read a statement from one of the anonymous accusers who described Maxwell's "calculating" manipulation.
The accuser said: "I knew Ghislaine Maxwell for over 10 years.
"Without Ghislaine, Jeffrey could not have done [this].
"She was in charge. She egged him on.
"I have great fear that Ghislaine Maxwell will flee."
She added that her two-year-old child's life was threatened when she was scheduled to testify against Maxwell in a civil case - something Maxwell's lawyers denied.
Image: Maxwell was arrested at a house in New Hampshire earlier this month
Annie Farmer, another accuser, who appeared via video link, said she met Maxwell when she was 16 and called her a "sexual predator who has never showed any remorse".
She said she poses a danger, has committed perjury and has contacts around the world.
Jennifer Araoz, who alleges Epstein abused her, said Maxwell being denied bail means she is "able to take another breath" as it allows her and her "fellow survivors to have faith that we are on the right path".
Maxwell's lawyers had requested the British socialite be bailed for $5m (£3.9m) with electronic monitoring and home confinement.
However, prosecutors wanted her to remain in detention, saying she is an "extreme flight risk" with the means to escape the country and has two other passports - British and French - and France will not extradite one of its own citizens to the US.
Ms Moe told the court Maxwell has not fully disclosed her finances, she has strong international ties, has the ability to live beyond the reach of extradition "indefinitely" and has a strong incentive to flee.
Maxwell's lawyers said she had offered to stay in a luxury hotel in Manhattan while on bail, paid for by herself.
She added that Maxwell claims to "have zero dollars per month of income", but the lawyer argued that she has access to "significant, undetermined and undisclosed wealth".
Image: Maxwell offered to spend her bail time in a luxury New York hotel she would pay for. Pic: Clint Spaulding/WWD/Shutterstock
Ms Moe also claimed Maxwell has provided "limited, unverified and questionable" information to authorities.
The prosecution said Maxwell posed as a journalist called "Janet Marshall" when she looked around the New Hampshire estate where she was arrested on 2 July, and was able to pass real estate transactions using the fake name.
She had another alias, "G Max", which the prosecution claim she used to conceal another asset from the court.
Maxwell told the FBI she only had permission to stay in the New Hampshire home and did not know the name of the corporation that bought the home.
Maxwell's lawyer, Mark Cohen, said his "client is not Jeffrey Epstein" and it would be "unrealistic" to prepare a defence for her while she is in jail, given the coronavirus pandemic.
He said Maxwell is "not the monster that has been portrayed by the media and the government" and that she has a big family and lots of friends who have been stigmatised for being associated with her and are so worried about their safety they will not come forward publicly.
"They have received death threats," he said.
Mr Cohen said Maxwell is concerned about her privacy and confidentiality and accused the government of putting a "spin" on the case.
And he said if the court is not satisfied with the bail they proposed then the judge should seek tougher conditions rather than denying it.
Mr Cohen also said one of the accusers is looking for millions of dollars from Maxwell and that the socialite should not have been arrested and she is not a flight risk.
He claims Maxwell did not resist arrest and "surrendered" to the FBI, adding that she had security guards "because of the threats to her".
On Monday, the prosecution said Maxwell's mobile phone was found by the FBI wrapped in tin foil, which Mr Cohen said was because her phone had been hacked and she had to preserve the device as evidence.
He said the fact she was hiding out in her US home, and that he has been in touch with the government over the past year, shows she is not a flight risk.
And he argued that the amount of money Maxwell has does not matter for the purposes of bail.
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Maxwell's bail hearing came a year after Epstein took his own life in prison, several weeks after he too was confronted by two accusers at a bail hearing.
They had insisted he should remain behind bars while awaiting sex trafficking charges, which alleged he abused girls at his Manhattan and Florida mansions in the early 2000s.
Maxwell has been held without bail since her arrest at the million-dollar New Hampshire house where prosecutors say she hid from FBI agents who had to knock down the door to arrest her.
Ghislaine Maxwell sat quiet and emotionless as she faced charges decades after the allegations
By Cordelia Lynch, US correspondent
The interest in this case was clear from the very start of the hearing. Before it was under way, the phone line for reporters to listen in was already at capacity.
Our team was sitting inside a video conference room - where Ghislaine Maxwell sat largely emotionless on the video link, but for the occasional shift in her seat. Her voice quiet, almost faint.
The prosecution was clearly focused on making a forceful argument against the prospect of Maxwell being allowed bail.
They painted a portrait of an untrustworthy woman who failed to be transparent about her finances, had spent a year in hiding and had tried to conceal her own mobile phone during the FBI raid at the house in New Hampshire, where they also allege she used an alias.
But there was also a very clear attempt to convey the gravity of the impact of her alleged crimes.
Two women provided statements, another spoke. They cast an image of a woman who was more than a fixer, but an abuser too, one who was absolutely critical to Epstein's criminal enterprise.
The fact she has three passports, including French citizenship - a country with no extradition treaty with America - is clearly a cause for the concern among the prosecution.
The defence insists she has been forthcoming with her financial information and kept in touch with authorities over the past 12 months.
Now she is fully emerged in the legal process and a date set for her trial. Her alleged abuse dates back to the 1990s. It has taken until now to see her in court.


skynewsus--2020-07-14--Judge rejects $19m Weinstein deal with accusers

A US judge has rejected a $ 19m ( £15.1m ) settlement between Harvey Weinstein and some of his accusers .
Weinstein 's accusers in the proposed class-action settlement were too varied to be grouped together , Judge Alvin K Hellerstein said in Manhattan .
Lawyers for several women who had opposed the deal praised the judge 's swift rejection of what they described as a one-sided proposal .
A spokesman for Weinstein , who is serving a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault , did not immediately comment .
A lawyer for his companies also declined to comment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who announced the tentative agreement on 30 June , said her office is reviewing the decision and determining its next steps .
`` Our office has been fighting tirelessly to provide these brave women with the justice they are owed and will continue to do so , '' a spokesman for Ms James said .
The deal to settle lawsuits would have provided between $ 7,500 ( £5,973 ) and $ 750,000 ( £597,348 ) to some of Weinstein 's accusers .
: : Listen to the Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Once one of Hollywood 's most influential figures , Weinstein , 68 , was convicted of sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006 and raping former aspiring actress Jessica Mann in 2013 following a landmark trial earlier this year .
The former producer , whose films included Shakespeare In Love , Pulp Fiction , The English Patient and Gangs Of New York , had used a walking frame throughout his trial and arrived at the sentencing in a wheelchair , due to back problems caused by a car crash last year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 just days after he was moved to New York 's maximum-security Wende Correctional Facility to begin serving his prison sentence .

A US judge has rejected a $19m (£15.1m) settlement between Harvey Weinstein and some of his accusers.
Weinstein's accusers in the proposed class-action settlement were too varied to be grouped together, Judge Alvin K Hellerstein said in Manhattan.
Lawyers for several women who had opposed the deal praised the judge's swift rejection of what they described as a one-sided proposal.
A spokesman for Weinstein, who is serving a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault, did not immediately comment. A lawyer for his companies also declined to comment.
New York Attorney General Letitia James, who announced the tentative agreement on 30 June, said her office is reviewing the decision and determining its next steps.
"Our office has been fighting tirelessly to provide these brave women with the justice they are owed and will continue to do so," a spokesman for Ms James said.
The deal to settle lawsuits would have provided between $7,500 (£5,973) and $750,000 (£597,348) to some of Weinstein's accusers.
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Once one of Hollywood's most influential figures, Weinstein, 68, was convicted of sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006 and raping former aspiring actress Jessica Mann in 2013 following a landmark trial earlier this year.
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The former producer, whose films included Shakespeare In Love, Pulp Fiction, The English Patient and Gangs Of New York, had used a walking frame throughout his trial and arrived at the sentencing in a wheelchair, due to back problems caused by a car crash last year.
Weinstein was diagnosed in March with COVID-19 just days after he was moved to New York's maximum-security Wende Correctional Facility to begin serving his prison sentence.


skynewsus--2020-07-14--White supremacist killer given lethal injection in first US federal execution in 17 years

A white supremacist has been killed by lethal injection in the first US federal execution for nearly two decades .
Daniel Lewis Lee , who tortured and murdered a couple and their eight-year-old daughter and dumped them in water , was executed at the federal prison in Terre Haute , Indiana .
`` I did n't do it , '' he said just before he was killed .
`` I 've made a lot of mistakes in my life , but I 'm not a murderer ... You 're killing an innocent man . ''
Lee 's execution was postponed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a legal challenge against a new injection protocol , but in the early hours the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that it could go ahead .
Federal executions are rare - the vast majority are carried out by individual states - with only three since 1988 and the last in 2003 .
Relatives of those killed by Lee in 1996 had wanted him to get a life sentence and said the execution was n't being done in their name .
Lee was recruited into a white supremacist group called the Aryan Peoples Republic in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years later , they were arrested for killing gun dealer William Mueller and his wife and daughter in Tilly , Arkansas .
They stole guns and $ 50,000 from the family as part of a plan to set up a whites-only nation in the Pacific Northwest , prosecutors said at their 1999 trial .
Lee and Kehoe are said to have tortured their victims , using stun guns and putting plastic bags over their heads .
Rocks were attached to their bodies and they were dumped in a nearby bayou .
Despite being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life sentence for his part in the killings .
Lee was pronounced dead at 8.07am eastern US time on Tuesday .
The victims ' family had wanted to be present at the execution in order to make clear their objections to the sentence .
Relative Monica Veillette said : `` For us it is a matter of being there and saying , 'This is not being done in our name ; we do not want this . '
'' US Attorney General William Barr said the Justice Department had a duty to resolve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sentences .
Civil rights groups fought the execution and critics claimed the government was moving forward for political gain .
Two other federal executions are scheduled for later this week , although one is on hold pending a separate legal claim .
There have been two state executions since the coronavirus lockdown in mid-March , according to the Death Penalty Information Centre ( DPIC ) .
One was in Texas , the other Missouri .
Alabama also carried one out in early March .
There were 22 state executions in 2019 ( nine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to DPIC figures .
That is less than half than in 2004 , when there were 59 .
Federal executions now use one drug , pentobarbital , as opposed to the previous three-drug combination .
The change was signed off last year after outcry over a botched execution in 2014 prompted the Obama administration to order a review .
The attorney general said at the time that executions could resume on some of the 62 people on federal death row .

A white supremacist has been killed by lethal injection in the first US federal execution for nearly two decades.
Daniel Lewis Lee, who tortured and murdered a couple and their eight-year-old daughter and dumped them in water, was executed at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.
"I didn't do it," he said just before he was killed.
"I've made a lot of mistakes in my life, but I'm not a murderer... You're killing an innocent man."
Lee's execution was postponed by a district court on Monday over a legal challenge against a new injection protocol, but in the early hours the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that it could go ahead.
Federal executions are rare - the vast majority are carried out by individual states - with only three since 1988 and the last in 2003.
Relatives of those killed by Lee in 1996 had wanted him to get a life sentence and said the execution wasn't being done in their name.
Image: Protesters gathered outside the prison this week
Lee was recruited into a white supremacist group called the Aryan Peoples Republic in 1995 by co-defendant Chevie Kehoe.
Two years later, they were arrested for killing gun dealer William Mueller and his wife and daughter in Tilly, Arkansas.
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They stole guns and $50,000 from the family as part of a plan to set up a whites-only nation in the Pacific Northwest, prosecutors said at their 1999 trial.
Lee and Kehoe are said to have tortured their victims, using stun guns and putting plastic bags over their heads.
Image: Guards outside the Indiana prison on Monday
Rocks were attached to their bodies and they were dumped in a nearby bayou.
Despite being the apparent ringleader, Kehoe received a life sentence for his part in the killings.
Lee was pronounced dead at 8.07am eastern US time on Tuesday.
The victims' family had wanted to be present at the execution in order to make clear their objections to the sentence.
Relative Monica Veillette said: "For us it is a matter of being there and saying, 'This is not being done in our name; we do not want this.'"
US Attorney General William Barr said the Justice Department had a duty to resolve the legal wrangling and carry out the sentences.
Civil rights groups fought the execution and critics claimed the government was moving forward for political gain.
Two other federal executions are scheduled for later this week, although one is on hold pending a separate legal claim.
There have been two state executions since the coronavirus lockdown in mid-March, according to the Death Penalty Information Centre (DPIC).
One was in Texas, the other Missouri. Alabama also carried one out in early March.
Image: A lethal injection room at San Quentin State Prison in California in 2012
There were 22 state executions in 2019 (nine of them in Texas), according to DPIC figures. That is less than half than in 2004, when there were 59.
Federal executions now use one drug, pentobarbital, as opposed to the previous three-drug combination.
The change was signed off last year after outcry over a botched execution in 2014 prompted the Obama administration to order a review.
The attorney general said at the time that executions could resume on some of the 62 people on federal death row.


skynewsus--2020-07-14--Glee star Naya Rivera's death was an accident, medical examiner says

Glee star Naya Rivera 's death was an accident , a medical examiner has said .
A full post-mortem has been carried out which shows Rivera drowned , and there was no indication that alcohol or drugs played a part in her death .
Specimens from the body will still be submitted for toxicology testing , Ventura County Medical Examiner said .
Her body was recovered from Lake Piru in Southern California on Monday after she went missing following a boat trip with her four-year-old son last Wednesday .
No traumatic injuries or evidence of disease were found .
Rivera @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on TV musical-comedy Glee from 2009 to 2015 .
The show 's creators , Ryan Murphy , Ian Brennan and Brad Falchuk , shared a tribute to the actress by announcing plans to establish a college fund for her son Josey Hollis .
In a joint statement , they praised her work on the show and said she was a `` joy to write for , a joy to direct and a joy to be around '' .
Her portrayal of Santana was described as groundbreaking .
`` It was one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ school relationship was seen on network television and Naya understood what 'Brittana ' meant to the many young women who were seeing themselves represented on television for the first time , '' the creators said .
Murphy , Brennan and Falchuk said Rivera was a `` real pro '' who `` always kept everyone laughing on the set '' .
Glee cast members have also expressed their grief following her death .
: : Listen to the Backstage podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker Gwyneth Paltrow , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recurring role on the show , said she is in `` utter shock and disbelief '' .
She shared a clip of her performing alongside Rivera and described it as a `` special moment '' .
Demi Lovato , who played Rivera 's on-screen girlfriend , said : `` The character you played was groundbreaking for tons of closeted ( at the time ) queer girls like me , and your ambition and accomplishments were inspiring to Latina women all over the world . ''
Jane Lynch , who played cheerleading coach Sue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Naya .
What a force you were .
Love and peace to your family . ''
Lake Piru park rangers found Rivera 's body floating near the surface of the water in an area that is 35 to 60ft deep .
Due to the body decomposing over the five days since Rivera went missing , the body filled with gas and rose to the surface after having probably been stuck in very heavy vegetation , Sheriff Bill Ayub said .
Divers had searched that area thoroughly before Monday without finding her , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Josey had told detectives the pair went swimming and she boosted him onto the deck before he looked back to see her disappear under the water .
He was discovered alone in the boat , asleep , wrapped in a towel and wearing a life jacket , by the owner of the boat rental company who was concerned after they did not return at the time they were meant to .
Josey told investigators he and his mother went swimming and he got back on the boat , but `` his mum never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' sheriff 's sergeant Kevin Donoghue said on Sunday .
Sheriff Ayub said their theory is that the boat drifted as they swam and she `` mustered enough energy to get her son on board , but not enough to save herself '' .

Glee star Naya Rivera's death was an accident, a medical examiner has said.
A full post-mortem has been carried out which shows Rivera drowned, and there was no indication that alcohol or drugs played a part in her death.
Specimens from the body will still be submitted for toxicology testing, Ventura County Medical Examiner said.
Her body was recovered from Lake Piru in Southern California on Monday after she went missing following a boat trip with her four-year-old son last Wednesday.
No traumatic injuries or evidence of disease were found.
Image: Naya Rivera with her son Josey Hollis
Rivera was best known for playing Santana Lopez on TV musical-comedy Glee from 2009 to 2015.
The show's creators, Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan and Brad Falchuk, shared a tribute to the actress by announcing plans to establish a college fund for her son Josey Hollis.
In a joint statement, they praised her work on the show and said she was a "joy to write for, a joy to direct and a joy to be around".
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Her portrayal of Santana was described as groundbreaking.
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"It was one of the first times an openly lesbian, high school relationship was seen on network television and Naya understood what 'Brittana' meant to the many young women who were seeing themselves represented on television for the first time," the creators said.
Murphy, Brennan and Falchuk said Rivera was a "real pro" who "always kept everyone laughing on the set".
Glee cast members have also expressed their grief following her death.
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Gwyneth Paltrow, who is married to Falchuk and had a recurring role on the show, said she is in "utter shock and disbelief".
She shared a clip of her performing alongside Rivera and described it as a "special moment".
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Demi Lovato, who played Rivera's on-screen girlfriend, said: "The character you played was groundbreaking for tons of closeted (at the time) queer girls like me, and your ambition and accomplishments were inspiring to Latina women all over the world."
Jane Lynch, who played cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester, tweeted: "Rest sweet Naya. What a force you were. Love and peace to your family."
Lake Piru park rangers found Rivera's body floating near the surface of the water in an area that is 35 to 60ft deep.
Due to the body decomposing over the five days since Rivera went missing, it filled with gas and rose to the surface after having probably been stuck in very heavy vegetation, Sheriff Bill Ayub said.
Divers had searched that area thoroughly before Monday without finding her, he added.
The sheriff said her son Josey had told detectives the pair went swimming and she boosted him onto the deck before he looked back to see her disappear under the water.
Image: Rivera's body was found floating near the surface of the water
He was discovered alone in the boat, asleep, wrapped in a towel and wearing a life jacket by the owner of the boat rental company who was concerned after they did not return at the time they were meant to.
Josey told investigators he and his mother went swimming and he got back on the boat, but "his mum never made it out of the water," sheriff's sergeant Kevin Donoghue said on Sunday.
Sheriff Ayub said their theory is that the boat drifted as they swam and she "mustered enough energy to get her son on board, but not enough to save herself".


skynewsus--2020-07-14--Burger King tweaks its cows' diets to tackle climate change

Burger King has tweaked the diet of some of its cows in a bid to tackle climate change .
The cows will eat 100 grams of lemongrass daily in the hopes of reducing methane emissions by 33 % a day .
Burger King introduced its new lemongrass-fed beef Whoppers today at select restaurants in cities across the US - in Austin , Los Angeles , Miami , New York and Portland .
The fast-food chain said the lemongrass formula is `` open source and fairly simple to implement '' - and is designed to help cows release less methane during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a by-product of their digestion and greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture sector made up 9.9 % of total US greenhouse gas emissions in 2018 , according to the Environmental Protection Agency .
Of that 9.9 % , methane emissions from livestock comprised more than a quarter .
Burger King worked with scientists at the Autonomous University at the State of Mexico and at the University of California to test and develop its new lemongrass formula in a bid to limit the company 's role in climate change .
It comes after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Center for Public Affairs Research showed that around two out of three Americans believe corporations have a responsibility to combat climate change .
Potential customers are also reducing the amount of meat they eat due to health and environmental concerns , prompting Burger King and rival McDonald 's to add meat alternatives to their menus in recent years .
Two years ago , McDonald 's said it was taking steps to cut the greenhouse gases it emits and tweaked how the beef in its Big Macs and Quarter Pounders was produced .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 150 million metric tonnes ( 165 million tonnes ) of greenhouse gas emissions from being released into the atmosphere by 2030 .

Burger King has tweaked the diet of some of its cows in a bid to tackle climate change.
The cows will eat 100 grams of lemongrass daily in the hopes of reducing methane emissions by 33% a day.
Burger King introduced its new lemongrass-fed beef Whoppers today at select restaurants in cities across the US - in Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and Portland.
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The fast-food chain said the lemongrass formula is "open source and fairly simple to implement" - and is designed to help cows release less methane during the digestion process.
Cows emit methane as a by-product of their digestion and greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture sector made up 9.9% of total US greenhouse gas emissions in 2018, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Of that 9.9%, methane emissions from livestock comprised more than a quarter.
Burger King worked with scientists at the Autonomous University at the State of Mexico and at the University of California to test and develop its new lemongrass formula in a bid to limit the company's role in climate change.
It comes after a recent poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research showed that around two out of three Americans believe corporations have a responsibility to combat climate change.
Potential customers are also reducing the amount of meat they eat due to health and environmental concerns, prompting Burger King and rival McDonald's to add meat alternatives to their menus in recent years.
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Image: Cows emit methane as a by-product of their digestion
Two years ago, McDonald's said it was taking steps to cut the greenhouse gases it emits and tweaked how the beef in its Big Macs and Quarter Pounders was produced.
It said it expected the changes to prevent 150 million metric tonnes (165 million tonnes) of greenhouse gas emissions from being released into the atmosphere by 2030.


skynewsus--2020-07-15--Man shot dead by police in US after face mask dispute

A man has been shot and killed by police after a dispute over a face mask at a shop in the US state of Michigan .
Sean Ruis , 43 , was suspected of stabbing a 77-year-old man who had challenged him because he was not wearing a mask while in the Quality Dairy store in Lansing on Tuesday morning .
Shop workers had refused to serve Ruis and he fled from the shop and drove away .
About half an hour later , he was spotted in a nearby residential neighbourhood by a sheriff 's deputy .
He got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and knives , according to Eaton County Sheriff Tom Reich .
Sheriff Reich said that the female officer , a 22-year veteran , had shot at him as he tried to attack her .
Police released security camera footage which showed the officer shouting : `` Drop the weapon !
Drop the weapon ! ''
as Ruis started coming towards her .
Sheriff Reich said the officer had used her gun because her life was in danger , adding : `` She had to use deadly force - she did it properly .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Michigan Department of Transportation since 2008 , according to the Detroit News , died in hospital .
: : Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker The elderly stabbing victim is also in hospital , but in a stable condition .
Michigan 's governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered residents to wear masks inside shops in an effort to limit the spread of coronavirus , which has killed more than 136,000 people in the US .
But it is not the first time reluctance to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A security guard at a shop in Flint was shot and killed in May after denying entry to a customer who was not wearing a mask .
This week , a shop worker in northern Michigan said a customer had pulled out a knife when she asked him to wear a mask .

A man has been shot and killed by police after a dispute over a face mask at a shop in the US state of Michigan.
Sean Ruis, 43, was suspected of stabbing a 77-year-old man who had challenged him because he was not wearing a mask while in the Quality Dairy store in Lansing on Tuesday morning.
Shop workers had refused to serve Ruis and he fled from the shop and drove away.
Image: Michigan's governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered residents to wear masks inside shops
About half an hour later, he was spotted in a nearby residential neighbourhood by a sheriff's deputy.
He got out of his car holding a screwdriver and knives, according to Eaton County Sheriff Tom Reich.
Sheriff Reich said that the female officer, a 22-year veteran, had shot at him as he tried to attack her.
Police released security camera footage which showed the officer shouting: "Drop the weapon! Drop the weapon!" as Ruis started coming towards her.
Sheriff Reich said the officer had used her gun because her life was in danger, adding: "She had to use deadly force - she did it properly."
Ruis, who had worked for the Michigan Department of Transportation since 2008, according to the Detroit News, died in hospital.
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The elderly stabbing victim is also in hospital, but in a stable condition.
Michigan's governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered residents to wear masks inside shops in an effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, which has killed more than 136,000 people in the US.
But it is not the first time reluctance to wear masks has resulted in violence.
A security guard at a shop in Flint was shot and killed in May after denying entry to a customer who was not wearing a mask.
This week, a shop worker in northern Michigan said a customer had pulled out a knife when she asked him to wear a mask.


skynewsus--2020-07-15--Trump says 'more white people' are killed by police than black Americans

Donald Trump has refused to answer a question about police violence against black people , and instead claimed `` more white people '' are killed by officers in the US than African Americans .
The US president was being interviewed by CBS reporter Catherine Herridge on Tuesday when he was asked why black people are still dying at the hands of law enforcement .
`` So are white people .
So are white people .
What a terrible question to ask .
So are white people , '' Trump responded .
`` More white people , by the way .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Washington Post investigation and database tracking US deaths at the hands of police , white people make up around half the annual figure , while black Americans account for 24 % of those fatally shot and killed by the police .
But it also notes African Americans make up about 13 % of the US population , while 76 % is white , meaning black people are around 2.5 times as likely as white Americans to be shot and killed by police officers in the country .
Also in the interview , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Confederate flag as a mark of `` freedom of speech '' .
The flag is a hugely divisive symbol in the US .
Some of the population argue it represents heritage , while others point towards its association with slavery and its use by white supremacists .
`` I know people that like the Confederate flag and they 're not thinking about slavery , '' Mr Trump said .
`` I look at NASCAR , you go to NASCAR , you had those flags all over the place , they stopped it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ speech - whether its Confederate flags , or Black Lives Matter , or anything else you want to talk about - it 's freedom of speech . ''
: : Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker The president 's reference to NASCAR pointed to the association 's decision in June to ban Confederate flags at its events .
It came after the only black driver in the top series called for change following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a number of recent moves to protect Confederate monuments across the US after they became targets of protests sparked after Mr Floyd 's death .
He signed an executive order in June to protect federal monuments , and threatened action against Congress should its annual defence authorisation bill suggest changing the names of military bases named after Confederate commanders .

Donald Trump has refused to answer a question about police violence against black people, and instead claimed "more white people" are killed by officers in the US than African Americans.
The US president was being interviewed by CBS reporter Catherine Herridge on Tuesday when he was asked why black people are still dying at the hands of law enforcement.
"So are white people. So are white people. What a terrible question to ask. So are white people," Trump responded.
"More white people, by the way. More white people."
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According to a Washington Post investigation and database tracking US deaths at the hands of police, white people make up around half the annual figure, while black Americans account for 24% of those fatally shot and killed by the police.
But it also notes that the Census Bureau estimates that African Americans make up about 13% of the US population, while 76% is white, meaning black people are around 2.5 times as likely as white Americans to be shot and killed by police officers in the country.
Also in the interview, Mr Trump defended the use of the Confederate flag as a mark of "freedom of speech".
The flag is a hugely divisive symbol in the US. Some of the population argue it represents heritage, while others point towards its association with slavery and its use by white supremacists.
"I know people that like the Confederate flag and they're not thinking about slavery," Mr Trump said.
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"I look at NASCAR, you go to NASCAR, you had those flags all over the place, they stopped it. I just think it's freedom of speech - whether its Confederate flags, or Black Lives Matter, or anything else you want to talk about - it's freedom of speech."
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The president's reference to NASCAR pointed to the association's decision in June to ban Confederate flags at its events.
It came after the only black driver in the top series called for change following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis in May.
Mr Trump has made a number of recent moves to protect Confederate monuments across the US after they became targets of protests sparked after Mr Floyd's death.
He signed an executive order in June to protect federal monuments, and threatened action against Congress should its annual defence authorisation bill suggest changing the names of military bases named after Confederate commanders.


skynewsus--2020-07-15--COVID-19 vaccine makes 'good first step' as trial shows it boosts antibodies

An experimental COVID-19 vaccine being trialled in the US has worked to boost patients ' immune systems and proved safe in a group of 45 volunteers , researchers have said .
Volunteers given two doses of the vaccine - developed by biotech company Moderna - had more protective antibodies than the average coronavirus survivor , the team reported in the New England Journal of Medicine .
The trial , which is being supported by the US government with nearly half a billion dollars , is one of more than 100 vaccines being developed around the world in the race to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US government 's top infectious diseases expert , has said : `` No matter how you slice this , this is good news . ''
The latest results from Moderna are from a phase one trial , after an initial trial of eight people showed the vaccine was safe and produced antibodies in volunteers .
Moderna began its phase two trial in May , which will involve a larger group , and an even bigger phase three trial of 30,000 volunteers is expected to get under way later this month .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of volunteers and focuses on whether the vaccine is safe and produces an immune response , while a phase two study is expanded to people whose characteristics make them likely to be most in need of the vaccine - such as their age and physical health .
In a phase three study , the vaccine is given to thousands of people and can identify rare side effects .
None of the 45 volunteers involved in the phase one trial suffered serious side effects , although more than half reported mild or moderate reactions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ muscle aches or pain at the injection site .
: : Listen to the Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker The volunteers , who were aged between 18 and 55 , were given three doses of the vaccine .
Researchers tested doses of 25 , 100 or 250 micrograms - with those who were given the highest doses being more likely to experience side effects .
Seven of the 13 volunteers who got the second 25 microgram dose experienced side effects , while all 15 who received @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who got the 250 microgram dose also noticed side effects .
Three participants were not given a second dose , as two were forced to self-isolate with coronavirus symptoms and another had hives believed to be related to the first dose of the vaccine .
The two participants with coronavirus symptoms later tested negative for the virus .
Dr Lisa Jackson , lead author of the study from the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute , said researchers `` did n't see any events that are characterised as serious adverse events '' - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths .
Dr William Schaffner , a vaccine expert at Vanderbilt University Medical Center who was not involved in the study , said the results were a `` good first step '' .
`` There 's nothing here that would inhibit one from going ahead to the phase two/phase three trials , '' he added .
Scientists are also optimistic about UK vaccine trials , including those conducted by the University of Oxford and Imperial College London .
Professor Robin Shattock , who heads the team developing the Imperial College effort , told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be rolled out across the country in the first half of next year if trials are successful .
Speaking to Sophy Ridge on Sunday , he added : `` We anticipate if everything goes really well , that we 'll get an answer as to whether it works by early next year . ''
Sky News is supporting the DEC 's new appeal to raise funds for lifesaving aid , such as clean water , soap , PPE and food , to help save lives as coronavirus hits refugee camps and war-torn countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ South Sudan .
To donate £10 to the DEC Coronavirus Appeal text the word SKY to 70150 or call 0370 60 60 900 .
You can also donate online at dec.org.uk

An experimental COVID-19 vaccine being trialled in the US has worked to boost patients' immune systems and proved safe in a group of 45 volunteers, researchers have said.
Volunteers given two doses of the vaccine - developed by biotech company Moderna - had more protective antibodies than the average coronavirus survivor, the team reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The trial, which is being supported by the US government with nearly half a billion dollars, is one of more than 100 vaccines being developed around the world in the race to beat COVID-19.
Dr Anthony Fauci, the US government's top infectious diseases expert, has said: "No matter how you slice this, this is good news."
Image: Dr Fauci has hailed the development as 'good news'
The latest results from Moderna are from a phase one trial, after an initial trial of eight people showed the vaccine was safe and produced antibodies in volunteers.
Moderna began its phase two trial in May, which will involve a larger group, and an even bigger phase three trial of 30,000 volunteers is expected to get under way later this month.
A phase one study uses a small number of volunteers and focuses on whether the vaccine is safe and produces an immune response, while a phase two study is expanded to people whose characteristics make them likely to be most in need of the vaccine - such as their age and physical health.
In a phase three study, the vaccine is given to thousands of people and can identify rare side effects.
None of the 45 volunteers involved in the phase one trial suffered serious side effects, although more than half reported mild or moderate reactions including fatigue, headache, chills, muscle aches or pain at the injection site.
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The volunteers, who were aged between 18 and 55, were given three doses of the vaccine.
Researchers tested doses of 25, 100 or 250 micrograms - with those who were given the highest doses being more likely to experience side effects.
Seven of the 13 volunteers who got the second 25 microgram dose experienced side effects, while all 15 who received the 100 microgram dose and all 14 who got the 250 microgram dose also noticed side effects.
Three participants were not given a second dose, as two were forced to self-isolate with coronavirus symptoms and another had hives believed to be related to the first dose of the vaccine.
The two participants with coronavirus symptoms later tested negative for the virus.
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Dr Lisa Jackson, lead author of the study from the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, said researchers "didn't see any events that are characterised as serious adverse events" - such as reactions requiring hospital visits or deaths.
Dr William Schaffner, a vaccine expert at Vanderbilt University Medical Center who was not involved in the study, said the results were a "good first step".
"There's nothing here that would inhibit one from going ahead to the phase two/phase three trials," he added.
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Scientists are also optimistic about UK vaccine trials, including those conducted by the University of Oxford and Imperial College London.
Professor Robin Shattock, who heads the team developing the Imperial College effort, told Sky News that a COVID-19 vaccine could be rolled out across the country in the first half of next year if trials are successful.
Speaking to Sophy Ridge on Sunday, he added: "We anticipate if everything goes really well, that we'll get an answer as to whether it works by early next year."
Sky News is supporting the DEC's new appeal to raise funds for lifesaving aid, such as clean water, soap, PPE and food, to help save lives as coronavirus hits refugee camps and war-torn countries like Yemen, Syria, Somalia and South Sudan.
To donate £10 to the DEC Coronavirus Appeal text the word SKY to 70150 or call 0370 60 60 900. You can also donate online at dec.org.uk


skynewsus--2020-07-15--'I convinced many countries': Trump and China respond to UK's ban on Huawei

Donald Trump has welcomed Britain 's decision to block Huawei from its 5G network - while China 's ambassador to the UK said it was `` disappointing and wrong '' .
Yesterday , Boris Johnson also banned the purchase of any new 5G equipment from the Chinese tech giant from the end of this year .
The US president praised the UK 's decision , saying : `` We convinced many countries , many countries - and I did this myself for the most part - not to use Huawei , because we think it 's an unsafe security risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk and I talked many countries out of using it .
If they want to do business with us , they ca n't use it . ''
Asked about Mr Trump 's assertion that he `` convinced many countries '' to ban Huawei , Health Secretary Matt Hancock stressed the UK government had made a `` technical decision '' to block the Chinese company .
He told Sky News ' Kay Burley @ Breakfast show : `` We all know Donald Trump , do n't we ? ''
`` All sorts of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision , '' Mr Hancock added .
`` But this was based on a technical assessment by the National Cyber Security Centre about how we can have the highest-quality 5G systems in the future . ''
: : Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker Condemning the UK 's ban on Huawei , Chinese ambassador Liu Xiaoming tweeted : `` Disappointing and wrong decision by the UK on # Huawei .
`` It has become questionable whether the UK can provide an open , fair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other countries . ''
The US is continuing to increase pressure on China , with Mr Trump signing an executive order that ends the special status of Hong Kong , citing the `` oppressive actions '' of Beijing .
Mr Trump said that the order would mean `` no special privileges , no special economic treatment and no export of sensitive technologies '' for Hong Kong .
`` Hong Kong will now be treated the same as mainland China , '' he said .
The president also signed a sanctions bill , approved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ penalise banks doing business with Chinese officials implementing the controversial new security law in Hong Kong .
Supporters of the law say it is necessary to bring stability to Hong Kong but critics worry it is being used to crush Hong Kong 's traditional freedoms .
This week Hong Kong 's chief executive , Carrie Lam , said that primary elections held by pro-democratic parties last weekend , in which 600,000 people are estimated to have voted , could violate the new national security law .
According to state media , the Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US actions and would apply its own sanctions to US individuals and entities in response .
US-China relations have sunk to new lows but this week there has been a flurry of formal measures announced by both sides .
On Monday , US secretary of state Mike Pompeo declared in an official statement that China 's claims to the South China Sea were `` completely unlawful '' .
The Chinese foreign ministry said the US was `` a troublemaker '' and also announced sanctions on US defence contractor Lockheed Martin , which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ missile system .
It had earlier announced sanctions on US officials , including senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz , in response to previous sanctions applied by the US to senior Chinese officials because of China 's treatment of minorities in Xinjiang .
Analysis - Why sanctions will hurt China more than US Sanctions are flying back and forth across the Pacific but they will certainly hurt China more than the US .
Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz were unlikely to be planning a summer holiday to Xinjiang but many wealthy Chinese have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ send their children there to be educated : Chinese President Xi Jinping 's daughter studied at Harvard .
And Mr Trump 's comments on the UK 's ban of Huawei show how all-encompassing the US approach is .
Yesterday a Huawei spokesperson said that the British decision was `` about US trade policy and not security '' .
Mr Trump added some substance to that , saying : `` If [ countries ] want to do business with us , they ca n't use it '' .
: : Listen to the Daily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Spotify , Spreaker Trade and security , though , are now two sides of the same coin .
China itself has often been happy to conflate the two .
Mr Trump also said the US `` convinced '' other countries to ban Huawei .
In truth , he cajoled them .
Washington had long lobbied the British government to reject Huawei , a campaign which London successfully resisted .
But US sanctions on Huawei changed that calculation , both technically , as the UK government noted its new security concerns , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politicians another opportunity ( or cover ) to respond to a harder attitude from backbenchers and the public on China in 2020 , and to change its position .
The UK ban on Huawei is proof of the US 's enduring hard power .

Donald Trump has welcomed Britain's decision to block Huawei from its 5G network - while China's ambassador to the UK said it was "disappointing and wrong".
Yesterday, Boris Johnson also banned the purchase of any new 5G equipment from the Chinese tech giant from the end of this year.
The US president praised the UK's decision, saying: "We convinced many countries, many countries - and I did this myself for the most part - not to use Huawei, because we think it's an unsafe security risk.
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"It's a big security risk and I talked many countries out of using it. If they want to do business with us, they can't use it."
Asked about Mr Trump's assertion that he "convinced many countries" to ban Huawei, Health Secretary Matt Hancock stressed the UK government had made a "technical decision" to block the Chinese company.
He told Sky News' Kay Burley @ Breakfast show: "We all know Donald Trump, don't we?"
"All sorts of people can try to claim credit for the decision," Mr Hancock added.
"But this was based on a technical assessment by the National Cyber Security Centre about how we can have the highest-quality 5G systems in the future."
Mr Johnson's spokesman said the UK "remains committed to a constructive relationship with China; yesterday's decision doesn't change that".
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Condemning the UK's ban on Huawei, Chinese ambassador Liu Xiaoming tweeted: "Disappointing and wrong decision by the UK on #Huawei.
"It has become questionable whether the UK can provide an open, fair and non-discriminatory business environment for companies from other countries."
The US is continuing to increase pressure on China, with Mr Trump signing an executive order that ends the special status of Hong Kong, citing the "oppressive actions" of Beijing.
Image: China's ambassador says it was the 'wrong' decision
Mr Trump said that the order would mean "no special privileges, no special economic treatment and no export of sensitive technologies" for Hong Kong.
"Hong Kong will now be treated the same as mainland China," he said.
The president also signed a sanctions bill, approved by the US Congress, which could penalise banks doing business with Chinese officials implementing the controversial new security law in Hong Kong.
Image: China and the US agreed on Phase One of a trade deal earlier this year but Phase Two could be some way off now
Supporters of the law say it is necessary to bring stability to Hong Kong but critics worry it is being used to crush Hong Kong's traditional freedoms.
This week Hong Kong's chief executive, Carrie Lam, said that primary elections held by pro-democratic parties last weekend, in which 600,000 people are estimated to have voted, could violate the new national security law.
According to state media, the Chinese government said it strongly opposed the latest US actions and would apply its own sanctions to US individuals and entities in response.
US-China relations have sunk to new lows but this week there has been a flurry of formal measures announced by both sides.
Image: Mike Pompeo has declared that China's claims to the South China Sea are 'completely unlawful'
On Monday, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo declared in an official statement that China's claims to the South China Sea were "completely unlawful".
The Chinese foreign ministry said the US was "a troublemaker" and also announced sanctions on US defence contractor Lockheed Martin, which is helping to upgrade Taiwan's Patriot surface-to-air missile system.
It had earlier announced sanctions on US officials, including senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, in response to previous sanctions applied by the US to senior Chinese officials because of China's treatment of minorities in Xinjiang.
Analysis - Why sanctions will hurt China more than US
Sanctions are flying back and forth across the Pacific but they will certainly hurt China more than the US.
Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz were unlikely to be planning a summer holiday to Xinjiang but many wealthy Chinese have substantial assets in the US and routinely send their children there to be educated: Chinese President Xi Jinping's daughter studied at Harvard.
And Mr Trump's comments on the UK's ban of Huawei show how all-encompassing the US approach is. Yesterday a Huawei spokesperson said that the British decision was "about US trade policy and not security".
Mr Trump added some substance to that, saying: "If [countries] want to do business with us, they can't use it".
:: Listen to the Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker
Trade and security, though, are now two sides of the same coin. China itself has often been happy to conflate the two.
Mr Trump also said the US "convinced" other countries to ban Huawei. In truth, he cajoled them. Washington had long lobbied the British government to reject Huawei, a campaign which London successfully resisted.
But US sanctions on Huawei changed that calculation, both technically, as the UK government noted its new security concerns, but also politically: the sanctions gave British politicians another opportunity (or cover) to respond to a harder attitude from backbenchers and the public on China in 2020, and to change its position.
The UK ban on Huawei is proof of the US's enduring hard power.


skynewsus--2020-07-16--Kanye West takes first official steps towards running for US president

Kanye West has taken his first official steps towards running for US president against Donald Trump and Joe Biden in November .
A representative for the rapper , who recently revealed he has never voted before , filed the necessary paperwork and paid the $ 35,000 ( £27,623 ) fee to appear on Oklahoma 's presidential ballot .
West squeaked in just ahead of the deadline , which was the end of Wednesday .
Oklahoma Board of Elections spokeswoman Misha Mohr confirmed he had paid the fee , which two others also did - concert pianist Jade Simmons and cryptocurrency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first required by the Federal Electoral Commission ( FEC ) to officially run for president , was also filed by the `` Kanye 2020 '' team on Thursday , with the music star 's address given as his Wyoming ranch .
It also says he is running as part of the BDY party , short for The Birthday Party , which West created when he announced his plan to run earlier this month .
When asked why he chose that name , he said : `` Because when we win , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FEC said it could not confirm if the filing was legitimate and a second form , a statement of candidacy , has not yet been filed .
A spokesman said the second form is filed once a candidate has raised or spent more than $ 5,000 in campaign activity , triggering official candidacy status under federal campaign finance law .
There had been some confusion over whether West was actually running .
Only a day before he filed his first paperwork , New York Magazine 's `` Intelligencer '' quoted his adviser Steve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that staff West had hired were disappointed .
But the filings appear to confirm the rapper is serious about running for president against the current White House incumbent Mr Trump and Democrat nominee Mr Biden .
However , West has already missed the deadline to qualify for the ballot in several states and it is unclear whether he 's willing or able to collect enough signatures required to qualify in others .
West initially announced his intention to run for president on 4 July , and days later he told Forbes magazine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump despite having been a vocal supporter of the president since his 2016 win .
He said that he had `` lost confidence '' in Mr Trump over his handling of the coronavirus crisis and the fallout from the police killing of George Floyd .
West also revealed he decided to run for the presidency while in the shower , saying : `` I write raps in the shower .
It hit me to say , 'you 're going to run for president ' and I started laughing hysterically .
`` And I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do n't know for how long , but that 's the moment it hit me . ''
The rapper also said he was being advised by his reality star wife Kim Kardashian West , who recently became a billionaire and is training to become a lawyer , and Tesla boss Elon Musk .
West , who said he has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder , told Forbes he planned to model his White House on the fictional land of Wakanda from Marvel 's Black Panther comics if he won .
`` Let 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .

Kanye West has taken his first official steps towards running for US president against Donald Trump and Joe Biden in November.
A representative for the rapper, who recently revealed he has never voted before, filed the necessary paperwork and paid the $35,000 (£27,623) fee to appear on Oklahoma's presidential ballot.
West squeaked in just ahead of the deadline, which was the end of Wednesday.
Image: West said he is being advised by his wife, Kim Kardashian West, and Tesla billionaire Elon Musk
Oklahoma Board of Elections spokeswoman Misha Mohr confirmed he had paid the fee, which two others also did - concert pianist Jade Simmons and cryptocurrency entrepreneur Brock Pierce.
A form, the first required by the Federal Electoral Commission (FEC) to officially run for president, was also filed by the "Kanye 2020" team on Thursday, with the music star's address given as his Wyoming ranch.
It also says he is running as part of the BDY party, short for The Birthday Party, which West created when he announced his plan to run earlier this month.
When asked why he chose that name, he said: "Because when we win, it's everybody's birthday."
The FEC said it could not confirm if the filing was legitimate and a second form, a statement of candidacy, has not yet been filed.
A spokesman said the second form is filed once a candidate has raised or spent more than $5,000 in campaign activity, triggering official candidacy status under federal campaign finance law.
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There had been some confusion over whether West was actually running.
Only a day before he filed his first paperwork, New York Magazine's "Intelligencer" quoted his adviser Steve Kramer saying "he's out" and that staff West had hired were disappointed.
But the filings appear to confirm the rapper is serious about running for president against the current White House incumbent Mr Trump and Democrat nominee Mr Biden.
However, West has already missed the deadline to qualify for the ballot in several states and it is unclear whether he's willing or able to collect enough signatures required to qualify in others.
Image: The rapper said he can no longer support Donald Trump
West initially announced his intention to run for president on 4 July, and days later he told Forbes magazine he was dropping his support for Mr Trump despite having been a vocal supporter of the president since his 2016 win.
He said that he had "lost confidence" in Mr Trump over his handling of the coronavirus crisis and the fallout from the police killing of George Floyd.
West also revealed he decided to run for the presidency while in the shower, saying: "I write raps in the shower. It hit me to say, 'you're going to run for president' and I started laughing hysterically.
"And I just laughed in the shower, I don't know for how long, but that's the moment it hit me."
Image: Joe Biden is set to be Mr Trump's main rival
The rapper also said he was being advised by his reality star wife Kim Kardashian West, who recently became a billionaire and is training to become a lawyer, and Tesla boss Elon Musk.
West, who said he has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, told Forbes he planned to model his White House on the fictional land of Wakanda from Marvel's Black Panther comics if he won.
"Let's get back to Wakanda," he said.
Sky News has contacted West's agent for a comment.


skynewsus--2020-07-16--Trump replaces campaign manager four months before election

Donald Trump has replaced his campaign manager Brad Parscale with veteran republican Bill Stepien four months before the US election .
Mr Parscale was Mr Trump 's digital media manager during his 2016 election campaign and was promoted to campaign manager in 2018 .
Despite being widely credited with helping bring about his surprise victory four years ago , the 44-year-old has now been demoted to his previous `` digital and data strategies role '' , the president said on Twitter .
He wrote on Wednesday night : `` I am pleased to announce that Bill Stepien has been promoted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Brad Parscale , who has been with me for a very long time and has led our tremendous digital and data strategies , will remain in that role , while being a Senior Adviser to the campaign .
`` Both were heavily involved in our historic 2016 win , and I look forward to having a big and very important second win together . ''
Mr Parscale had been increasingly sidelined in recent weeks , with the president unimpressed by the publicity he had in the role .
But his comeback @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appears to have been the final straw when just 6,200 people turned up amid the coronavirus pandemic .
The then-campaign manager had bragged a million people had requested tickets , leaving the president furious .
Poll numbers have also taken a hit over Mr Trump 's handling of the US COVID-19 outbreak , which has killed more than 135,000 people and left 40 million without jobs .
Unlike his predecessor , Mr Stepien has been in politics for years and is a veteran Republican .
He worked for former New Jersey governor Chris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ national field director in 2016. : : Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker Last month , Mr Trump promoted him to deputy campaign manager and brought back his former communications chief Jason Miller , taking away influence from Mr Parscale .
Although it comes just four months before the vote , the reshuffle is not expected to affect the day-to-day running of the campaign , with his son-in-law and senior White House adviser Jared Kushner ultimately in charge .
In 2016 , shake ups @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election trail , with the president now on his fifth campaign manager in four years .

Donald Trump has replaced his campaign manager Brad Parscale with veteran republican Bill Stepien four months before the US election.
Mr Parscale was Mr Trump's digital media manager during his 2016 election campaign and was promoted to campaign manager in 2018.
Despite being widely credited with helping bring about his surprise victory four years ago, the 44-year-old has now been demoted to his previous "digital and data strategies role", the president said on Twitter.
Image: Mr Parscale has been blamed for the poor turnout at the Trump comeback rally in Tulsa
He wrote on Wednesday night: "I am pleased to announce that Bill Stepien has been promoted to the role of Trump Campaign Manager.
"Brad Parscale, who has been with me for a very long time and has led our tremendous digital and data strategies, will remain in that role, while being a Senior Adviser to the campaign.
"Both were heavily involved in our historic 2016 win, and I look forward to having a big and very important second win together."
Mr Parscale had been increasingly sidelined in recent weeks, with the president unimpressed by the publicity he had in the role.
But his comeback rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma last month appears to have been the final straw when just 6,200 people turned up amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The then-campaign manager had bragged a million people had requested tickets, leaving the president furious.
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Poll numbers have also taken a hit over Mr Trump's handling of the US COVID-19 outbreak, which has killed more than 135,000 people and left 40 million without jobs.
Unlike his predecessor, Mr Stepien has been in politics for years and is a veteran Republican.
He worked for former New Jersey governor Chris Christie and served as Mr Trump's national field director in 2016.
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Last month, Mr Trump promoted him to deputy campaign manager and brought back his former communications chief Jason Miller, taking away influence from Mr Parscale.
Although it comes just four months before the vote, the reshuffle is not expected to affect the day-to-day running of the campaign, with his son-in-law and senior White House adviser Jared Kushner ultimately in charge.
In 2016, shake ups became a feature of Mr Trump's election trail, with the president now on his fifth campaign manager in four years.


skynewsus--2020-07-16--'I'm not a bad guy': New bodycam video of George Floyd's death emerges

Footage from body cameras worn by two police officers showing a panicked and scared George Floyd pleading with officers minutes before his death has emerged .
In the recordings from Minneapolis officers Thomas Lane and J Kueng , Mr Floyd can be heard telling them `` I 'm not a bad guy '' as they try to wrestle him into a squad car .
`` I 'm not that kind of guy , '' Mr Floyd says as he struggles against the officers .
`` I just had COVID , man , I do n't want to go back to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heard pleading with Mr Floyd to stop struggling , saying : `` You ca n't win . ''
Mr Floyd replies , `` I do n't want to win . ''
A few minutes later , with Mr Floyd now face-down on the street , the cameras record his fading voice , still occasionally saying , `` I ca n't breathe '' before he goes still .
The recordings are part of the criminal case against them and two other officers over Mr Floyd 's death on 25 May .
Derek Chauvin , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's neck for nearly eight minutes , is charged with second-degree murder .
Lane , Kueng and another officer , Tou Thao , are charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and manslaughter .
All four officers were fired the day after Mr Floyd died .
: : Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker Journalists and members of the public were allowed to view the footage on Wednesday by appointment .
Judge Peter Cahill has declined to allow publication of the video .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Mr Floyd 's interaction with the officers .
It shows the officers ' view of a death already widely seen on a bystander 's phone video , which set off tumultuous protests in Minneapolis that quickly spread around the world .
Mr Floyd appears distraught from the moment officers ask him to step out of his vehicle near a south Minneapolis corner grocery , where he was suspected of using a counterfeit $ 20 note .
When Mr Floyd did not immediately display his hands , Lane pulled his gun , leading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shot before .
Mr Floyd 's hands are soon handcuffed behind his back , and he grows more anxious , telling the officers that he is claustrophobic and pleading with them not to put him in the back of a squad car .
In the struggle , he loses a shoe .
What appears to be Chauvin 's chest-mounted body camera falls underneath the squad car , and Mr Floyd eventually ends up on the pavement with the officers holding him down .
Chauvin and Kueng each grip one of Mr Floyd 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behind his back , with Kueng 's knee appearing to press on Mr Floyd 's bottom or just below .
Lane is at Floyd 's feet .
`` I think he 's passing out , '' one officer can be heard .
`` You guys all right , though ? ''
someone asks .
`` Yeah - good so far , '' says one .
Another - apparently Lane - says : `` My knee might be a little scratched , but I 'll survive . ''
Kueng reaches out with a free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police SUV 's tire tread and toss it to the street .
Lee asks Chauvin whether they should roll Mr Floyd on his side and suggests that he might be in delirium .
People in the crowd can be heard expressing fear for Mr Floyd 's condition , asking whether he had a pulse and was breathing .
A couple of minutes later , Lane asks again about rolling Mr Floyd onto his side .
The officers go quiet as Kueng checks for a pulse and says he can not find one .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ unresponsive Mr Floyd on a stretcher into an ambulance , where paramedics instructed him to perform CPR .
The video shows Lane performing constant chest compressions by hand with no visible results .
The ambulance parks a few streets away from the store for several minutes while Lane and the paramedics work on Mr Floyd .
The viewing of the video took place on the same day the Floyd family 's lawyer Ben Crump announced a lawsuit against the city and the police officers involved in his death .

Footage from body cameras worn by two police officers showing a panicked and scared George Floyd pleading with officers minutes before his death has emerged.
In the recordings from Minneapolis officers Thomas Lane and J Kueng, Mr Floyd can be heard telling them "I'm not a bad guy" as they try to wrestle him into a squad car.
"I'm not that kind of guy," Mr Floyd says as he struggles against the officers. "I just had COVID, man, I don't want to go back to that."
Image: A memorial honouring George Floyd in Houston's Third Ward where he grew up
An onlooker can be heard pleading with Mr Floyd to stop struggling, saying: "You can't win." Mr Floyd replies, "I don't want to win."
A few minutes later, with Mr Floyd now face-down on the street, the cameras record his fading voice, still occasionally saying, "I can't breathe" before he goes still.
The recordings are part of the criminal case against them and two other officers over Mr Floyd's death on 25 May.
Derek Chauvin, who held his knee against Mr Floyd's neck for nearly eight minutes, is charged with second-degree murder.
Lane, Kueng and another officer, Tou Thao, are charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and manslaughter.
All four officers were fired the day after Mr Floyd died.
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Journalists and members of the public were allowed to view the footage on Wednesday by appointment. Judge Peter Cahill has declined to allow publication of the video.
The video is the fullest public view yet of Mr Floyd's interaction with the officers.
It shows the officers' view of a death already widely seen on a bystander's phone video, which set off tumultuous protests in Minneapolis that quickly spread around the world.
Mr Floyd appears distraught from the moment officers ask him to step out of his vehicle near a south Minneapolis corner grocery, where he was suspected of using a counterfeit $20 note.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:39 Police dispatcher call on George Floyd's arrest
When Mr Floyd did not immediately display his hands, Lane pulled his gun, leading Mr Floyd to say he had been shot before.
Mr Floyd's hands are soon handcuffed behind his back, and he grows more anxious, telling the officers that he is claustrophobic and pleading with them not to put him in the back of a squad car.
In the struggle, he loses a shoe. What appears to be Chauvin's chest-mounted body camera falls underneath the squad car, and Mr Floyd eventually ends up on the pavement with the officers holding him down.
Chauvin and Kueng each grip one of Mr Floyd's handcuffed hands to hold them in position behind his back, with Kueng's knee appearing to press on Mr Floyd's bottom or just below. Lane is at Floyd's feet.
Image: Pallbearers bring the coffin into the church for the funeral for Mr Floyd on 9 June
"I think he's passing out," one officer can be heard. "You guys all right, though?" someone asks. "Yeah - good so far," says one.
Another - apparently Lane - says: "My knee might be a little scratched, but I'll survive." Kueng reaches out with a free hand to pull a pebble from the police SUV's tire tread and toss it to the street.
Lee asks Chauvin whether they should roll Mr Floyd on his side and suggests that he might be in delirium.
People in the crowd can be heard expressing fear for Mr Floyd's condition, asking whether he had a pulse and was breathing.
Image: George Floyd. Pic: Shutterstock
A couple of minutes later, Lane asks again about rolling Mr Floyd onto his side.
The officers go quiet as Kueng checks for a pulse and says he cannot find one.
Lane's camera shows him following an unresponsive Mr Floyd on a stretcher into an ambulance, where paramedics instructed him to perform CPR.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 55:57 Documentary: 8 Minutes and 46 Seconds
The video shows Lane performing constant chest compressions by hand with no visible results.
The ambulance parks a few streets away from the store for several minutes while Lane and the paramedics work on Mr Floyd.
The viewing of the video took place on the same day the Floyd family's lawyer Ben Crump announced a lawsuit against the city and the police officers involved in his death.


skynewsus--2020-07-16--Amber Heard 'punched Depp' in row over birthday party, court hears

Amber Heard punched Johnny Depp in the face during an argument after her 30th birthday party , the High Court has heard .
Depp 's head of security , Sean Bett , who was giving evidence at the actor 's libel action trial against The Sun and its publishers on Thursday morning , said he documented his boss 's bruised face by taking a picture on his phone .
Mr Bett , who worked for Depp for around 14 years and previously worked as a Los Angeles police officer , said he had driven the Pirates Of The Caribbean star @ @ @ @ @ @ @ business meeting .
Discussing his earlier witness statement , which he gave in April 2016 , Mr Bett said that after the party he had seen a `` visible injury '' on Depp 's face , which the actor had told him was due to Heard punching him .
Mr Bett said he took a photo of the injury and supplied it to the court .
A second picture was also shown to the court , of the same injury , but taken from slightly further away .
Mr Bett described Heard as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never told him that Depp had abused her in any way .
It was put to him by The Sun 's lawyer , Sasha Wass , that as Depp 's employee rather than Heard 's , it would have been `` completely inappropriate '' for her to have confided in him .
Mr Bett also told the court that Heard would cry and say how much she loved Depp following arguments between the pair , when he says Depp would ask him to drive her places .
Mr Bett also spoke about a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on 21 April 2016 , during which Heard alleges Depp threw a phone in her face and hurled a magnum of champagne .
The security guard said he saw Heard `` shouting at the top of her lungs '' while Depp was standing `` approximately 20 feet away '' in the kitchen .
Mr Bett went on : `` As soon as Ms Heard noticed that we had entered the room , she looked very surprised ; her demeanour then changed and she pointed at Mr Depp and screamed to us words to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me one more time , I am calling the police . '
'' Mr Bett says he saw no injuries on Heard during the visit to the flat .
While he agreed that Depp had been `` agitated '' during the visit , he says he did not see the actor throw a bottle of wine .
When put to Mr Bett by Ms Wass that he was `` lying to protect Mr Depp '' , Mr Bett replied : `` You can call me a liar 100 times .
I 'm not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
The court also heard from Starling Jenkins , a security guard at The Eastern Columbia Building in LA where Depp and Heard lived .
Mr Jenkins had driven Heard and some of her friends to Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival after her birthday event .
He described seeing Heard vomit in a car park at the festival , and asking him to get her ginger ale , crackers and pedialyte - a rehydration drink .
In his witness statement , he said that in his many years of working for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen him use physical force on Amber in any way , nor have I seen any marks , bruises or injuries on Amber that suggest she has suffered abuse by Johnny '' .
Mr Jenkins says that on the occasions he did see the pair arguing , `` [ Depp ] assumes a passive tone and wants to leave her presence '' .
Another talking point at today 's trial was somewhat of a non-event , as the court was told that Vanessa Paradis and Winona Ryder will now not be called to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Both high-profile ex-partners of Depp were due to appear in the witness box via video-link this week , speaking in support of Depp .
Now , due to the court over-running by at least a day , their evidence will now no longer be heard .
Depp 's lawyer , David Sherborne , said it would have been `` a pleasure to have them here '' , but that given the defendant 's ( News Group Newspapers ) case is that the actor was not violent to other partners but was to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reschedule .
French singer , actress and model Paradis - who was with Depp for 14 years - has previously described the actor as `` kind , attentive , generous and non-violent '' .
Paradis , 47 , has said he was never violent or abusive towards her .
The couple have two children together , Lily-Rose , 21 , and Jack , 18 .
Ryder - who was previously engaged to Depp , and with him for four years - had been due to give evidence on Wednesday .
The 48-year-old actress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrap [ her ] head around '' allegations of abuse against Depp .
Ryder said in her earlier statement : `` He was never , never violent towards me .
He was never , never abusive at all towards me . ''
The case continues , with further witnesses due to give evidence this afternoon .

Amber Heard punched Johnny Depp in the face during an argument after her 30th birthday party, the High Court has heard.
Depp's head of security, Sean Bett, who was giving evidence at the actor's libel action trial against The Sun and its publishers on Thursday morning, said he documented his boss's bruised face by taking a picture on his phone.
Mr Bett, who worked for Depp for around 14 years and previously worked as a Los Angeles police officer, said he had driven the Pirates Of The Caribbean star to Heard's celebratory meal following a business meeting.
Image: Depp smiles at fans on day eight of the trial
Discussing his earlier witness statement, Mr Bett said that after the party in April 2016 he had seen a "visible injury" on Depp's face, which the actor had told him was due to Heard punching him.
Mr Bett said he took a photo of the injury and had supplied it to the court. However, there was a dispute about the date of the photo of the actor's bruised face.
Mr Bett described Heard as "polite", and said she never told him that Depp had abused her in any way.
It was put to him by Sasha Wass, representing The Sun's publishers, that as Depp's employee rather than Heard's, it would have been "completely inappropriate" for her to have confided in him.
Mr Bett also told the court that Heard would cry and say how much she loved Depp following arguments between the pair, when he says Depp would ask him to drive her places.
Mr Bett also spoke about a visit to Depp's LA penthouse in May 2016, during which Heard alleges Depp threw a phone in her face and hurled a magnum of champagne.
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The security guard said he saw Heard "shouting at the top of her lungs" while Depp was standing "approximately 20 feet away" in the kitchen.
Image: Heard is due to give evidence next week
Mr Bett went on: "As soon as Ms Heard noticed that we had entered the room, she looked very surprised; her demeanour then changed and she pointed at Mr Depp and screamed to us words to the effect of: 'If he hits me one more time, I am calling the police.'"
Mr Bett says he saw no injuries on Heard during the visit to the flat.
While he agreed that Depp had been "agitated" during the visit, he says he did not see the actor throw a bottle of wine.
When put to Mr Bett by Ms Wass that he was "lying to protect Mr Depp", Mr Bett replied: "You can call me a liar 100 times. I'm not lying, I'm telling the truth."
Image: Heard at Coachella Festival with her sister and friends
The court also heard from Starling Jenkins, a security guard at The Eastern Columbia Building in LA where Depp and Heard lived.
Mr Jenkins had driven Heard and some of her friends to Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival after her birthday event.
He described seeing Heard vomit in a car park at the festival, and asking him to get her ginger ale, crackers and pedialyte - a rehydration drink.
In his witness statement, he said that in his many years of working for the actor, he had "never seen him use physical force on Amber in any way, nor have I seen any marks, bruises or injuries on Amber that suggest she has suffered abuse by Johnny".
Mr Jenkins says that on the occasions he did see the pair arguing, "[Depp] assumes a passive tone and wants to leave her presence".
Another talking point at today's trial was somewhat of a non-event, as the court was told that Vanessa Paradis and Winona Ryder will now not be called to give evidence, as was previously scheduled.
Image: Depp and Ryder in Edward Scissorhands in 1991. Pic: 20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock
Both high-profile ex-partners of Depp were due to appear in the witness box via video-link this week, speaking in support of Depp.
Now, due to the court over-running by at least a day, their evidence will no longer be heard.
Depp's lawyer, David Sherborne, said it would have been "a pleasure to have them here", but that given the defendant's (News Group Newspapers) case is that the actor was not violent to other partners but was to Heard, there was no need to reschedule.
French singer, actress and model Paradis - who was with Depp for 14 years - has previously described the actor as "kind, attentive, generous and non-violent".
Image: Depp with ex's Winona Ryder and Vanessa Paradis. Pics: Dave Lewis/Charles Sykes/Shutterstock
Paradis, 47, has said he was never violent or abusive towards her. The couple have two children together, Lily-Rose, 21, and Jack, 18.
Ryder - who was previously engaged to Depp, and with him for four years - had been due to give evidence on Wednesday.
The 48-year-old actress has previously said she "cannot wrap [her] head around" allegations of abuse against Depp.
Ryder said in her earlier statement: "He was never, never violent towards me. He was never, never abusive at all towards me."
The case continues, with further witnesses due to give evidence this afternoon.