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A federal judge today ruled that the White House must restore the press pass it stripped last week from CNN's chief White House correspondent, Jim Acosta. Judge Timothy Kelly ruled that Jim Acosta's free-press rights under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution outweigh "the government’s interest in orderly, respectful press conferences''. He went on to add that the White House failed to give Acosta "due process," something guaranteed in government proceedings under the Fifth Amendment. And he suggested that the White House exaggerated when it claimed that Acosta "placed his hands" on a female intern last week as she tried to reclaim a press conference microphone.  While Kelly ordered the White House to let Acosta back in the building, he said Trump and his spokespeople aren't obligated to call on him during press conferences or let him ask questions. Kelly, a Trump appointee, emphasized that his ruling was temporary, say...

Morocco inaugurated Africa's fastest train today - which will halve travelling time between the commercial and industrial hubs of Casablanca and Tangier. King Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron boarded the train for the inaugural trip from Tangier to the capital Rabat. Here are the top stats for the train spotters among you: The train is planned to run at 320km (198 miles) per hour It will more than halve the 200km (124 miles) Casablanca-Tangier journey to around two hours It is about twice as fast as South Africa's high-speed Gautrain linking Johannesburg's international airport to the city's financial district Sandton It cost 22.9 billion dirhams ($2.4bn; £1.8bn), according to state news agency MAP The line took seven years to build.

Roivant Sciences  has had a bumpy couple of years, but that isn’t stopping investors from pouring more money into the four-year-old company, which aims to one day be a giant parent company for dozens of independent biopharmaceutical spinoffs — and is fulfilling that vision by creating one independent company at a time. Roivant’s newest financing event: a $200 million raise at a post-money valuation of $7 billion, led by NovaQuest Capital Management, which is an investor in two of Roivant’s companies; RTW Investments, an investment firm focused on biopharma; an unnamed “large U.S. insurance company;” and an unnamed “big U.S. investment firm,” according to a company spokesman. The round follows a  $1.1 billion round  led last year by SoftBank’s Vision Fund, which Roivant now says was closed at a post-money valuation of $5.6 million, though it didn’t necessarily look like money well spent at the time. To wit, r oughly one month after the financing ...

We know, you miss your headphone jack. Like other smartphones, the  Essential Phone  has done away with the feature, but the company has just launched its  long-touted  external headphone adapter and DAC, which magnetically snaps on to the back of your phone. To be fair, Essential's adapter doesn't claim to be  like the other plasticky dongles , which are a fraction of the price. Essential claims its titanium adapter "sports an audiophile-grade amp that can drive audiophile-grade headphones" thus providing "studio quality audio performance."  At the time of writing, the accessory has sold out, with stock to be replenished next week. It's a different outcome to Essential's first phone, the PH-1,  which sold poorly  following delays. Still, Essential is  reportedly working on a new phone  which will be controlled entirely by your voice, which it is looking to unveil next year at CES.  And it ain't cheap: The  Au...

Today, November 14th 2018 marks the 70th birthday of Prince Charles and to celebrate, he's  photographed for the first time ever with his entire dynasty including; two sons and their wives, three grandchildren, and another yet to be born.   The rare roayal photos were released moments ago to mark the future king’s milestone and according to the palace, the images were taken in the gardens of Clarence House in September. To further celebrate, Prince Charles will attend two meetings at Clarence House and this afternoon will attend a tea party with his wife and 70 inspirational people also marking their 70th birthdays, at Spencer House in London.   Guests will include volunteers for a number of charities such as The Prince’s Trust, The Silver Line and Barnardo’s. Later tonight, the Queen will host a private party at Buckingham Palace for more than 600 guests to celebrate her son’s milestone. In honour of the occasion, Char...

Australian actor,  Liam Hemsworth,  who lost the Malibu home he shared with his fiancee, singer  Miley Cyrus  to the California wildfires, has shared a glimpse of the remains of the building. The 28-year-old actor posted a photo that showed a damaged 'love' sign that was affected in the Woolsey Fires.  He wrote It’s been a heartbreaking few days. This is what’s left of my house. Love. Many people in Malibu and surrounding areas in California have lost their homes also and my heart goes out to everyone who was affected by these fires. 'I spent the day in Malibu yesterday and it was amazing to see the community pulling together to help each other out in any way they can. Malibu is a strong community and this event is only going to make it stronger.  'Thankful for the all the great local guys that helped keep smaller fires out around my property. I love u guys. I love you Malibu. Thank you to all the hero firefighters around California. It’s ...