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New York, Sep 27 (EFE/EPA).- American singer R. Kelly was found guilty on Monday of sex trafficking and racketeering after a six-week trial in New York City in which dozens of witnesses offered graphic testimony.The jury announced its verdict after nine hours of deliberations over two days.The 54-year-old Kelly, a major recording artist who won three Grammy Awards in 1998 for his most famous song, "I Believe I Can Fly," is due to be sentenced on May 4 by the same federal judge who presided over his trial in Brooklyn. He faces a sentence of 10 years to life in prison. (Camera: JUSTIN LANE). SHOT LIST: THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURTHOUSE, WHERE R. KELLY WAS FOUND GUILTY ON MULTIPLE CHARGES OF RACKETEERING AND SEX TRAFFICKING IN THE BROOKLYN BOROUGH OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK, US.
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya reacts to the movement winning the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for human rights. Belarus has been gripped by unprecedented protests since Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory in an August election over Tikhanovskaya. SOUNDBITE
So far, just under 215,000 Americans have died from the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. But according to UPI, a new study says deaths of Americans that were linked to COVID-19 may have gone underreported by nearly 75,000. That's because either people delayed seeking treatment, or were too afraid to seek medical help during the pandemic. As a result, COVID-19 could have indirectly contributed to deaths from other illnesses like Alzheimer's disease, diabetes and heart disease. Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond examined death certificates for their tabulation. The found that of 225,530 excess deaths, 150,541, or 67%, were attributed to COVID-19 from March to July.
Sao Paulo, Sep 16 (EFE), (CAMERA: Wallace Carvalho) .- Gymnast Angelo Assumpção, World Cup gold medalist, three-time South American champion and six-time Brazilian champion, decided to denounce the racism he has endured in his club.
Vallejo, Apr 21 (EFE/EPA).- The Savage & Cooke distillery, owned by Napa wine maker, Dave Phinney has shifted gears in the past few weeks from making its award-winning spirits to produce hand sanitizers to help fill the need during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO). SHOT LIST: SAVAGE & COOKE DISTILLERY ON THE MARE ISLAND IN VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA, US.