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But it also said it wants better ties with the outside world, and particularly with its rival neighbor, South Korea. Ruling Korean Workers’ Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun released on Friday—early Saturday Pyongyang time—a report detailing the results of the fourth meeting of the 8th Party Congress, a consequential gathering at which Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un was set to chart his country’s next five-year plan on all affairs, including military, security, the economy and foreign relations....

Scherer agreed with prosecutors that said the statements will be written in advance and given to defendant Nikolas Cruz’s attorneys before parents read them to the jury. The defense will then have an opportunity to object if they believe anything written would be unfair, Scherer and prosecutors said. Public defenders representing Cruz, 23, who pleaded guilty in October to the February 2018 school shooting in Parkland, attempted to prohibit the families of victims from testifying before the jury about the shooting....

He looks less like a powerful Hollywood mogul than a kindly Jewish shrink, which on this day happens to be exactly how he’s behaving. On the phone with Mickey Rooney, he chuckles at the actor’s jokes and silently endures a rambling monologue before ever-so-gently proposing a part for Rooney in his new TV series. During a lunchtime meeting in a colleague’s office, he subtly chastises his host for neglecting to provide food by producing a container of pasta salad....

Never before in the post-O.J. age of celebrity lawyers, it appears, has a single attorney juggled two of the nation’s biggest cases at the same time. Peterson’s case, which could last months, is scheduled to go to trial Jan. 26. Santa Barbara District Attorney Tom Sneddon, meanwhile, promises to charge Jackson with “multiple counts” of child molestation by mid-December. Besides that, Geragos says his office is handling more than 75 other criminal cases....

ABC10 Sacramento’s Sean Cunningham reported X-rays were negative, and that Cousins sprained the ankle. MORE: NBA coaching carousel | Gasol, Nowitzki and Duncan among All-Star snubs The injury did not look good, and Cousins needed to be carried to the Kings’ locker room. He did not return to the game as Memphis (28-20) won 121-117. Cousins also hurt the same ankle in the first half but returned after halftime to score 17 points and grab 14 rebounds in 31 minutes....

The Kings are expected to meet with at least five candidates for their coaching vacancy, including former Knicks head coach Mike Woodson and former Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro, according to The Vertical. MORE: Playoffs: How many will Warriors lose? | Can 19-year-old stop LeBron? Former Timberwolves and Rockets coach Kevin McHale is thought to be on the Kings’ radar, but there’s no indication McHale is interested. The Kings are looking for a replacement for George Karl, who was let go following the team’s 33-49 season....

After two hours of watching “Avengers: Endgame,” the Warriors guard decided he had seen enough and walked out of the theater. The Athletic’s Ethan Strauss reported the details on Tuesday: MORE: Warriors’ Stephen Curry has a simple solution to silence all of the playoff criticism The movie is three hours and 15 minutes long — and if you don’t know what is going on with the characters or storylines, you’re probably not going to be entertained....

After five years in charge, Klinsmann was let go in November 2016 following a rough start to the USA’s final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. The U.S. fell 2-1 at home to Mexico and then lost 4-0 away to Costa Rica four days later, leading U.S. Soccer to make a change. However, new boss Bruce Arena was unable to guide the U.S. to Russia, as the team fell to a shocking 2-1 defeat at Trinidad & Tobago in the final match of qualifying in October 2017 to seal their fate....

Klobuchar announced the end of her bid for the presidency earlier today after a sixth place finish in the South Carolina primary on Saturday, netting only 3.2 percent of the popular vote. “Today, I am ending my campaign and endorsing Joe Biden for president,” Klobuchar said. “I cannot think of a better way to end my campaign than joining his,” Klobuchar added. Klobuchar also called on voters in her home state to lend their support to Biden....

Dani Alves looking for ’the big prize’ in Champions League The Liverpool manager remains the last boss to break Bayern’s stranglehold over German football, having guided Borussia Dortmund to consecutive Bundesliga triumphs in 2011 and 2012. Dortmund, Wolfsburg and now RB Leipzig have all fallen short in subsequent chases of Bayern. Bayern thrashed Arsenal 10-2 in this season’s Champions League, which could be the Gunners’ last trip to Europe’s top table, as they face up to a likely fifth-place finish....

Get Liverpool at 11/1 for the PL title Coutinho’s future on Merseyside has been the subject of strong speculation amid links Barcelona are eyeing the playmaker as a potential replacement for Neymar should he make a stunning switch to Paris Saint-Germain. But Coutinho wore the captain’s armband at the Olympiastadion and laid on a stunning assist for close-season signing Salah to make it three with a clever dink in the second half after Dominic Solanke and Georginio Wijnaldum had scored in the opening 45 minutes....

OFFICIAL: Coutinho signs new deal The club announced on Wednesday that the 24-year-old has committed to fresh terms that will come into effect in July and will see him become their highest earner on £150,000 a week. Coutinho has been heavily linked with Barcelona in recent months as a result of his exceptional form in his four years at Anfield, with former Brazil international Rivaldo tipping him as a shrewd signing to link up with compatriot and close friend Neymar....

Needing a considerable feat of escapology following last week’s 3-0 first-leg defeat at Anfield, City led inside two minutes through Gabriel Jesus as the “thunderstorm” Klopp foresaw in his pre-match news conference came to pass. Bernardo Silva hit the post and Leroy Sane had a goal incorrectly ruled out for offside but Liverpool held out, leaving Salah and Firmino to clinically punish a flagging City after the break. That did not mean Klopp was about to waver in his admiration of old adversary Pep Guardiola and his side, who have now suffered three of their seven defeats to Liverpool this season....

Guardiola’s feted coaching credentials again came under the microscope after City fell to a 3-1 defeat at Monaco on Wednesday, dumping them out of the Champions League on away goals. It marked the first time in his career Guardiola has not led a side under his control to the semi-finals of the competition and, ahead of facing Klopp’s Liverpool on Sunday, City lie third in the Premier League – 10 points behind runaway leaders Chelsea....

The 23-year-old is in the final year of his deal at Anfield and has been heavily linked with a move to Juventus as talks with the Reds continue to stall. Liverpool 16/1 to win the PL Klopp admits it is not “too cool” to have failed to reach a breakthrough but remains convinced the Germany international will not leave during the transfer window. “So far there is no signing and that is the situation,” Klopp said ahead of his side’s Champions League play-off first leg against Hoffenheim....

The 19-year-old’s departure from Ajax had been imminent for some time after he rejected a contract offer and criticised the club in an interview in May. The Netherlands international had been linked with a number of top clubs, but Roma soon became the frontrunners as they entered talks with the winger. The Serie A side have now reached an agreement with Ajax and confirmed the signing of Kluivert on a five-year deal....

The 19-year-old appeared destined to leave the Eredivisie giants when he accused them of trying to force him to sign a new contract so that he would command a greater transfer fee. The forward, the son of legendary striker Patrick Kluivert, has been linked with a host of top European clubs including Barcelona, Manchester United and Tottenham. However, Kluivert appears to have had something of a change of heart, saying he could still decide to commit his future to Ajax....

Where they’re heading With limited options thanks to new financial restrictions that come along with the league’s collective bargaining agreement, the Knicks did what they could to bolster a team built around Carmelo Anthony that reached the second round of the postseason last year, but was not built to be able to go much further. That meant the Knicks would have to take a risk, and they did so by bringing in former No....

Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek said he won’t be sending a personal trainer to Rose as his civil suit for allegedly raping his ex-girlfriend, the New York Post reported. The Knicks considered the option, since Rose can’t leave Los Angeles as his civil trial proceeds, but ultimately decided against it. MORE: Athletes caught up in bizarre tales Hornacek also said he isn’t sure if Rose will be able to return for the Knicks’ final two preseason games on Wednesday and Thursday....