News Headlines - 14 August 2017

▽New Outcry as Trump Rebukes Charlottesville Racists 2 Days Later - The New York Times

Mr. Trump, after two days of issuing equivocal statements, bowed to overwhelming pressure that he personally condemn white supremacists who incited bloody weekend demonstrations in Charlottesville.

▽Leader of neo-Nazi group linked to Charlottesville attack was a US marine | The Guardian

The leader of the neo-Nazi group that James Fields marched with in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday before allegedly killing a protester with his car served in the US marine corps until earlier this year.

▽Theresa May seeks interim EU deal to avoid Brexit trade chaos | The Guardian

The government will use a position paper published on Tuesday to reveal that, for a brief period, it will seek a deal allowing the transit of goods across borders to continue as now – perhaps by striking a “temporary customs union”.

▽Taylor Swift Vindicated by Jury in Groping Trial | Billboard

A jury in Denver awarded Taylor Swift $1 in damages, ruling in U.S. District Court Monday afternoon that former country DJ David Mueller "assaulted" and "battered" the pop superstar during a photo shoot before a 2013 concert at the Pepsi Center. After the judge read the verdict, Swift and her mother, Andrea Swift, blinked back tears and the singer mouthed "thank you" to her attorneys.

▽Big Ben set to be silenced for FOUR YEARS from next Monday | London Evening Standard

Big Ben’s famous bongs are to be silenced for up to four years for health and safety reasons as restoration work is carried out, parliamentary authorities announced today.