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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday that she intends to run for a second term with President Joe Biden in the 2024 election. She was answering questions from reporters on the plane en route to California.

"President [Biden] intends to run, and if he does, I will be his partner. We will work together," the White House spokeswoman was quoted as saying.

The details of a probe into allegations of bullying by the Duchess of Sussex against royal family staff will not be published despite its outcome leading to reform in the palace's administration, according to a senior family source.

Menswear proved to be in reinvigorated form as Paris Fashion Week ended on June 26 with spectacle, innovation and the return of big-name designers to the catwalk.

The week concluded with the surprising return of fabled French designer Hedi Slimane, formerly of Dior and Saint Laurent and now with Celine. Two years ago, he had announced he was done with the official fashion calendar.

With a tuft of punk-style hair and a tongue sticking perennially out the side of his mouth, a dog named Mr Happy Face has been crowned the world's homeliest pooch.

This 17-year-old Chinese crested defeated nine competitors Friday in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest, a decades-old event held annually in Petaluma, California.

Wales captain Gareth Bale has confirmed his move to Major League Soccer's Los Angeles FC following his departure from Spanish giant Real Madrid.

Bale confirmed his plans to join LAFC in a post on Twitter following widespread reports about the move.

"See you soon, Los Angeles," the 32-year-old wrote on June 25. An accompanying video showed Bale wearing an LAFC shirt and cap.

The US Supreme Court ruled on June 23 that Americans have a fundamental right to carry a handgun in public, a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for states and cities across the country confronting a surge in gun violence.

Bill Cosby sexually assaulted a teenager at the Playboy Mansion almost 50 years ago, a jury in California found on June 21, in the first civil ruling against the veteran entertainer following dozens of allegations.

Google said that it was "very pleased" to be settling, without admission of wrongdoing, a class-action lawsuit that argued it underpaid female employees and assigned them lower-ranking positions.    

Erden Eruç, a 17 Guinness record holder Turkish rower who is mostly known for "finishing an around the world trip under own muscle power," has broken another record by crossing the Pacific Ocean in 239 days.

Paramount was hit with a copyright lawsuit by the family of the author behind the original story used for the "Top Gun" franchise.

The "Top Gun" lawsuit was filed by Shosh and Yuval Yonay on Monday in California, according to The Wrap. The Yonays are the heirs of Ehud Yonay, the author of the 1983 article "Top Guns."