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NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for a man charged with killing eight people when he drove his truck onto a New York City bike path say the death penalty should be ruled out because President Donald Trump was “uninformed and full or rage” when he called for it. The lawyers filed papers Tuesday in federal court on behalf of Sayfullo Saipov (sy-foo-LOH’ sah-YEE’-pawf).

In a dramatic escalation of tensions during recent protests in Los Angeles, several of Waymo’s autonomous vehicles were vandalised, with one being completely destroyed by fire. The incidents occurred over the weekend in downtown LA amidst demonstrations against federal immigration raids. The driverless Jaguar I-PACE vehicles, which have become an increasingly common sight on the streets of Los Angeles, found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. Footage circulating on social media shows the stark image of a Waymo car engulfed in flames, sending a thick plume of black smoke into the sky. Other vehicles from the fleet...