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Ceramic bust of Breonna Taylor in Oakland is smashed by vandals in 'act of racism' - as artist raises more than $14,400 to replace it with a bronze version

Police in California are investigating the vandalism of a ceramic bust of Breonna Taylor, which its sculptor has called 'an act of racism.'   The bust, created by artist Leo Carson, was installed in Oakland's Latham Square near City Hall on December 12 in tribute to Taylor, an EMT, who was fatally shot by police during a botched raid on her home in Louisville, Kentucky on March 13.   The bust, made out of ceramic, had a plaque on its plinth reading, 'Say her name: Breonna Taylor' - one of the rallying cries of the Black Lives Matter movement.    On December 26, the sculpture was discovered to have been vandalized.   A ceramic bust of slain EMT Breonna Taylor was vandalized in Saturday, just two weeks after it was erected near Oakland's City Hall  'Looks like they hit it with a baseball bat along the back,' Carson told CBS SF.  Photos of the bust show a missing chunk from the crown of the head, with additional damage to the neck and shoulder area.    Cars

Lori Loughlin spent two weeks in ISOLATION before release from prison due to COVID outbreak and then had a 'tearful reunion with daughters Olivia Jade and Isabella Rose'

Lori Loughlin spent her last two weeks in prison in isolation due to a large COVID-19 ouitbreak at the facililty, according to new reports.  The Full House actress served nearly two months at the FCI Dublin in California, before being released in the early hours of Monday morning.  Loughlin, 56, returned to Los Angeles by private jet where she reportedly had a 'tearful' reunion with daughters Olivia Jade, 21, and Bella Rose, 22, and is 'beyond relieved that she can put her prison sentence behind her', a source told People.  The insider added: 'It's the most stressful thing she has ever dealt with. She plans on spending New Year's with Olivia and Bella. She is still worried about Mossimo though, and can't wait to have him home.'  Loughlin's husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, is serving his five-month sentence at a prison in Lompoc near Santa Barbara, California.  Lori Loughlin shielded her face with a trash bag as she was ushered out a s

Britain will be buried in up to SIX INCHES of snow before New Year's Day: Met Office issues four-day warning for large swathes of the country - including London

As a winter wonderland descended on parts of the country today the Met Office issued a four-day long warning that snow could be set to fall across much of the country, with up to six inches forecast.     The snowfall is expected to move in tonight across inland areas of southern Scotland and northern England while coastal areas see moderate rainfall and almost freezing temperatures. Residents of Sheffield, Leeds and Bradford, could wake to find a covering of snow outside their windows tomorrow as snow is forecast for the early hours of the morning. Elsewhere tomorrow will bring below freezing temperatures for most - lows of -4C (25F) in Glasgow - with a weather warning for ice and snow in place for most of inland UK, as plunging temperatures create treacherous conditions on the roads.   Moderate wind will continue for much of the west tomorrow blowing some snow showers away, however sleet or possible snow is expected over the Peak District, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Midlands, parts of