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    Ed Sheeran awaits verdict over copyright court battle

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    LONDON (AP) --

    An 11-day trial over the copyright of Ed Sheeran's hit song "Shape of You" concluded in London on Tuesday, with the judge saying he would take some time to consider his ruling.

    The British pop star and his co-writers, Snow Patrol's John McDaid and producer Steven McCutcheon, deny accusations that the 2017 song copies part of a 2015 song called "Oh Why" by Sami Chokri, who performs under the name Sami Switch.

    Lawyer Andrew Sutcliffe, representing the "Oh Why" co-writers, argued there was an "indisputable similarity between the works" and suggested the chances of two songs that "correlate" appearing within months of each other was "minutely small."

    The lawyer claimed that Sheeran had "Oh Why" "consciously or unconsciously in his head" when "Shape of You" was written in 2016. He also alleged that Sheeran, who attended the hearing throughout, was dishonest and evasive in giving evidence to the trial.

    Sheeran and his co-writers say they have disclosed material to the trial and do not remember hearing "Oh Why" before the court case.

    Justice Antony Zacaroli said Tuesday he would deliver his judgment "as soon as I can."

    "Shape of You" was the biggest selling song in the U.K. in 2017.

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    Sheriff Searching For Savannah Guthrie’s Missing Mom Calls Lack Of Video A Disappointing Setback

    Friday, February 6, 2026

    The sheriff investigating the apparent abduction of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother said Friday he was frustrated that a camera at Nancy Guthrie 's home wasn't able to capture images of anyone the day she went missing.

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    Authorities think she was taken against her will from her home just outside Tucson over the weekend. DNA tests showed blood on Guthrie's front porch was a match to her, Nanos has said.

    The sheriff said Thursday that investigators have not given up on trying to retrieve footage from the home.

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