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1 Music producer charged: Detail, a Grammy-winning producer known for his work with Beyoncé and Lil Wayne, was arrested in Los Angeles and charged with 15 counts of sexual assault and five counts of battery, the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department said. The charges against the producer, whose real name is Noel Fisher, came after at least six women made public allegations against him of rape and sexual assault. Last year, a model and singer won a $15 million verdict against Detail over similar allegations.

2 Power out: Three days after a tropical storm swept through the New York City region and left more than 1 million people without power, much of Upper Manhattan was briefly plunged into darkness early Friday during a blackout. The outage lasted for less than an hour.

3 Lawsuit dismissed: A federal judge Thursday dismissed a suit filed by congressional Republicans against Speaker Nancy Pelosi that sought to block the House of Representatives from using a proxy-voting system to allow for remote legislating during the coronavirus pandemic.

4 Police chief demoted: An oversight board demoted Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales after questioning how he handled multiple incidents, including ordering officers to fire tear gas and pepper spray at protesters demonstrating over George Floyd’s death.

5 Adviser dies: Brent Scowcroft, who played a prominent role in American foreign policy as national security adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush and was a Republican voice against the 2003 invasion of Iraq, has died, a Bush spokesperson said Friday. He was 95. Scowcroft died of natural causes at his home in Falls Church, Virginia.