US President Donald Trump has said a lawmaker's claim he made a soldier's widow cry is "totally fabricated". Congresswoman Frederica Wilson said she was shocked by the president's comments to the bereaved wife of a fallen soldier. The Democratic lawmaker claimed he told the widow: "He knew what he was signing up for, but I guess it hurts anyway." Sgt La David Johnson was among four US special service troops killed in Niger by Islamist militants this month. Mr Trump tweeted on Wednesday morning: "Democrat Congresswoman totally fabricated what I said to the wife of a soldier who died in action (and I have proof). Sad!" Ms Wilson, who represents a Florida district, told CNN that Mr Trump's call happened shortly before Sgt Johnson's coffin arrived in Miami. "This gentleman has a brain disorder," said the lawmaker, "and he needs to be checked out." Ms Wilson told WPLG, a Miami TV station, she heard the president's "so insensitive" remarks to the widow on speakerphone in a limousine. "Yeah, he [President Trump] said that," Ms Wilson said. " To me, that is something that you can say in a conversation, but you shouldn't say that to a grieving widow."

Game of Thrones actress Lena Headey, who plays Cersei Lannister on the popular HBO show, has accused producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment. The Hollywood mogul was "furious" after she resisted his sexual advances, she details in a series of Twitter posts. The British actress joins a list of over 40 women who have accused the producer of misconduct. Also on Tuesday, Weinstein resigned from the board of directors of his eponymous film production company. He has been accused of rape, sexual assault and harassment, but has "unequivocally denied" any allegations of non-consensual relationships. Despite being fired as chairman of The Weinstein Company studio on 8 October he had continued until Tuesday to hold a position on the company's board. Weinstein, who has been expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that present the Oscar awards, still owns 22% of his company's stock, according to Variety magazine. Amid the fallout over the Weinstein accusations, Roy Price, the head of Amazon Studios, also resigned on Tuesday over allegations of sexual harassment, according to US media. Mr Price took a "leave of absence" last Thursday after Isa Hackett, a producer on the Amazon series The Man in the High Castle, told the Hollywood Reporter he allegedly sexually harassed her in 2015.

Sidewalk Labs, owned by Google's parent company, Alphabet, is to build a digital city in Toronto. It aims to turn a waterfront area into a working laboratory for a range of "smart" technology. It is likely to feature fast wi-fi availability, millions of sensors, sustainable energy and autonomous cars. Technology companies are touting their hardware and software to cities, as urban planners tackle issues such as congestion, pollution and overcrowding. Public-private partnerships such as the one in Toronto could bring benefits, but cities needed to be sure about what they were getting out of the deal, said Robert Puentes, an urban planning expert from US think tank the Eno Centre for Transportation. "Cities are trying everything they can to boost their economies and build infrastructure, but they have to realise that companies are not doing it for altruistic reasons - they are interested in generating profit for their shareholders," he said. "Cities need a clear vision of what they want to achieve, and they shouldn't expect the private sector to do the job for them." The project in Quayside, which will be known as Sidewalk Toronto, was welcomed by Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. "This will create a test bed for new technologies in Quayside," Mr Trudeau said.