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Wander Franco’s sex abuse trial has been postponed 5 months

PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic — The trial against Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who has been charged with sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor, and human trafficking, was postponed on Thursday and scheduled to resume June 2, 2025. Documents that prosecutors presented to the judge in July and were viewed by The Associated Press …

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8 months ago

Opinion: The immigration system can bend toward justice. One Orange County man’s case shows how

LA Times

On a sunny January morning, in the windowless office of a nondescript government building, Jose Franco Gonzalez was sworn in as a United States citizen. At the time, Franco was among hundreds, if not thousands, of people with serious mental disabilities detained in immigration custody, according to a report released by Human Rights Watch and the ACLU. The suit also …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

A Rio councilwoman’s killing was a mystery. And corruption helped keep it unsolved

LA Times

Rio de Janeiro Councilwoman Marielle Franco is shown in January 2018. Two days after Rio de Janeiro City Councilwoman Marielle Franco’s 2018 assassination, her widow sat down with the chief of the state’s civil police, Rivaldo Barbosa, who pledged to do everything in his power to hold the guilty parties to account. Federal police arrested Barbosa on March 24 — …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

A Rio councilwoman’s killing was a mystery. An arrest gave a peek at corruption keeping it unsolved

Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO — Two days after Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman Marielle Franco’s 2018 assassination, her widow sat down with the chief of the state’s civil police, Rivaldo Barbosa, who pledged to do everything in his power to hold the guilty parties to account. Federal Police arrested Barbosa on March 24 — over six years later — for allegedly …

Security Corruption Report Public Federal Arrest Rio

1 year ago

Review: In ‘Memory,’ two survivors come to a wary bond, even if the past harbors demons

LA Times

A guarded Jessica Chastain and a rumpled Peter Sarsgaard make mysterious, sweetly dissonant music together in “Memory,” a touch-and-go drama about connection that’s as steeped in discomfort as it is cautiously hopeful about one’s ability to find peace within it. Writer-director Michel Franco’s take on an offbeat urban romance — between a social worker and a cognitively impaired, housebound man …

Memory Come Franco Sylvia

1 year, 3 months ago

Spain players face punishment if they refuse to play: government

The Hindu

Striking Spain players would be punished if they do not attend their national team camp after being called up, the Spanish government said early on Tuesday. New Spain coach Montse Tome called up 15 of the World Cup winners for upcoming Nations League games on Monday, but the majority of them are striking from the national team to seek major …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Women’s World Cup-winning Spain side refuses to play until federation chief resigns for kissing player

The Hindu

Less than a week after winning the FIFA Women’s World Cup, Spain’s national team players announced Friday that they will not play any more games unless the president of the country's football federation steps down for kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after their victory. Instead, he said on Friday that he is the victim of a witch hunt …

Spain Football Federation Players World Cup Play President

1 year, 3 months ago

A kiss on the lips with Federation President was not consensual, says Hermoso

The Hindu

The embattled president of Spain’s football federation defiantly refused to step down on Friday after insisting that a kiss on the lips with Women’s football player Jenni Hermoso was consensual, an assertion that Hermoso strongly denied. Instead, he said on Friday that he is the victim of a witch hunt by “false feminists.” While Rubiales held his ground, federation vice …

Spain Football Federation Players Team President Fifa

1 year, 3 months ago

Spanish Soccer Player Says 'In No Moment' Was Kiss From Luis Rubiales Consensual

Huff Post

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 20: President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales kisses Jennifer Hermoso of Spain during the medal ceremony of FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Final match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia on August 20, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. From left, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Queen Letizia, Spain's Princess Infanta …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Spain soccer head won’t resign for kissing player at World Cup. Team won’t play until he goes

Associated Press

BARCELONA, Spain — Less than a week after winning the Women’s World Cup, Spain’s national team players announced Friday that they will not play any more games unless the president of the country’s soccer federation steps down for kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after their victory. Instead, he said on Friday that he is the victim of a …

Spain Players Barcelona World Cup Team Play President

1 year, 3 months ago

Spanish soccer player says a kiss on the lips with federation president was not consensual

The Hindu

The embattled president of Spain’s soccer federation defiantly refused to step down Friday after insisting that a kiss on the lips with Women’s Soccer player Jenni Hermoso was consensual, an assertion that Hermoso strongly denied. Instead, he said on Friday that he is the victim of a witch hunt by “false feminists.” While Rubiales held his ground, federation vice president …

Spain Players Team Fifa Player Uefa Kiss

1 year, 4 months ago

Union representing World Cup champion kissed by Spanish soccer head demands act not ‘go unpunished’

Associated Press

BARCELONA, Spain — The players’ union representing the Women’s World Cup winner kissed without her consent by the president of the Spanish soccer federation said Wednesday that his inappropriate act should not go unpunished. Jenni Hermoso, who was kissed forcibly by federation head Luis Rubiales during Sunday’s awards ceremony, said in a statement that the FUTPRO players’ union and her …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Spain government demands ‘transparent and urgent’ Rubiales investigation

The Hindu

The Spanish government on Wednesday demanded transparency and urgent action from the country’s football federation against president Luis Rubiales over his kiss on the lips of a Women’s World Cup player. “I have personally told the federation this report has to be transparent and urgent, because, if it is not, obviously we are obliged to take the corresponding additional measures.” …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Spain government demands ‘transparent and urgent’ probe into Rubiales kiss

Al Jazeera

The football federation chief has been heavily criticised for planting a kiss on the lips of a Women’s World Cup player. The Spanish government on Wednesday demanded transparency and urgent action from the country’s football federation against its chief Luis Rubiales over his kiss on the lips of a Women’s World Cup player. The Spanish football federation chief has been …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Michel Franco’s ‘Memory’ to have North American premiere at TIFF 2023

The Hindu

Mexican director Michel Franco’s Memory starring Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard will screen at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival next month. Memory follows two former classmates, played by Chastain and Sarsgaard, who reconnect after a high school reunion party. She meets Saul in the worst circumstances, after he has creepily followed her home from their high school reunion party …

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1 year, 6 months ago

‘Respite for Tears of Kerala Nuns’: Bishop Franco’s Resignation Draws Cheers

The Quint

At the Joint Christian Council's meeting in Kerala’s Kochi, the mood was celebratory – with several elderly leaders of the organisation, which has been at the forefront of the four-year-long agitation against Roman Catholic Bishop Franco Mulakkal, issuing statements cheering his resignation. Franco Mulakkal resigned from his position as Jalandhar Bishop on Thursday, 1 June, five years after a nun …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Nun rape case: Decks cleared for Bishop Franco's return to pastoral duties

Firstpost

Thiruvananthapuram: Decks have been cleared for former Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal’s return to the pastoral duties, as the Vatican has accepted a Kerala court’s decision, acquitting him of rape charges by a nun, a church source said on Sunday. According to the source, during his visit to Jalandhar diocese on Saturday, Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, apostolic nuncio to India and Nepal, …

Kerala Jalandhar Bishop Vatican Diocese Nun Rape Charges

2 years, 6 months ago

Spain fires captain whose soldiers knelt at Franco memorial

The Independent

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2 years, 11 months ago

James Franco’s ‘apology’ feels late and insincere – but Hollywood will have him back

The Independent

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3 years, 1 month ago

Spain faces its past in mass graves bill. Will it be enough?

Associated Press

GUADALAJARA, Spain — Carnations in hand, 94-year-old Julio López del Campo has come decade after decade to mark the spot where he believes the body of his brother, Mariano, was tossed into a pit along with other victims of the brutal regime of Francisco Franco in Spain. In the past two years, the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Spain removes last statue of General Franco

The Independent

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3 years, 10 months ago

US court approves settlement deal in James Franco sexual misconduct suit

Firstpost

James Franco’s former acting students Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal, who first filed the lawsuit in 2019, have agreed to drop their individual claims under the agreement, according to the court filing. A settlement agreement has been reached in a lawsuit that alleged James Franco intimidated students at an acting and film school he founded into gratuitous and exploitative sexual …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Michel Franco's dystopian drama "New Order" is an electrifying cattle prod to the nether regions

Salon

Director Michel Franco's film, "New Order," a stinging indictment on economic inequality, is electrifying — like a cattle prod to the nether regions. Franco films "New Order" in such a concise, urgent, impactful way that one can only marvel at how he pulled it off. "New Order" includes a telling moment when Marianne enters Cristian's house briefly, and looks around, …

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Wander Franco’s sex abuse trial has been postponed 5 months

Opinion: The immigration system can bend toward justice. One Orange County man’s case shows how

A Rio councilwoman’s killing was a mystery. And corruption helped keep it unsolved

A Rio councilwoman’s killing was a mystery. An arrest gave a peek at corruption keeping it unsolved

Review: In ‘Memory,’ two survivors come to a wary bond, even if the past harbors demons

Spain players face punishment if they refuse to play: government

Women’s World Cup-winning Spain side refuses to play until federation chief resigns for kissing player

A kiss on the lips with Federation President was not consensual, says Hermoso

Spanish Soccer Player Says 'In No Moment' Was Kiss From Luis Rubiales Consensual

Spain soccer head won’t resign for kissing player at World Cup. Team won’t play until he goes

Spanish soccer player says a kiss on the lips with federation president was not consensual

Union representing World Cup champion kissed by Spanish soccer head demands act not ‘go unpunished’

Spain government demands ‘transparent and urgent’ Rubiales investigation

Spain government demands ‘transparent and urgent’ probe into Rubiales kiss

Michel Franco’s ‘Memory’ to have North American premiere at TIFF 2023

‘Respite for Tears of Kerala Nuns’: Bishop Franco’s Resignation Draws Cheers

Nun rape case: Decks cleared for Bishop Franco's return to pastoral duties

Spain fires captain whose soldiers knelt at Franco memorial

James Franco’s ‘apology’ feels late and insincere – but Hollywood will have him back

Spain faces its past in mass graves bill. Will it be enough?

Spain removes last statue of General Franco

US court approves settlement deal in James Franco sexual misconduct suit

Michel Franco's dystopian drama "New Order" is an electrifying cattle prod to the nether regions