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Outhouse review: Sharmila Tagore's film thrives on simplicity and innocence

Outhouse, directed by Sunil Sukthankar and produced by Dr. Mohan Agashe, presents a tender, multi-layered story that explores themes of companionship, kindness, and the unspoken connections between humans and animals. Their quiet lives take an unexpected turn when Neel’s beloved dog, Pablo, goes missing and eventually seeks refuge in the home of their elderly neighbour, Nana. As Aadima and Neel …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Suspected Darfur militia leader maintains his innocence at ICC war crimes trial

Hindustan Times

THE HAGUE, - A Sudanese man accused of ordering thousands of pro-government Janjaweed militia to carry out atrocities including murder and rape in Sudan's Darfur region told judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday that they had the wrong man. Suspected Darfur militia leader maintains his innocence at ICC war crimes trial In the first trial at the ICC …

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1 week, 4 days ago

The Presumption of Innocence Has Nothing to Do With Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation

Slate

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. In a new interview with Adam Wren in Politico Playbook, Mike Davis, one of Donald Trump’s most trusted legal advisers and the man who considers himself Trump’s “Viceroy,” explained his strategy for confirming former Fox News co-host Pete Hegseth …

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1 month ago

Drag Race Down Under star Lucina Innocence reveals just how much luggage is required to compete on the Stan reality show

Daily Mail

Drag Race Down Under star Lucina Innocence has revealed just how much luggage a drag queen really needs to compete on the Stan reality show. Eliminated Drag Race Down Under star Lucina Innocence has revealed just how much luggage a Queen needs to compete on the Stan reality show 'It's especially hard when it comes to shoes, because they're so …

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1 month ago

Two Similar Cases in Texas Expose the Death Penalty as a Farce

Slate

Two Texas death cases made headlines last week; both involved a parent who was convicted of killing their 2-year old child. As law professor Lee Loevinger explained almost 50 years ago: “Neither judges nor juries, nor even lawyers in the usual situation, ever come in contact with the ‘facts’ of any case, taking ‘facts’ to mean the transactions or occurrences …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Books of the month

The Independent

Alan Bennett turned 90 in May and the marvellous old trouper shows flashes of his famously droll wit in Killing Time, a novella set during the pandemic in a home for the elderly called Hill Topp House. Box Office Poison: Hollywood’s Story in a Century of Flops by Tim Robey is published by Faber on 7 November, £16.99 Oliver Sacks: …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Political divisions deepen over Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson’s innocence claim

Raw Story

"Political divisions deepen over Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson’s innocence claim" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. A week after death row inmate Robert Roberson was set to die, the extraordinary quest to save his life …

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2 months ago

Appealing Court Upholds Freedom for Woman Whose Conviction Was Overturned After 43 Years Behind Bars

Associated Press

An appellate court has upheld the freedom of a woman who spent 43 years behind bars for a killing that her attorneys argue was committed by a discredited police officer. The court ruled that some arguments raised by Bailey's office bordered on the absurd and gave prosecutors 10 days to refile charges.

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Diddy's Mom Calls Sex Abuse Allegations Against Son A 'Public Lynching'

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Janice Smalls Combs, the mother of Sean “Diddy” Combs, has vigorously defended her son in a lengthy statement in which she described the public response to his arrest as a “public lynching.” In a detailed letter published by Page Six on Sunday, Combs wrote that “It is heartbreaking to see my son judged not for the truth, …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Diddy Saga Just Keeps Getting Wilder. Here’s What We Know.

Slate

New potential developments in the federal criminal case against hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs came to light on Tuesday when a Texas attorney, Tony Buzbee, held a press conference to announce that an additional 120 accusers will soon come forward with allegations of “violent sexual assault or rape, facilitated sex with a controlled substance, dissemination of video recordings, sexual abuse …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

L.A. man spent a decade in prison for ‘shaken baby syndrome’ death. Was it based on faulty evidence?

LA Times

Jose Olivares hugs his attorney Wednesday after he was released from Los Angeles County Sheriff Men’s Central Jail. Olivares’ case is both extraordinarily unique and tragically common because faulty medical testimony has been used for too long to convict far too many loving parents and caretakers.” The latest medical findings have cast a new critical eye on hundreds of SBS …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Appeals stretch 4 decades for a prisoner convicted on little police evidence

Associated Press

NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. — The four men who put Steve Szarewicz away for murder all changed their stories at one time or another, yet Szarewicz still sits behind bars. This is a July 25, 2024, photo provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections of Steve Szarewicz, who insists he was wrongly convicted of a 1981 murder based on the testimony …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: What kind of country would kill Marcellus Williams despite the doubts about his conviction?

LA Times

A man protesting the execution of Marcellus Williams outside the Carnahan Courthouse in St. Louis last week. “If there is even the shadow of a doubt of innocence, the death penalty should never be an option,” said St. Louis County‘s chief prosecutor, Wesley Bell, who argued that Williams, 55, should be spared. Marcellus Williams In denying Williams clemency, Missouri’s Republican …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Marcellus Williams Left Touching Message Of Faith Before Execution

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING After years of fighting to prove his innocence, 55-year-old Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams was executed in Missouri on Tuesday, leaving behind a touching and simple message as his last statement. Missouri Department of Corrections Tricia Rojo Bushnell, Williams’ attorney, described her client in a statement before his death as a “kind and thoughtful man, who spent his last …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Marcellus Williams executed for murder of Felicia Gayle despite lawyers, prosecution, and others suggesting his innocence

ABC

Marcellus Williams was sentenced to death in 2001 for killing Felicia Gayle, a former newspaper reporter found stabbed to death in her home in St Louis, Missouri. "Three DNA experts independently reviewed the results of that test, however, and determined Mr Williams was excluded from the male DNA left behind on the murder weapon," it said. Weeks later, a Missouri …

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3 months ago

Missouri Supreme Court and governor refuse to halt the execution of man convicted of 1998 killing

Associated Press

— A Missouri man seeking to avoid execution suffered dual setbacks Monday as the state’s top court and governor each rejected requests to cancel his scheduled lethal injection. The state Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, affirmed a lower court ruling rejecting Williams’ arguments. Parson said Williams received extensive legal opportunities to try to argue his innocence and accused Williams’ …

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3 months ago

South Carolina executes a man for first time in 13 years despite new testimony hints at his innocence

Firstpost

The 46-year-old inmate was killed by a lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6:55 p.m.. However, the execution came days after the key witness for the prosecution came forward to admit that he lied at the trial South Carolina executed death row inmate Freddie Owens, the first man to be put to death by the state in 13 years. …

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3 months ago

Court appeal, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The St. Louis County …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Arvind Kejriwal to resign as Delhi CM, says will prove innocence

Hindustan Times

In a dramatic move, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced that he would step down from the position of the chief minister on September 17 and the legislative party of the Aam Aadmi Party would meet in a couple of days to elect the new chief minister. Kejriwal, who spent six months in jail in connection with allegations …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Rajkot fire tragedy: Gujarat HC says municipal commissioner can’t claim innocence

Hindustan Times

The Gujarat high court, on Friday, during a hearing related to the TRP Game Zone fire incident in Rajkot earlier this year, emphasised that the city’s municipal commissioner cannot shirk responsibility by claiming that he had “delegated his duties and powers” to a subordinate who failed to inform him about the incident. The division bench, comprising chief justice Sunita Agarwal …

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3 months, 1 week ago

The Letby files: A forensic analysis of the evidence against the killer nurse by GUY ADAMS... and the truth about what may point to her innocence

Daily Mail

Lucy Letby's murder trial at Manchester Crown Court was one of the longest in British legal history, lasting ten months and culminating in 110 hours of deliberation by a jury of eight men and four women who eventually convicted her of murdering seven newborn babies and attempting to murder six more. Their letter read: ‘Possible negligent deaths that were presumed …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Missouri judge rejects innocence claim of Marcellus Williams who faces execution

Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — A judge declined Thursday to vacate the conviction and death sentence of Marcellus Williams, a Missouri man scheduled for execution later this month in the stabbing death of a woman in 1998, despite questions about DNA evidence on the knife used in the attack. St. Louis County Circuit Judge Bruce Hilton presided over an evidentiary hearing last …

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3 months, 1 week ago

‘Stop that urgently.’ Possible path to innocence for Russian skater was held back at WADA’s urging

Associated Press

When details from a scientific experiment that could have helped clear embattled Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva landed at the World Anti-Doping Agency, the leader of that organization’s reaction was unequivocal: “We have to stop that urgently,” he wrote. What impact the information could have had on Valieva’s case is unclear, but without it, the skater, then 15 years old, …

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3 months, 1 week ago

California death row inmate who received Oprah support loses effort to overturn conviction

LA Times

Oprah Winfrey holds up “That Bird Has My Wings,” the autobiography of California death row inmate Jarvis Jay Masters. “We knew this battle for Jarvis’ exoneration from death row would not be easy, but we remain confident in the strength of our evidence and legal arguments,” attorney Michael F. Williams said. “I’m very upset with the system.” Masters had spent …

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Outhouse review: Sharmila Tagore's film thrives on simplicity and innocence

Suspected Darfur militia leader maintains his innocence at ICC war crimes trial

The Presumption of Innocence Has Nothing to Do With Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation

Drag Race Down Under star Lucina Innocence reveals just how much luggage is required to compete on the Stan reality show

Two Similar Cases in Texas Expose the Death Penalty as a Farce

Books of the month

Political divisions deepen over Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson’s innocence claim

Appealing Court Upholds Freedom for Woman Whose Conviction Was Overturned After 43 Years Behind Bars

Diddy's Mom Calls Sex Abuse Allegations Against Son A 'Public Lynching'

The Diddy Saga Just Keeps Getting Wilder. Here’s What We Know.

L.A. man spent a decade in prison for ‘shaken baby syndrome’ death. Was it based on faulty evidence?

Appeals stretch 4 decades for a prisoner convicted on little police evidence

Column: What kind of country would kill Marcellus Williams despite the doubts about his conviction?

Marcellus Williams Left Touching Message Of Faith Before Execution

Marcellus Williams executed for murder of Felicia Gayle despite lawyers, prosecution, and others suggesting his innocence

Missouri Supreme Court and governor refuse to halt the execution of man convicted of 1998 killing

South Carolina executes a man for first time in 13 years despite new testimony hints at his innocence

Court appeal, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence

Arvind Kejriwal to resign as Delhi CM, says will prove innocence

Rajkot fire tragedy: Gujarat HC says municipal commissioner can’t claim innocence

The Letby files: A forensic analysis of the evidence against the killer nurse by GUY ADAMS... and the truth about what may point to her innocence

Missouri judge rejects innocence claim of Marcellus Williams who faces execution

‘Stop that urgently.’ Possible path to innocence for Russian skater was held back at WADA’s urging

California death row inmate who received Oprah support loses effort to overturn conviction