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• Dismay as Louisiana lookback law for child sexual abuse victims struck down

  22-03-2024 23:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Court rules 4-3 to overturn law that had allowed victims to file civil suits over sexual abuse that took place decades agoIn a split ruling that has major implications for hundreds of child sexual abuse victims, the Louisiana state supreme court has struck down a law that had allowed victims to file civil lawsuits over molestation that happened decades ago.Child molestation victims and their advocates were devastated by the 4-3 ruling from a court whose members are elected. Continue reading...
  
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• Israel's Netanyahu rebuffs US plea to halt Rafah offensive. Tensions rise ahead of Washington talks

  22-03-2024 23:52 via foxnews.com
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday once again left the Middle East empty-handed as Israel’s prime minister rejected American appeals to call off a promised ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which is overflowing with displaced civilians.The tough message from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sets the stage for potentially difficult talks next week in Washington between top U.S. officials and a high-level Israeli delegation. Neta
  
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• 60 dead, 145 injured in Russian concert attack claimed by ISIS

  22-03-2024 23:46 via foxnews.com
  
  ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack at a large concert hall in the Moscow, Russia, area that left more than 60 people dead and nearly 150 injured on Friday. The attack began when gunmen donning combat gear burst into Crocus City Hall, where concertgoers were gathering to hear the Russian band Picnic, and opened fire. The gunmen also threw explosives inside the concert hall during the attack, which set the building on fire, Russian media reported.  People were being evacu
  
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• Venezuelan opposition leader names successor after two close aides arrested

  22-03-2024 23:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Corina Yoris will now take on Nicolás Maduro in presidential election in July after Maria Corina Machado stepped asideVenezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has named her replacement to take on President Nicolás Maduro in the country’s presidential election in July, after the arrest of two of Machado’s close aides.The naming of Corina Yoris, 80, as the opposition’s candidate comes after Venezuela’s attorney general announced the detention of two o
  
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• Biden to host Iraqi leader with talks underway on winding down coalition against the Islamic State

  22-03-2024 23:09 via foxnews.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to host Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, who is visiting next month as the countries hold formal talks about winding down the mission of a U.S.-led military coalition formed to fight the Islamic State group in Iraq.The meeting is scheduled for April 15, the White House said Friday.IRAQI IMMIGRANT PLOTTED TO SMUGGLE ASSASSINS THROUGH MEXICO TO KILL FORMER US PRESIDENT: DOCSThe leaders will "consult on a range of issues," including the
  
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• Russia and China veto US resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza

  22-03-2024 23:06 via foxnews.com
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored United Nations resolution supporting "an immediate and sustained cease-fire" in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, calling the measure ambiguous and saying it was not the direct demand to end the fighting that much of the world seeks.The vote in the Security Council became another showdown involving world powers that are locked in tense disputes elsewhere, with the United States taking criticism for not being tough enough
  
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• Faisal Islam: Why is Rishi Sunak so buoyant about economy?

  22-03-2024 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Could a change in the economic weather keep the prime minister in Downing Street?
  
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• Meet the Press NOW — March 22

  22-03-2024 22:16 via nbcnews.com
  Several gunmen opened fire at a concert hall in Russia, reportedly killing at least 40 people. The Senate is expected to vote on a $1.2 trillion spending package hours before the deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown. Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) joins to discuss the U.N.'s rejection of the U.S. resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. Catherine, Princess of Wales, announces that she has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy treatment.
  
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• White House wishes Princess of Wales full recovery after cancer diagnosis

  22-03-2024 21:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says Biden’s thoughts are with princess’s family ‘during this incredibly difficult time’The Joe Biden White House has expressed sympathy and support to the Princess of Wales after her announcement that she is being treated for cancer.Biden’s press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, wished Catherine a full recovery at a Friday press briefing. Continue reading...
  
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• The Princess of Wales Reveals Cancer Diagnosis

  22-03-2024 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In a video message Princess Catherine discusses diagnosis and treatment
  
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• Moscow attack, Kate, and talking about cancer

  22-03-2024 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In a video message Princess Catherine discusses diagnosis and treatment
  
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• Women's Six Nations: Wales 3-10 Scotland - Grant try puts visitors ahead

  22-03-2024 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch BBC Two coverage, plus follow radio commentary and live text as Wales host Scotland in the Women's Six Nations.
  
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• Women's Six Nations: Wales 13-17 Scotland - Tuipulotu gives hosts hope

  22-03-2024 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch BBC Two coverage, plus follow radio commentary and live text as Wales host Scotland in the Women's Six Nations.
  
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• Cyprus proposal to repatriate Syrian refugees to 'safe zones' gains steam in EU

  22-03-2024 20:38 via foxnews.com
  
  A Cyprus government proposal to enable repatriations of Syrian refugees by designating specific areas within the country as safe zones is "gaining ground" among the island nation's fellow European Union member states, the Cypriot interior minister said Friday.Minister Constantinos Ioannou said after talks with European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas that it’s the "conviction of several states that the time has come to collectively dare" to discuss the possibility of designati
  
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• Russia investigating shooting, explosions at concert hall as terror attack

  22-03-2024 20:24 via foxnews.com
  
  Shootings, explosions and a fire at a concert hall Friday evening that left dozens dead in Russia are being investigated as a terrorist attack, the country's top investigative agency said. Russia’s Federal Security Service said more than 60 people were killed in the attack at Crocus City Hall, a music venue, and nearly 150 others were injured in one of the deadliest attacks in the country in years. The attack began when gunmen donning combat gear burst into a Moscow-area concert
  
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• Suspects arrested in 2022 Ireland gas station explosion that killed 10

  22-03-2024 20:03 via foxnews.com
  
  Two men were arrested Friday in connection with a gas station explosion in 2022 that killed 10 people and tore apart the heart of a village in northwestern Ireland, police said.The blast shattered Creeslough, County Donegal, a village of 400 near Ireland’s rugged Atlantic coast. The Applegreen gas station and a building that housed the town’s main shop and post office were destroyed and an adjacent apartment building was damaged. Flying debris shattered windows in nearby cottages.IRE
  
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• What is preventative chemotherapy?

  22-03-2024 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In a video message, the Princess of Wales said she started preventative chemotherapy last month.
  
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• A Moroccan town protests water management plans

  22-03-2024 19:47 via foxnews.com
  
  RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Regional and local leaders in eastern Morocco met this week with residents and civil society groups after months of protests over a water management plan set to take effect later this year.Thousands in the town of Figuig stopped paying water bills and have taken to the streets since November to protest a municipal decision transitioning drinking water management from the town to a regional multi-service agency.US STATE DEPARTMENT PROPOSES $260M SALE OF PORTABLE ANTI-T
  
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• 65 migrants found buried in mass grave in Libyan desert

  22-03-2024 19:44 via foxnews.com
  
  The U.N.’s migration agency expressed alarm Friday over the discovery of a mass grave containing the bodies of at least 65 migrants in the deserts of western Libya.Earlier this week, Libya’s criminal investigations authority reported the grave had been found in the Shuayrif region, 220 miles south of the capital, Tripoli.On its Facebook page, it said 65 bodies of unidentified migrants had been unearthed from the grave, samples were taken for DNA testing and the bodies were reburied i
  
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• Lebanon detains suspected French drug dealer for second time this week

  22-03-2024 19:43 via foxnews.com
  
  Lebanese authorities Friday detained a suspected French drug dealer a few days after releasing him on bail, judicial officials said.HEZBOLLAH LAUNCHES MASSIVE ROCKET BARRAGE ON ISRAEL DAY AFTER BIDEN ENVOY ARRIVED IN LEBANONThe officials said members of Lebanon’s General Security Directorate detained Abdel Karim Touil at the request of the country’s prosecutor general and he was being held at the Justice Palace in Beirut. Officials refused to give any details on whether Touil has a l
  
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• Putin says all four suspects arrested after at least 133 killed in Moscow concert attack

  22-03-2024 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  President Putin declares Sunday a national day of mourning and promises to punish those behind the attack.
  
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• Israel-Gaza war: US condemns ‘cynical’ Russia and China veto of ceasefire deal; Israel to go into Rafah ‘with or without US support’ – as it happened

  22-03-2024 18:44 via theguardian.com
  
  This live blog is now closed. For more on the US’s vetoed UN resolution, you can read our latest reporting:US resolution on Gaza ceasefire vetoed at UN by Russia and ChinaExplainer – Why did Russia and China veto US’s Gaza ceasefire resolution?The Palestinian news agency Wafa reports that “hundreds of worshipers” were “blocked” from reaching the al-Aqsa mosque compound by Israeli forces on Friday.According to Wafa: “Eyewitnesses reported that Israe
  
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• Burkina Faso's security forces are killing more civilians. Survivors detailed 1 village's massacre

  22-03-2024 18:32 via foxnews.com
  
  DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Women slain with babies wrapped against their bodies, lifeless children intertwined together, a 2-month-old face-up on the ground with puppies crawling on his tiny frame. The scenes were horrifying, but the 32-year-old farmer felt he had to document them, as proof of the carnage in his central Burkina Faso village.More than a dozen relatives were killed Nov. 5 when security forces attacked with mounted pickup trucks, guns and drones, he told The Associated Press on co
  
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• British man used fentanyl to poison couple after gaining trust, monitored deaths via app

  22-03-2024 18:31 via foxnews.com
  
  A British IT worker who befriended and worked for an older couple, poisoned them with fentanyl and monitored their death with his cellphone was sentenced Friday to a minimum 37 years in prison.The sentencing of Luke D’Wit, 34, came two days after he was found guilty of murder in the deaths of Stephen and Carol Baxter, 61 and 64, last April at their home in West Mersea, 70 miles east of London.During the six-week trial at Chelmsford Crown Court, jurors also heard that D'Wit had created a fa
  
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• Supporters of India's opposition leader flock to capital in protest of his arrest

  22-03-2024 18:29 via foxnews.com
  
  Supporters of an anti-corruption crusader and one of India's most consequential politicians of the past decade held protests Friday against his arrest, which opposition parties say is part of a crackdown by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government before national elections.Arvind Kejriwal, who is New Delhi’s top elected official, was arrested Thursday night by the federal Enforcement Directorate, which is controlled by Modi’s government. The agency accused his party and minist
  
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• Delhi chief minister to be held for six days after arrest on corruption charges

  22-03-2024 17:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Judge says Arvind Kejriwal can be held until next Thursday, as his party’s leaders condemn accusations as politically motivated An Indian court has ruled that Delhi’s chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, will be kept in custody for six days after his dramatic arrest on corruption charges.Kejriwal, the top elected official for the Indian capital, was taken in by police on Thursday night as part of an investigation into an alleged scam involving kickbacks for alcohol licensing deals. Conti
  
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• Ukrainian women's presence in tech sector has become ‘more pronounced’ since Russia's invasion, reports reveal

  22-03-2024 17:41 via foxnews.com
  
  War in Ukraine has pushed women into more leadership roles in its growing tech sector, where they are gaining experience and contacts abroad that could help rebuild the economy when the conflict ends, some entrepreneurs, companies and investors say.With most men unable to leave Ukraine, women tech entrepreneurs like Anna Lissova, 30, who runs mental health startup Pleso Therapy, have taken charge of raising funds, finding new clients abroad and embracing other key roles.Before the war she focuse
  
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• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker

  22-03-2024 17:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to oust Mike Johnson as speaker, but stopped short of forcing a vote to remove him.
  
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• Candace Owens parts ways with Ben Shapiro’s conservative news outlet The Daily Wire

  22-03-2024 17:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  Far-right commentator Candace Owens and conservative news outlet The Daily Wire have parted ways.
  
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• Mass grave of at least 65 people found in Libya, UN migration agency says

  22-03-2024 17:24 via theguardian.com
  
  International Organization for Migration believes those discovered ‘died in process of being smuggled through the desert’A mass grave containing at least 65 bodies has been discovered in south-west Libya this week, the UN migration agency said on Friday.A spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said the mass grave was uncovered by Libyan security forces. Continue reading...
  
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• Georgia bill that would limit land purchases by Chinese ‘agents’ passes state House

  22-03-2024 17:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  A bill that would ban any “agent” of China from buying farmland or land near military installations in Georgia passed the state House on Thursday over the objections of Democrats.
  
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• 59 Haitian children with disabilities evacuated to Jamaica

  22-03-2024 17:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  Fifty-nine Haitian children with disabilities and 13 caregivers were evacuated by boat to Jamaica on Thursday, fleeing ongoing gang conflict.
  
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• House passes $1.2 trillion spending bill, sending it to Senate hours before shutdown

  22-03-2024 17:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  The House passed a sweeping $1.2 trillion government funding bill, sending it to the Senate just hours before the deadline to prevent a shutdown.
  
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• US will not help Philippines build new port near Taiwan, governor of Batanes islands says

  22-03-2024 17:12 via foxnews.com
  
  The U.S. military will not be involved in the development of a port in the Philippines' remote northernmost islands near Taiwan, the local governor said on Friday, removing a potential source of friction with China over the U.S. presence in the region.The governor of the Batanes islands, less than 125 miles from Taiwan, said in August she had sought U.S. funding for a new port there. The U.S. embassy had at the time confirmed its diplomats and U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) experts had been engagin
  
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• Report challenges official details of deadly fire at migrant center in Mexico

  22-03-2024 17:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  An investigative report released before the first anniversary the deadly fire at an immigration center in Ciudad Juárez which killed 40 migrants challenges the government's version of what took place and shows a series of security protocol failures at the facility.
  
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• Winter storms to bring heavy snow and flash flooding to the Midwest and Northeast

  22-03-2024 16:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two winter storms are expected to bring heavy snow, strong winds, severe thunderstorms and flash flooding to many parts of the northern U.S. starting Friday into next week.
  
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• Republic of Ireland 0-0 Belgium - Ogbene spurns early chance

  22-03-2024 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Live text commentary of the international friendly between the Republic of Ireland and Belgium at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin.
  
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• Republic of Ireland 0-0 Belgium - Ferguson misses first-half penalty

  22-03-2024 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Live text commentary of the international friendly between the Republic of Ireland and Belgium at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin.
  
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• World's first 'Dragon Ball’ theme park to open in Saudi Arabia

  22-03-2024 16:30 via foxnews.com
  
  The world's first theme park devoted to the "Dragon Ball" universe of comics, movies, and games will be built in Saudi Arabia, the franchise owner said on Friday.The park, centered around the world of magical martial artist Goku and friends, will be part of the Qiddiya Investment Company's project near Riyadh, according to a release.The 500,000 meter project will feature rides and attractions in seven areas inspired by the series along with hotels and restaurants.AKIRA TORIYAMA, CREATOR OF 'DRAG
  
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• Japan's emperor and empress visit towns hit by fatal New Year’s Day earthquake

  22-03-2024 16:27 via foxnews.com
  
  Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Friday visited towns in the north-central region of Noto to pray for victims of the deadly New Year's Day earthquake and console thousands of homeless living in evacuation centers.The magnitude 7.6 quake killed 241 people. Four are still missing. More than 9,000 residents whose homes were destroyed or damaged are still living in evacuation facilities such as community centers and school gymnasiums.Reconstruction has come slowly in a largely rural ar
  
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• Democrats are campaigning on protecting democracy. In N.J., what that means is complicated.

  22-03-2024 16:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  A fight over New Jersey party bosses' "county line" endorsement system has become a big part of the Democratic Senate primary there.
  
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• Build-up to England v Brazil - Gordon handed debut & Watkins starts

  22-03-2024 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Follow live text & radio commentary as England host Brazil at Wembley in a friendly at Wembley.
  
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• Russian rescue efforts intensify as 13 people remain trapped in collapsed gold mine for fifth day

  22-03-2024 16:04 via foxnews.com
  
  Rescue workers labored for a fifth day on Friday to reach 13 people trapped deep underground in a collapsed gold mine in Russia's far east, news reports said.They said no contact has been made with the miners in the Amur region, about 3,000 miles east of Moscow. At least 13 miners are trapped, regional officials said Tuesday.GOLD MINE COLLAPSE IN RUSSIA TRAPS AT LEAST 13 WORKERS, OFFICIALS SAYThe state news agency RIA-Novosti cited emergency officials as saying that powerful pumps have comp
  
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• 3 killed, several missing after incident involving migrant boat off southeastern Spain

  22-03-2024 16:01 via foxnews.com
  
  A boat carrying a group of migrants ran into trouble off the coast of southeastern Spain killing at least three people and several others were believed missing, authorities said Friday.Spain's Maritime Rescue Service said in a statement that two survivors and three bodies were found on a partially sunken boat off the coast near the town of Motril. The two survivors said the boat had been carrying 12 people when it set sail from Algeria six days ago, leading authorities to suspect seven othe
  
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• Chrysler and Dodge parent recalling 318,000 vehicles over potentially faulty airbag parts

  22-03-2024 15:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  The parent company of Chrysler and Dodge is recalling a total of 318,000 vehicles over airbag parts that can potentially shatter and cause injury.
  
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• What did US Gaza ceasefire resolution say and why did Russia and China veto it?

  22-03-2024 15:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Draft resolution put before UN represents important tonal – but not substantive – shift for White HouseUS resolution on Gaza ceasefire vetoed After months of vetoing other UN security council resolutions in an effort to defend Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, the US has in recent weeks gone on to the diplomatic front foot in New York, drafting and tabling its own resolution that was put to a vote on Friday before being vetoed by Russia and China.The US secretary of state, An
  
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• Body of missing college student Riley Strain found in Nashville river, police say

  22-03-2024 15:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  University of Missouri student Riley Strain's body has been found in the Cumberland River Friday morning, the Metropolitan Nashville Police announced.
  
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• Polarizing Bollywood films evoke Hindu nationalism as election approaches

  22-03-2024 15:40 via foxnews.com
  
  The movie trailer begins with an outline of the iconic glasses worn by Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped India win independence from the British colonialists in 1947. In the backdrop of a devotional song that Gandhi loved, the outline slowly morphs into what appears like his face.Then, a raucous beat drops, followed by a rap song. A face is finally revealed: not Gandhi, but an actor who plays the independence leader’s ideological nemesis, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar — the man consi
  
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• Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, falls on March 25. Learn more about how holiday is celebrated.

  22-03-2024 15:32 via foxnews.com
  
  Holi, widely known as the Hindu festival of colors, is a joyful annual celebration at the advent of spring with cultural and religious significance.Typically observed in March in India, Nepal, other South Asian countries and across the diaspora, the festival celebrates love and signifies a time of rebirth and rejuvenation — a time to embrace the positive and let go of negative energy.For one of Holi's most well-known traditions, celebrants clad in all white, come out to the street and thro
  
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• Italian Premier Meloni to testify in deepfake porn lawsuit, seeks symbolic compensation

  22-03-2024 15:23 via foxnews.com
  
  Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has been asked to testify in court July 2 in the trial of two men who are accused of making deepfake pornographic images using her face and posting them online.Meloni, who is listed as an injured party in the trial in Sassari in Sardinia, is seeking $108,212 in symbolic damages and will donate any award to an Interior Ministry fund for women victims of domestic violence, her attorney Maria Giulia Marongiu said in an email Friday to The Associated Press.KEEP THESE T
  
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