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A panel of judges will announce verdicts and sentences this week after a trial that captivated the world’s attention. Dominique Pelicot is accused of drugging his now-former wife and inviting dozens of other men to rape her in their home in France’s Provence region. CBC | World News
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Serbian mass shooter who killed 9 gets maximum sentence of 20 years in prison
A Serbian court on Thursday convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison a young man who gunned down nine people and wounded 12 in one of two back-to-back mass killings last year that shook the Balkan nation. CBC | World News
Read More »Vladimir Putin plotting ‘mass casualty events’ in Europe as revenge for Ukraine support
The head of MI5 warned that Russia “is on a sustained mission to generate mayhem on British and European streets.” Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Prosecutors in Gisèle Pelicot case seek 20 years for then-husband who organized her mass rape
French prosecutors have asked for the maximum 20-year prison sentence for Dominique Pelicot, who organized the repeated mass rape of his then-wife by knocking her unconscious with drugs and inviting dozens of strangers to abuse her in the family home. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada’s Blondin wins mass start silver at ISU World Cup in Japan
Ottawa native Ivanie Blondin finished second on Sunday in the ladies mass start at the ISU World Cup in Nagano, Japan. Marijke Groenewoud of the Netherlands won gold by 7/10th of a second. CBC | Sports News
Read More »From looting to oppression, the ‘Blitz spirit’ hid a mass of contradictions
As Saoirse Ronan stars in Steve McQueen’s new film set during the aerial bombings of British cities, historian Joshua Levine reveals the dangers of mythologising national stories when the truth is far more complex Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed
Read More »The magic of mass appeal in Netflix’s Tyson-Paul event owed to shrewd marketing – and willful ignorance
The obvious questions after Netflix’s recent live boxing spectacle are whether beating up on the husk of Mike Tyson dented Jake Paul’s appeal, and whether the formula that made Friday’s fight the most viewed boxing match ever is fatally flawed. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Mass immigration is destroying the social contract in UK — our leaders should be ashamed
Reform UK has exposed the truth about the drain on public finances that mass immigration is inflicting. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »U.S. law enforcement investigating racist mass texts targeting Black people after election
The anonymous text messages invoking slavery were sent to Black adults and children in several states, prompting inquiries by the FBI and other law enforcement departments. CBC | World News
Read More »Why Gisèle Pelicot, at the heart of France’s shocking mass rape trial, is being called a hero
In the midst of a horrifying mass rape trial against her husband and 50 other accused men, Gisèle Pelicot, 72, is being called a feminist hero, inspiring marches, rallies and a push for legal reform to France’s rape law to include consent for the first time. CBC | World News
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