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FIFA suspends employee for alleged underage sex
FIFA has suspended an employee after he was reportedly arrested on suspicion of having sex with an underage boy while on a work trip in Miami.ESPN - 1h -
Liverpool, Everton condemn Doucouré racist abuse
Liverpool and Everton have condemned the racist abuse received by home midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré in Wednesday's Merseyside derby after he was involved in a melee at full-time when the game ...ESPN - 1h -
Comcast and NBCUniversal receive FCC inquiry on DEI initiatives
The Federal Communications Commission has sent a letter to Comcast inquiring about its DEI practices, a company spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.CNBC - 3h -
Council demands statutory child sex abuse inquiry
Councillors vote unanimously to call for a public inquiry to shouts of "finally" from the public gallery.BBC News - 6h -
UK spending shake-up would allow councils to favour local small businesses
Plan to change public procurement rules to boost local growth and job creationFinancial Times - 11h -
WWE sex abuse suit raises concerns ahead of Linda McMahon’s hearing to run Education Dept.
As Linda McMahon is set to face a confirmation hearing Thursday to lead the Education Department, several former WWE employees, their family members and two current and former education officials ...NBC News - 11h -
Families welcome judge-led inquiry into Nottingham attacks
Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar, both 19, and Ian Coates, 65, were killed on 13 June 2023.BBC News - 23h -
Abuses lurk deep in fashion supply chain
New research shows uneven improvements in Bangladesh factory labour standardsFinancial Times - 1d -
A moment that changed me: I arrived in London as a child refugee — and discovered a strange new world
The city sometimes felt achingly lonely. But after seeing my first escalator, trying salt and vinegar crisps and watching an East 17 video on repeat, I began to find my way. A few days after ...The Guardian - 1d -
Asencio appeal nixed in sex abuse investigation
A Spanish court has rejected an appeal by Real Madrid defender Raúl Asencio to end the investigation into his alleged role in distributing a sexually explicit video of a minor.ESPN - 1d -
DoorDash’s stock rallies as demand forecast tops expectations
Food-delivery app DoorDash Inc. on Tuesday forecast a key demand metric to come in above Wall Street’s expectations for the first quarter, as it adds more grocery stores to its platform to ...MarketWatch - 1d -
Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially abusing cop
Chelsea and Australia striker Sam Kerr has been found not guilty of the racially aggravated harassment of a police officer in London.ESPN - 1d -
100+ new child sex abuse lawsuits filed against Illinois youth detention centers
Dozens more victims have come forward claiming they were sexually assaulted while in juvenile correction centers run by the state of Illinois and Cook County.CBS News - 1d -
Man linked to Alicia Navarro, teen missing for 4 years, sentenced to 100 years for child sex abuse
A Montana man linked to the case of Alicia Navarro — the girl who walked into a police station four years after she vanished as a teenager — was sentenced to 100 years in prison in an unrelated ...NBC News - 1d -
As Trump meets with India’s Modi, Bangladesh demands attention
Bangladesh’s recent descent into lawlessness poses a foreign policy challenge for President Trump, especially because his predecessor supported last August’s regime change there. The world’s most ...The Hill - 1d -
From escaped child bride to artist: why one Ghanaian painter puts women at the centre of her work
Hawa Awanle Ayiboro’s solo exhibition opens this month in Accra with paintings that explore a difficult period in her childhood and the emancipation of other women. Whether self-portraits saturated ...The Guardian - 2d -
Our four dogs sleep on the bed – so I haven’t had sex with my wife in 10 years
My partner doesn’t seem to care about our sex life or my needs as her husband. Should I have an affair?. I haven’t had sex with my wife for more than 10 years. We have four dogs and she has ...The Guardian - 2d -
Church risks further crisis if it doesn't act, says ex-child abuse inquiry chair
The Church's national assembly is voting on options to radically change its safeguarding processes.BBC News - 2d -
UK family tell of nightmare of bloodstained, sex toy-filled holiday rental
The family, which included four small children, were initially told by Vrbo that the property’s issues were ‘minor’. A family who arrived at their rented holiday house to find bloodstained ...The Guardian - 2d -
Dolly Parton musical halted over 'homophobic abuse'
Actor Stevie Webb said he witnessed abuse "every week" during a run of musical Here You Come Again.BBC News - 2d -
US Funding Cuts Are Helping Criminals Get Away With Child Abuse and Human Trafficking
Services supporting victims of online child exploitation and trafficking around the world have faced USAID and State Department cuts—and children are suffering as a result, sources tell WIRED.Wired - 2d -
International Criminal Court opens inquiry into Italy over release of Libyan warlord
Judges at the International Criminal Court have officially asked Italy on Monday to explain why the country released a Libyan man suspected of torture, murder and rape rather than sending him to ...ABC News - 2d -
The growing problem of child homelessness in the US
Many feel forced to hide their status through shame or fear of being taken into careFinancial Times - 3d -
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Your New Favorite Sex Toy Might Be a Drugstore ‘Egg’
Tenga, a sex toy company that originated in Japan, has gained an unusually loyal following. One of its most popular products is both futuristic and decidedly low-tech: disposable “eggs.”Wired - 3d -
The Love and Sex Edition
Modern romance is a web of scams, AI boyfriends, and Tinder burnout. But a smarter, more human, and more pleasure-filled future is possible.Wired - 3d -
‘They were trying to do 200 different poses during power cuts’: Bridget Jones director takes on The Joy of Sex
In the 1970s a ‘nude biologist brandishing a cigar’ wrote a game-changing sex manual. Now, ‘Shazza’ is putting his story on the big screen. Sex positivity, polyamory, threesomes: they may not be ...The Guardian - 4d -
Trump amends CBS '60 Minutes' lawsuit and demands $20 billion
President Trump doubled the damages he is seeking from CBS and its parent company, Paramount Global, which needs FCC approval for its pending merger.Los Angeles Times - 4d -
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UK Secret Order Demands That Apple Give Access to Users’ Encrypted Data
Plus: Benjamin Netanyahu gives Donald Trump a golden pager, Hewlett Packard Enterprise blames Russian government hackers for a breach, and more.Wired - 5d -
Democrats demand probe into Musk's alleged 'conflicts' over billions in fed contracts
House Judiciary Democrats sent a terse letter Friday to Attorney General Pam Bondi, expressing concerns that Elon Musk’s role at DOGE creates "conflicts of interest."ABC News - 5d -
DOJ ordered review of ‘gender ideology’ compliance at child safety authority
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), the primary U.S. nonprofit fighting child sexual exploitation, said Friday that it is removing all references to transgender people ...NBC News - 5d -
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Ex-bishop admits sexually abusing boy
Anthony Pierce, who was bishop between 1999 and 2008, appeared in Swansea Crown Court.BBC News - 5d -
UK demands access to Apple users' encrypted data
The Home Office served the notice to the tech giant under the Investigatory Powers Act.BBC News - 6d -
FBI gives in to justice department demand for list of January 6 investigators
Agency submitted list, excluding names, of up to 6,000 agents involved in investigating 2021 Capitol attack. US politics live – latest updates The FBI has complied with a US justice ...The Guardian - 6d -
Thousands block Athens traffic to protest delays in Greek rail disaster inquiry
Several thousand high school and university students have blocked traffic in central Athens in an anti-government protest against delays in an investigation into a 2023 rail disaster that claimed ...ABC News - 6d -
'Studio sex' and 'hitman threats': Insiders speak out about Diddy's 90s music empire
Bad Boy Records staff claim troubling incidents in the rise of the rap mogul, now fighting sex trafficking charges.BBC News - Feb. 5 -
An Easy Chocolate Pudding to Delight Your Inner Child
This rich chocolate pudding is the stuff of adults, but it has its roots in youthful memories.The New York Times - Feb. 5
