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Live Updates: Dominique Pelicot and 50 Others Guilty in Rape Trial That Shook France
A court sentenced Mr. Pelicot to 20 years after he admitted to drugging and raping his wife, Gisèle, for nearly a decade, and inviting strangers to join him. The case has made her a feminist hero.The New York Times - 4m -
Gisèle Pelicot Speaks After France Rape Trial Verdict: ‘We Share the Same Struggle’
In brief remarks after her ex-husband and 50 other men were convicted, she said she had never regretted her decision to allow the trial to be public.The New York Times - 11m -
51 Men Found Guilty in France Rape Trial, and a U.S. Shutdown Looms
Plus, man vs. hornet.The New York Times - 1h -
‘Gisèle has forced France to stop looking away’: our panel on the Pelicot rape trial verdict | Rokhaya Diallo, Anne Bouillon and others
All 51 men on trial have been found guilty, a fact that needs to prompt major changes in French society. One face and name dominated the streets of Paris on 23 November as the annual march ...The Guardian - 3h -
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Who Is Dominique Pelicot, the Man at the Center of France’s Mass Rape Trial?
For over three months, judges and lawyers have tried to grasp the true nature of Dominique Pelicot, who said he had invited dozens of strangers to join him in raping his drugged wife.The New York Times - 18h -
How an ordinary woman shook attitudes to rape in France
The verdicts aren't yet in - but the trial has already started changing the conversations around consent in the country and beyond.BBC News - 1d -
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What to Know About the France Rape Trial of 51 Men
Dominique Pelicot was sentenced to 20 years for raping his wife, after admitting he drugged her and invited other men to join him in violating her. Most of the other men were also convicted of ...The New York Times - 2h -
Dozens of men found guilty in Gisèle Pelicot mass rape trial that shocked France
A court found the husband of Gisèle Pelicot guilty of aggravated rapes and all other charges against him in the mass rape trial that has shocked France.NBC News - 3h -
A Timeline of Dominique Pelicot’s Rape Trial in France
Dominique Pelicot received a 20-year sentence after he admitted to drugging and raping his wife, Gisèle. Here’s how the events unfolded.The New York Times - 3h -
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Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband found guilty in mass rape trial in France
A judge in France has found the former husband of Gisèle Pelicot guilty of drugging and raping her and inviting dozens of other men to do the same.CBS News - 6h -
Mass rape case could highlight a second wave of the #MeToo movement in France
A landmark mass rape trial in France has exposed abuse orchestrated by the victim's husband, and a culture that many activists say is sexist, tolerant of violence toward women and resistant to change.NBC News - 16h -
How a French woman found out her husband, strangers were abusing her
A French woman learned that her husband and more than 50 men had been raping her for years while she was drugged. A verdict will soon be reached in her case. Catherine Porter, an international ...CBS News - 17h -
Gisèle Pelicot: verdicts expected in rape trial that shocked France
Dominique Pelicot likely to be given 20 years for drugging his ex-wife and inviting strangers to rape her over a decade. The mass rape trial that has sent shockwaves through France and horrified ...The Guardian - 21h -
Can’t-do attitude: why the real horror of Nightbitch is weaponised incompetence
Women around me in the cinema groaned at what Amy Adams’ character had to put up with in the film – and it was nothing to do with dogs. Nightbitch is not the best film of the year. But if it ...The Guardian - 23h -
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How a young Dutch woman’s life began when she was allowed to die
At the last minute, Zoë decided to call off her euthanasia. But how do you start over after you’ve said all of your goodbyes?. It was a sunny summer morning when Zoë opened the countdown calendar ...The Guardian - 2d -
Recent drone sightings do not pose a security risk and aren't out of the ordinary, feds say
The Department of Homeland Security and other agencies said they "have not identified anything anomalous" in their investigation of the sightings.NBC News - 2d -
The Ordinary Explanations Behind the Reported Drone Sightings
As tips roll in, most reported incidents involve piloted planes and hobby drones, not foreign spying or secret programs, officials say.The New York Times - 2d -
Women's right activists rally in France ahead of Gisèle Pelicot's rape trial verdict
Hundreds of people have gathered in the southern French town of Avignon ahead of the verdict in a mass-rape trial in which dozens of men stand accusedABC News - 4d -
France and Greece: spot the differences
Political and fiscal troubles pile up in Paris as Athens continues to recover from its debt agonyFinancial Times - 5d -
Woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 publicly admits she lied
The woman who in 2006 falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of raping her has admitted publicly for the first time that she made up the storyABC News - 5d -
Woman who accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 now admits she lied
The exotic dancer who once accused three Duke University lacrosse players of raping her admitted this week that she invented the 2006 allegations that set off a combustible national conversation ...NBC News - 5d -
Irish ex-rugby player found guilty of rape in France
Former Irish U20 prop Denis Coulson has been found guilty of the rape of a woman in Bordeaux in 2017.BBC News - 5d -
Woman who falsely accused college students of rape in 2006 admits she lied
Crystal Mangum, who falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players and lost lawsuit, apologizes on podcast. The woman who in 2006 falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of ...The Guardian - 5d -
Woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape admits to lying
The woman who in 2006 falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of rape admitted publicly that she made up the story.CBS News - 5d -
Reported rape investigation into Mbappé closed
Swedish prosecutors on Thursday dropped a rape investigation that reportedly was launched in connection with football star Kylian Mbappé's visit to Stockholm in October.ESPN - 6d -
Serbia sentences man to 20 years in prison for one of 2 mass shootings that shook nation last May
A Serbian court has convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison a man who gunned down nine people and wounded 12 in a shooting last year that was one of two mass killings which shook the Balkan ...ABC News - Dec. 12 -
France’s political institutions are creaking
A system designed in the late 1950s is looking increasingly dysfunctionalFinancial Times - Dec. 8 -
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How a uranium mine became a pawn in the row between Niger and France
France's nuclear giant has lost control of its uranium mining operations in the West African state.BBC News - Dec. 8 -
Trump meets with Macron, Zelensky in France
President-elect Donald Trump visited with French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday in Paris, for a meeting that he said was to discuss the world going "crazy." Trump was greeted by Macron at ...The Hill - Dec. 7 -
How a divided France came together to rebuild Notre-Dame
Bureaucrats, billionaire donors, artisans and builders united to deliver a national project at a time of political strifeFinancial Times - Dec. 7 -
Examining the unprecedented political division in France
French President Emmanuel Macron is accusing his political opponents of creating chaos after left and right-wing lawmakers voted to oust his prime minister just three months into the job. Angela ...CBS News - Dec. 5 -
I gave up bulk buying – and changed my attitude to money | Emma Brockes
Haul culture, fast fashion and warehouse shopping are not only a waste of hard-earned cash and resources but a titanic misuse of time. One of the conventional pleasures of the American shopping ...The Guardian - Dec. 5 -
Inside France's impending no-confidence vote
A no-confidence vote will be held in France Wednesday in a bid to remove French Prime Minister Michel Barnier after Barnier tried to force through a budget bill without a vote. CBS News reporter ...CBS News - Dec. 4 -
Fear, fury and triumph: Six hours that shook South Korea
A recap of a dramatic night that saw South Koreans rush to overturn the president's shock martial law order.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
France is on the political brink — again
Toppling Barnier’s government would be a hefty gamble by Le PenFinancial Times - Dec. 3
