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Top European human rights court backs French woman who refused sex with her husband
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Top European human rights court backs French woman who refused sex with her husband

She said that health issues and violent threats had been destroying her marriage for decades. However, French courts found the lady at responsible for not having sex with her husband when she filed for divorce. Advocates claimed that the case brought attention to the need for legal reform regarding nonconsensual sex within marriage and sparked a discussion about attitudes toward consent and women's rights in France. The 69-year-old French woman, who goes by her initials, H.W., won her appeal at Europe's highest human rights court on Thursday. The court unanimously agreed with her, ruling that unwillingness to have sex cannot be used as a reason for divorce. According to the European Court of Human Rights' opinion, the very presence of such a marital obligation went against sexual freedom, ...
Four female Israeli soldiers to be released as part of ceasefire deal, Hamas says
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Four female Israeli soldiers to be released as part of ceasefire deal, Hamas says

Jerusalem According to the militant group, Hamas would release four female soldiers on Saturday as part of the ceasefire and hostage-release agreement it reached with Israel. Ariev Karina According to a Telegram post by Abu Obeida, the spokesperson for Hamas' military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, Danielle Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag will be moved into Israeli custody in return for Palestinian captives. If the releases are successful, they will be the second of their kind as part of a complicated ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas that went into effect last Sunday, marking the end of 15 months of intense fighting and Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. Hamas will release one civilian hostage for every 30 Palestinians detained by Israel and one female Israeli soldier for every 50...
SZA to join Kendrick Lamar as a guest during Super Bowl halftime performance
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SZA to join Kendrick Lamar as a guest during Super Bowl halftime performance

During the Super Bowl halftime show, guess who will be joining Kendrick Lamar? SZA, the multi-Grammy Award-winning vocalist. On Thursday, Lamar and Apple Music unveiled a teaser video showing him strolling across a football field until SZA approached from behind and gave the rapper a playful splash. On February 9, Lamar and SZA would host the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans for the halftime show. Lamar's former labelmate at Top Dawg Entertainment is SZA. She made an appearance on his most recent album, GNX, and was included on a few tracks, such as Gloria and Luther, which also included Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn's sampled vocals from If This World Were Mine. The Oscar-nominated All the Stars and Doves in the Wind are among the duo's prior hits. This spring and summer, Lamar and SZA ...
Trump heads to California to view wildfire devastation in first presidential trip of second term
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Trump heads to California to view wildfire devastation in first presidential trip of second term

On Friday, President Donald Trump will travel to California to observe the destruction caused by the wildfires that have ravaged the Los Angeles region and are still causing havoc. Trump will travel to a state with Democratic officials that he has frequently accused of being responsible for ongoing fires, claiming that animal restrictions have made it more difficult to obtain water. This will be his first trip as president since taking office again. Before leaving the White House on Friday, Trump told reporters that the flames could have been extinguished but, for some reason, they haven't. Trump stated that turning on the water would be OK. We're going to take care of Los Angeles, he said in a preview of the visit earlier this week. Trump's trip to the Palisades will include visits in Ne...
Colorado mom accused of drugging and killing two of her children can be extradited from U.K., court rules
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Colorado mom accused of drugging and killing two of her children can be extradited from U.K., court rules

LONDON A British judge has ruled that Kimberlee Singler, a mother from Colorado who is accused of drugging and killing two of her children before escaping to the United Kingdom, may be extradited to her home country to face justice. During a brief hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court in downtown London on Friday, Singler watched emotionlessly and silently as District Judge John Zani dismissed her challenge to a U.S. extradition request. Yvette Cooper, the British home secretary, will now review the case, though, since she has the last word in some high-profile extradition cases. To further postpone her return, Singler plans to appeal the ruling to the British Supreme Court and then, potentially, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. If she is found guilty, she might...
Fresh grief in Gaza as families recover bodies of loved ones buried under rubble
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Fresh grief in Gaza as families recover bodies of loved ones buried under rubble

A young child cried out, "Daddy, why did you leave us?" as she gazed down at her father's shrouded body outside the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis. In the clip captured by an NBC News crew on Thursday, rows of corpse bags were lying on the ground all around her. During Israel's offensive in the enclave, families gathered to grieve for their loved ones whose remains were recovered from the debris of homes and structures that had collapsed. Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have returned to their homes in the six days since the hostage-release agreement and fire between Israel and Hamas went into force. Many have discovered their neighborhoods have been reduced to ruins. Israel began its lethal invasion in the enclave after Hamas-led strikes on Octobe...
Trump to visit L.A. and an NFL playoffs preview: Morning Rundown
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Trump to visit L.A. and an NFL playoffs preview: Morning Rundown

Federal employees who have been affected by Trump's DEI orders express their opinions. A glance The part played by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the aftermath of a fatal vaccine mishap in Samoa. In addition, four NFL teams will compete for a Super Bowl berth and their conference title. What to know today is as follows. Anger and fear among federal workers placed on leave A woman of color who works for the federal government was ready to lose her job months before the presidential election. Last summer, she began purchasing clothes for her kids in larger sizes. There weren't many gifts beneath the Christmas tree. In order to prevent them from asking you for a lot of things that you can't afford, she also claimed that she stopped taking her children to Target. She was one of the employees ...
Trump heads to California to view wildfire devastation in first presidential trip of second term
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Trump heads to California to view wildfire devastation in first presidential trip of second term

On Friday, President Donald Trump will travel to California to observe the destruction caused by the wildfires that have ravaged the Los Angeles region and are still causing havoc. Trump will travel to a state with Democratic officials that he has frequently accused of being responsible for ongoing fires, claiming that animal restrictions have made it more difficult to obtain water. This will be his first trip as president since taking office again. During his preview of the trip, which will include stops in North Carolina and Nevada at either end, Trump assured reporters, "We're going to take care of Los Angeles." While in California, Trump stated this week that he was unsure if he would meet with Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom. Rather, he criticized a response that he claimed made the ...
Injured Novak Djokovic quits mid-match and walks off to boos, putting Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open final
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Injured Novak Djokovic quits mid-match and walks off to boos, putting Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open final

Australia's MelbourneNovak Djokov was hurt by jeering spectators as he exited the court in Rod Laver Arena on Friday after giving up one set in his Australian Open quarterfinal match against Alexander Zverevon. Djokovic, who was dealing with what he claimed was a strained muscle, lost the first set 7-6 (5) after he hit a forehand volley into the net. He then started to shake his head and went straight over to shake Zverev's hand. After gathering his belongings and making his way to the locker room, the 37-year-old Djokovic stopped to give the jeers two thumbs up. Djokovic stated at his press conference that the pain in his bandaged left leg was becoming worse. On Tuesday night, he injured it while defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals. "Even if I won the first set, I knew it was g...
Experts saw Samoa’s plunging vaccination rates as a crisis. RFK Jr. saw an opportunity.
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Experts saw Samoa’s plunging vaccination rates as a crisis. RFK Jr. saw an opportunity.

Samoa was on the verge of disaster when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrived in June 2019. The previous year, two infants were murdered by a poorly manufactured measles vaccine, prompting the government to halt vaccinations. Thousands of their youngest children were left defenseless against a highly dangerous disease that was reemerging all across the world because many parents were not sure that the immunizations were safe, even though they resumed months later. Officials and scientists were concerned about Samoa since less than one-third of its infants had received vaccinations. Kennedy, however, recognized a chance. Kennedy recalled online that Samoan government leaders, including the Prime Minister, were interested in measuring health outcomes after the natural experiment generated by the res...