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Dominique Pelicot, who admitted to drugging and raping his wife for almost a decade and to inviting dozens of strangers to join him, was convicted on Thursday of aggravated rape and other charges and was sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison. The court also convicted the 50 other defendants, most of them on rape charges. Catherine Porter, a New York Times reporter, followed the four-month trial and reports from Avignon.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Matt Murray looked up at the scoreboard above his head, counted the seconds ticking away, and finally pumped his fist.It’s been 638 days since Murray last felt this feeling.Bilateral hip surgery forced the Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender to sit out the entire 2023-24 season, the final season of his four-year deal. There’s no guarantee the oft-injured Murray will play in the NHL again. A one-year deal offers him a lifeline, allowing him to continue to stay out of the AHL spotlight and score just one goal.A year and a half later, Murray finally returned to the NHL…

new video loaded: ‘The Room Next Door’ | Anatomy of a ScenetranscriptBacktranscript‘The Room Next Door’ | Anatomy of a ScenePedro Almodóvar narrates a sequence from his film starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton.I’m Pedro Almodóvar. I’m the director of “The Room Next Door.” We are in the middle of the story. The two main characters, played by Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton. They are very close friends and Martha, Tilda, decided to go to a place close to Woodstock just to spend the last weeks of her life “It’s so much more beautiful than in the photographs.” And it’s a…

The buttery yellow ramparts encircling the center of Avignon stretch 2.6 miles and are notched with arrow slits and gaps for dumping boiling water or cooking oil on attackers below.Over the centuries, the walls have protected popes and warded off sieges. They have been rebuilt by the 19th-century architect who refurbished Notre-Dame, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, and have been decorated by the notices for plays since the summer theater festival began in the city soon after World War II.And for the last four months, they have borne witness to the mass rape trial occurring in the modern courthouse just across the road…

“I’m very excited but also very overwhelmed. It’s an amazing feeling.” When Sawsan Abou Zainedin fled Bashar al-Assad’s rule more than a decade ago, she thought she might never return. Now, after the fall of the regime, she’s headed to her hometown in southern Syria to see her father for the first time in seven years. While scenes of celebration like these take place across the country, there’s also concern about what’s to come. “We cannot topple a dictator regime to go under a different one. These few months are fundamental, not just in our lives as individuals but also…

The Atlanta Falcons made a move they clearly didn’t want to make – replacing veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins ​​with rookie Michael Penix starting immediately.Falcons head coach Raheem Morris announced the decision Tuesday night in a statement released by the team.”After review, we have determined that Michael Penix Jr. will serve as the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons,” the statement read. “This is a football decision that we are fully focused on making in preparation for Sunday’s game against the New York Giants. Be prepared.”The day after Morris beat the Raiders 15-9 in Las Vegas to improve their record to…

LAS VEGAS – As expected, the upcoming NBA All-Star Game in San Francisco will be a mini-tournament between three teams consisting of the league’s top 24 players and the team that won the Rising Stars Challenge.Yes, the idea behind the change – which will be the league’s third different All-Star format since 2020 – is to make the game more competitive. And, or the opposite, or at least, makes it more fun to watch on TV.”I think we’ve recognized that the modern All-Star Games are partly about competition, but at the end of the day, they’re about entertaining fans and…

new video loaded: Searching for Syria’s DisappearedtranscriptBacktranscriptSearching for Syria’s DisappearedTaher al-Zain’s father disappeared 12 years ago at the height of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Now, like thousands of other Syrians, he is trying to find clues about what happened, and whether or not his father may still be alive.Taher al-Zain has come to this hospital in the Syrian capital in search of his father, Mohamed. The lawyer and father of five disappeared 12 years ago and is one of tens of thousands of Syrians who went missing during the country’s civil war. Thousands of political prisoners have been set free across…

NORTHVILLE, Mich. — Fahad Yousif is two days away from receiving his certificate of completion from the National Football League. It is dated December 12th. This means that there may be 216,931 more people who have received this honor. It cost $250 — which is what Yousif paid for the four-hour course, which covers about eight to nine chapters on expected fan behavior in NFL stadiums. He held up his phone to show me. “I can’t believe it turned out like this,” he said. That’s what happens when it all goes too far. Yusuf is a Detroit Lions fan He…

SAN FRANCISCO — If shooting were an art form, then Chris Hines would be a sculptor of gilded frames. Basketball craftsman. Stroke Butler.As an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves, he watched from the sidelines as he created his latest masterpiece: Anthony Edwards’ shot.”Now it’s crazy, it sucks for me,” Hines said, “I know when it’s not going in. So I’m sitting on the bench watching, ‘Damn!’ as soon as it leaves his hand .His disciples had no such problem.”I think I’ll make it every time. I’m not going to lie.His boasts contained evidence of his maturity. To be clear,…