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Texas Teacher Invites Homeless Student to Live with Her, Then Sexually Assaults Him Multiple Times and Gets His Name Tattooed on Her Body: Police

A former Texas high school teacher allegedly invited a student who was homeless to live with her and then sexually assaulted him multiple times, going as far as to tattoo his name onto her body, officials say.

Latin Times

Councils warn of acute pressures despite funding boost next year

Councils in urban and rural areas have raised concerns about ongoing pressures on services following changes to the draft settlement for 2025-26.

The Independent UK

The SAFE SEX Workers Study Act, a Bill Aimed at Ultimately Repealing FOSTA, Is Back

The bill is meant as a first step toward repealing FOSTA, the 2018 law that amended Section 230 and criminalized hosting adult ads.

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House panel set to release report into Gaetz sexual misconduct allegations

Ethics committee reportedly votes to release investigation into ex-congressman who dropped bid for attorney general

The Guardian - US

Frustration over ‘deeply disappointing’ Waspi decision justified, says Sarwar

The UK Government’s decision has drawn criticism from across the political spectrum.

The Independent UK

Sarkozy Must Wear Electronic Tag After Losing Graft Case Appeal

France's highest appeals court ordered former president Nicolas Sarkozy to wear an electronic tag for a year Wednesday -- a first for a former head of state -- after confirming his convictions for corruption and influence peddling.

International Business Times

‘There’s a lot of drones authorized up there’: Biden sends radar systems and tries to calm fears

President says there is ‘nothing nefarious’ about objects moving in the skies above the US north-east

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Senate passes $895bn Pentagon spending bill despite provision denying transgender care to minors – as it happened

Senate votes 85-14 to pass National Defense Authorization Act, which has provision preventing gender-affirming care to transgender children of military members

The Guardian - US

France's Sarkozy Must Wear Electronic Tag After Losing Graft Case Appeal

France's highest appeals court on Wednesday confirmed a verdict against former president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling, ordering him to wear an electronic tag for a year, a first for a former head of state.

International Business Times

NBA’s Hornets sorry after giving child PS5 before taking it back off camera

The Charlotte Hornets have apologized for an in-game skit gone wrong where a young fan was promised a PlayStation only to have it taken away off camera

The Guardian - US

Keir Starmer calls for ‘clarity’ after ‘harrowing’ murder of Sara Sharif

The Prime Minister vowed to update MPs on the steps taken to ‘learn those lessons’ from the 10-year-old’s death.

The Independent UK

Andrew and Tristan Tate lose £2m court case over unpaid tax

Police can seize money from frozen accounts after ‘straightforward cheat of the revenue’, London magistrate rules

The Guardian - UK

US, Chinese Ships At Cambodia Bases As Washington Navigates Diplomatic Currents

When a US warship docked in Cambodia this week, it moored just a few kilometres from a base where China has built an extended new pier and two of Beijing's own vessels have been berthed for about a year.

International Business Times

Giannis in bloom and the elephants in the room: seven NBA Cup takeaways

The Bucks’ romp to the title in Year Two of the in-season tournament was dwarfed by a persistent bugaboo: the NBA Cup doesn’t really matter yet

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UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect charged with first-degree murder

Suspect also charged with two counts of second-degree murder and other forgery and weapon charges

The Independent UK

Group says New Jersey toxic waste dumping caused $1B in harm, calls settlement inadequate

A Jersey Shore environmental group says damage from decades of toxic waste dumping at one of America's most notorious pollution sites caused $1 billion worth of damages

The Guardian - AU

‘A living hero’: Philippines welcomes back death row survivor Mary Jane Veloso

Supporters say her drug smuggling conviction embodies the deepest fears of families in a country that sends millions of workers abroad each year

The Independent UK

Nasa tells astronauts stuck on space station they must wait even longer for return home

Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams unlikely to return before March

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The Independent UK

Community members wrestle with grief in aftermath of Wisconsin school shooting

Community members in Wisconsin are continuing to wrestle with grief and calling for change in the aftermath of a school shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded six others

International Business Times

2 Die As Cessna Plane Crashes Near Honolulu Airport

Two died after a Cessna plane crashed into an abandoned building near the Honolulu Airport.

International Business Times

Zelensky Huddles With European Leaders As Trump Looms

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Wednesday with NATO chief Mark Rutte and key European leaders in Brussels to discuss "next steps" on Russia's war as Donald Trump prepares to take office in the United States.

International Business Times

Ex-Taiwan Leader Says China Visit To Foster Cross-strait Peace

Former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou headed to China on Wednesday for a trip he said was aimed at building "a bridge for peace", after Beijing last week intensified military drills around the island.

International Business Times

A 'Destroyed' Family Still Seeks Answers After French Mass Rape Trial

The family of a French man who enlisted dozens of strangers to rape his heavily-sedated wife have been torn apart by his crimes but are still seeking answers after a gruelling three-month trial.

The Guardian - US

Ice deports mother and children, including newborn twins, to Mexico

Despite the infants being US citizens, Christina Salazar and all four of her children were put on a plane on 11 December

The Independent UK

Attack on 2 apparent Venezuelan migrants in Denver area seems gang-related, police chief says

Police say over a dozen people tied up and terrorized a man and woman at a crime-riddled suburban Denver apartment in what's being described as an apparent gang-related attack on two Venezuelan immigrants

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