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The bosses of the main social networks, Meta, X, TikTok, Snap and Discord will be heard at the end of January in the US Senate on their efforts to protect children from sexual exploitation on their platforms, elected officials announced on Wednesday. This hearing, scheduled for January 31, is the …

According to a New York court document, American actor Jamie Foxx is the target of a sexual assault complaint filed in New York in 2015. The complaint comes on the eve of the expiry of a law that allows victims of sexual violence to file a civil suit for acts …

After the formalization of an agreement between Israel and Hamas for the release of 50 people taken hostage on October 7 in exchange for 150 political prisoners, international reactions are pouring in. Many diplomatic voices have expressed their satisfaction with the success of the negotiations, carried out under the mediation …

The presence of human remains was reported on Friday at Breezy Point Beach, a beach in New York City (United States). According to the first elements of the investigation, they could be those of an Irish director who went missing earlier this month, report several American media, including NBC News. …

A young rapper among the most prominent in Florida is being prosecuted for “murder”, suspected of having killed her manager in the middle of the street after an altercation on the evening of October 9 near Wynwood Walls, in Miami. On video surveillance images obtained by the NBC branch in …

A 34-year-old man has just been sentenced to 707 years in prison for abusing 16 young boys in his care, the Orange County prosecutor’s office reports in a press release. The individual worked as a babysitter in Southern California for several years. It was in this context that he committed …

A yoga teacher, on trial since October 30 for the murder of a 25-year-old professional cyclist, was sentenced to 90 years in prison in Austin, Texas, ABC reported. Investigators and justice services suspected Kaitlin Armstrong, 35, of having acted out of jealousy by attacking her companion’s ex-girlfriend, with whom the …

The United States announced the resumption of food deliveries to Ethiopia from December, six months after they were suspended due to corruption allegations. The US international development agency (USAid) said significant reforms would ensure that the food supplies reached those who needed them most. “The aid resumption will be on …

U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo on Thursday said he hoped Congress would extend a trade program that grants exports from qualifying African countries duty-free access to the U.S. market, hailing the strategic opportunities in the region. Adeyemo told the Reuters agency that the two-decade-old African Growth and Opportunity Act …

Five soldiers died in the accident of an American helicopter which crashed in the Mediterranean during an exercise, the European command of the American army (Eucom) and the Pentagon announced on Sunday. Eucom did not specify the model of the aircraft concerned or its origin, but the United States recently …