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Prosecution produced sufficient evidence to convict offender of 2010 rape
Cuyahoga County prosecutors presented sufficient evidence for a man to be convicted of a 2010 rape because prosecutors presented evidence that the victim was substantially impaired so that she could not resist or consent and that the man knew or had reason to believe the victim was substantially impaired, the Supreme Court of Ohio r ... (full story)
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Skydance mashes proven properties of Paramount and Warner Bros. into an uncertain Hollywood hybrid
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Continuity will be the immediate emphasis for Skydance, the newly created entertainment behemoth borne of Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery that closed on Oct. 6.
For now, it will show off its bulging bundle of intellectual properties, with the official announcement touting &ldqu ... (full story)
Moscow’s secrecy about a suspected plague case follows a pattern from the Soviet era
The Kremlin has long maintained a culture of secrecy when it comes to controlling public information, especially involving accidents -- from industrial disasters to health emergencies.
The suspicious death last week of a worker at a research lab in Siberia that has fueled global concerns about suspected pneumonic plague is just ... (full story)
Cornell gang-rape accuser was 'misled' about criminal investigation, her lawyer says
ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — The woman accusing several men of raping her at a Cornell University fraternity party was “misled” about the status of the criminal investigation in the weeks after she went to police, her lawyer said Oct. 7.
Even as she took her allegations about a 2024 gang rape at the Chi Phi fraternity h ... (full story)