34 Ukrainian Olympians were honored at a ceremony in Paris' city hall Thursday, receiving medals from mayor Ann Hidalgo. (AP Video/Tian Macleod Ji)
34 Ukrainian Olympians were honored at a ceremony in Paris' city hall Thursday, receiving medals from mayor Ann Hidalgo. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo awarded Ukrainian athletes on Thursday with the Grand Vermeil Medal, the French capital’s highest distinction, as a move of solidarity during the 2024 Olympics. “I can imagine today both your sadness and your pride,” Hidalgo said.
American Woman Found Chained to a Tree in India Went Without Food for 40 Days, Was Allegedly Left to Die A White woman who falsely accused four Black men of rape in the Jim Crow-era South in 1949 has died at the age of 92.More than 160 leaders directly impacted by incarceration and criminalization have sent a letter to Vice President Harris calling on her to create a campaign platform that addresses mass incarceration.
Ebony Wright and her mother Wanda Wright were killed in 2021 by Ebony’s ex-boyfriend, who also tried to set his infant on fireIn a surprise twist, a Saskatoon prosecutor stayed the charge mid-trial against a man accused of possessing $25,000 worth of missing Alberta cattle.On Wednesday afternoon, Paul Scott stayed the charge against Alvin Hamm after hearing from two witnesses in the morning. Scott said he made the decision "because there was no likelihood of a conviction.
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