Utah on Tuesday added new protections for the children of online content creators following the child abuse conviction of Ruby Franke, a mother of six who dispensed parenting advice to millions on YouTube before her arrest in 2023. Gov. Spencer Cox signed a law under the encouragement of Franke’s now ex-husband that gives adults a path to scrub from all platforms the digital content they were featured in as minors and requires parents to set aside money for kids featured in content. Kevin Franke told lawmakers in February that he wished he had never let his ex-wife post their children’s lives...
South Korea’s Truth Commission Says Government Responsible For Fraud And Abuse In Foreign Adoptions
South Korea’s truth commission has concluded that the government bears responsibility for facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse, driven by efforts to reduce welfare costs and enabled by private agencies that often manipulated children’s backgrounds and origins. The landmark report released Wednesday followed a nearly three-year investigation into complaints from 367 adoptees in Europe, the United States and Australia, representing the most comprehensive examination yet of South Korea’s foreign adoptions, which peaked under a succession of military governments in the 1970s and ’80s. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, a government-appointed fact-finding panel, said it confirmed human rights violations in 56 of...
Stanford Football Fires Coach Taylor Following Report Of Maltreatment Of Female Staff Members, Searches For New Coach
Stanford football fired coach Troy Taylor amid allegations he mistreated female staff members. The move was announced Tuesday by Stanford Football General Manager Andrew Luck days after a report citing documents said more than 20 current and former staffers cooperated with the two investigations that included complaints against Taylor for what are described as hostile and aggressive behavior, as well as personal attacks. In a statement released on X Luck stated: “After continued consideration it is evident to me that our program needs a reset, in consultation with university leadership I no longer believe that Coach Taylor is the right coach to lead...
Nigeria on the Verge of Missing a Second Consecutive World Cup After Draw Against South Africa
Nigeria’s hopes of securing a place at the World Cup are hanging by a thread after the Super Eagles failed to claim maximum points against Zimbabwe. Nigeria needed a win to put the pressure on South Africa but they ended up with a draw—a result that feels like a defeat for millions of Nigerian fans. Victor Osimhen gave Nigeria the lead in the 74th minute with a diving header, but Tawanda Chirewa equalized late in the game. Many Nigerians blamed head coach Eric Chelle, citing poor substitutions and a failure to see out the match as the reasons for the...
Alleged Kenyan Missing Police Officer Found Dead, Haitians Parades Corpse
The office of the Inspector, National Police Service on Wednesday released a press statement announcing a missing Kenyan officer on Haiti soil. According to the NPS spokesperson, Muchiri Nyaga the force was informed of its missing officer while on duty on the 25th March following an ambush incidence. The statement read in part: “A Kenyan police officer serving under the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) in Haiti is missing. “Following an ambush incidence along the Carrefour Paye-Savien main supply route in the pont-sonde area, Artibonite Department.” It further explained that the MSS in collaboration with the Haitian National Police...
A Visibly Angry Victor Osimhen After The 1-1 Draw To Warriors Of Zimbabwe.
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Obi Says Super Eagles Demonstrated Nigerian Spirit Of Strength And Did Excellently Well In The Game Played Against Warriors Of Zimbabwe
The former governor of Anambra state and presidential aspirant Peter Obi expressed sadness in an interview after the game between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and warriors of Zimbabwe at Uyo, stated that it was sad because Nigerians loved football and everybody have high hopes that the team will be going for the world cup. Though in his post on X, he praised the super eagles for their resilience spirit and dedication, he opined that the team has won with their display of sportsmanship, while he expressed “The Super Eagles is always a delight to watch.” Oni’s post read: “I...
“African Football is tougher than European Football ” Wolves forward Marshall Munetsi
The former Orlando Pirates and current Wolves forward Marshall Munetsi was asked by a journalist if playing in the Premier League had given him enough experience to Lead Zimbabwe as captain. His response: “African Football is tougher than European Footbal , they always say it’s much difficult to win an away game in Africa than in Europe. “All of you guys that is always counting us out, there is always the weather, there is always some funny trick that won’t happen in African football.”
South Africa’s Bafana Bafana beat Benin 2-0 away from home to stay at the top of Group C in the FIFA World Cup African Qualifiers.
Nigeria were held to a 1-1 draw by Zimbabwe at home. Rwanda were held to a 1-1 draw by Lesotho at home.
