From Doctor Botox to Facebook’s top lobbyist, meet the folks who left politics to cash in – POLITICO

Doctor Botox Olivier Véran, a former French government spokesperson and ex-minister of health, recently announced his next career venture at the Clinique des Champs-Élysées in Paris. For Véran, who was a neurologist before turning to politics, going back to medicine is not all that surprising. What was shocking — and caused some uproar in the … Read more

Spanish Football Chief Faces Lengthy Prison Term Over ‘Kissgate’ Scandal

The ousted Spanish Football Association (FA) chief, Luis Rubiales, who found himself embroiled in controversy after forcibly kissing a Women’s World Cup champion, could potentially face a lengthy prison sentence of two-and-a-half years, according to prosecutors. The disgraced Rubiales might also be ordered to pay £85,000 in compensation to his victim, Jenni Hermoso if found … Read more

Spanish prosecutors ask for 2.5 years in prison for disgraced football chief Luis Rubiales – POLITICO

In August 2023, Rubiales kissed Hermoso on the lips while players were receiving medals after their victory. The episode ignited widespread criticism about sexism in football, led to Rubiales’ resignation as president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation and to a sexual assault and coercion probe. A judge ordered Rubiales to stand trial in January. A … Read more

Britain’s Conservatives go full Trump in London – POLITICO

With the party staring down the barrel of defeat in the general election due later this year, could the Tories be stealing from the Trump playbook to turn their dismal poll ratings around? Featuring heavy overtones of a Batman movie, the video posted to X (formally Twitter) is composed of clips shot in moody black … Read more

50 Cent reacts to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ house raids amidst sex trafficking investigation; says ‘I told yall but no, ya didn’t listen’ |

Rapper 50 Cent has reacted to the shocking news of the raids conducted by armed agents from the Department of Homeland Security on luxury properties owned by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. The rapper took to his social media handles to share a news snippet of the raids and said, “Now it’s not Diddy do it, it’s … Read more

Montreal-based musician awarded $1.5M in Alberta defamation lawsuit

A Quebec-based electronic music artist hopes to get his career and life back on track after triumphing in an Alberta defamation lawsuit tied to social media posts accusing him of being a sexual predator. “It was terrible. The whole thing was like pure nightmare and hell,” Frederik Durand said in an interview from Montreal. “I … Read more

Ex-McLaren Engineer Reveals Childhood Sexual Abuse To Empower Others

“When I turned 25, the memories of my abuse began to return,” said Jeremy Indika. While working as a Design Engineer for McClaren between 2012 and 2014, Something to Say Founder Jeremy Indika said that his career was “going well” and taking him “all over the world.” That was until, at 25-years-old, the memories of … Read more

Liberty University will pay $14 million fine for student safety violations

Liberty University has agreed to pay an unprecedented $14 million fine for the Christian school’s failure to disclose information about crimes on its campus and for its treatment of sexual assault survivors, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday. The fine is by far the largest ever levied under the Clery Act, a law that … Read more

Housing measures, gender-identity names bills considered by legislature this week

Colorado lawmakers are getting into the meat of the legislative session as we near the March midpoint of the 120-day session, and committees are in full swing. Bills are passing their first chambers, too, and crossing the hall. The first of this year’s land-use bills — a measure to ban occupancy limits — has already … Read more

Colorado child sex abuse constitutional amendment faces new opposition

Unexpected partisan opposition to a state constitutional amendment that’s aimed at clearing the way for survivors of childhood sexual assault to sue over older claims has clouded the measure’s chances in the Colorado Senate. Backers, who are working to shore up support, see it as a black-and-white proposal that would give survivors of abuse that … Read more