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Wander Franco criminally responsible for abuse, judge finds, but spared punishment in Dominican case PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) — A Dominican judge has ruled that Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is criminally responsible for the sexual and psychological abuse of a minor but will not serve a sentence. Judge José Antonio Núñez found Franco was a victim of extortion by the minor’s mother, who was sentenced to ten […]

OTTAWA, May 25 (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday told Israeli President Isaac Herzog that the treatment of activists detained by Israel had been “appalling” and described the situation in Gaza as “catastrophic,” Carney’s office said in a statement. “The Prime Minister reiterated that the appalling treatment of civilians, including Canadian citizens, aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla was unacceptable, and he called for an independent investigation,” the statement […]

Wyndham Clark followed Brooks Koepka in deciding to withdraw from this week’s Charles Schwab Challenge after Clark won the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Sunday. Clark posted an 11-under-par 60 in the final round to post a winning score of 30 under, just one shot shy of Scottie Scheffler’s winning score the year prior, which tied the PGA Tour scoring record. It marked Clark’s fourth PGA Tour win and his […]

HAVANA, May 25 (Reuters) – Cuba’s government on Monday published a complete list of the names of prisoners who authorities had released following an April amnesty that came amid tense and ongoing negotiations between the island’s government and the United States. Cuba said in April it planned to free more than 2,000 ‌prisoners from the island’s jails, the second time this year its communist-run government had announced a prisoner amnesty. The […]

CAIRO, May 25 (Reuters) – Explosions were heard in Iran’s Bandar Abbas city and coastal areas near the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported on Monday, adding that the cause was unknown. Tasnim said three explosions were heard in Bandar Abbas, while Fars said similar sounds were heard close to Sirik and Jask near the strategic waterway. (Reporting by Menna Alaa El-Din and Muhammad Al Gebaly; Editing by Edmund Klamann, […]

May 25 (Reuters) – Injured Canadian captain Alphonso Davies will likely miss his team’s World Cup opener next month but is expected to feature at some point during the tournament, men’s national team head coach Jesse Marsch said on Monday. Davies suffered a hamstring injury on May 6 during Bayern Munich’s second leg of the Champions League semi-final, and Marsch was asked if that setback would keep the captain out of […]

San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. struck out in court and must give Big League Advance about $3.74 million in back pay as a result of his future earnings agreement with the group. Tatis signed a future earnings contract with Big League Advance (BLA) in 2017 and received $2 million from the firm in exchange for 10% of all future major league earnings. Tatis, who was 18 when he […]

(SRN NEWS) Pope Leo is the latest faith leader to become interested in artificial intelligence. He has put together a study group on AI in a sign of his ongoing concern about the technology. The Vatican announced the creation of the in-house study group this month even as it gears up to release Leo’s first encyclical. It’s expected to emphasize the need for an ethics-based approach to AI that prioritizes human […]

(SRN NEWS) LGBT activists have dropped their lawsuit seeking to overturn the legislation, which bars males from using female restrooms in the state’s public schools. The measure also protects locker rooms, showers, and overnight accommodations for all students in kindergarten through the 12th grade. A growing number of states are passing similar bans as well as barring males from competing against females in sports at the public school and collegiate […]