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PARIS (AP) — French actor gerard depardieu A criminal trial will be held in October on charges of sexually assaulting two women on the set of a movie in 2021, prosecutors announced on Monday.The 75-year-old actor has previously denied any wrongdoing, but was detained for several hours for police questioning in Paris early Monday. His lawyer, Christian Sampare, later declined to comment to reporters, other than to say the actor was no longer in custody. The Paris prosecutor’s office said in a statement that the actor was “summoned to appear before a criminal court” after being interrogated. According to the…

The third phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections will be held on May 7 in 94 Lok Sabha constituencies across 12 states and Union Territories (UTs). The states where voting will take place at this stage are Assam (4 seats), Bihar (5 seats), Chhattisgarh (7 seats), Goa (2 seats), Gujarat (26 seats) and Karnataka (14 seats). seats) and Madhya Pradesh (8 seats). Maharashtra (11 seats), Uttar Pradesh (10 seats), West Bengal (4 seats), Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman Diu (2 seats), Jammu and Kashmir (1 seat). The third phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections will be held on May…

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — National Small Business Week kicked off Monday across the country and right here in the Coastal Bend. The United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce and the City of Corpus Christi will host a week of free seminars to empower local entrepreneurs. Seminars will focus on topics such as the use of Internet tools, finance, and leadership skills for small business owners. Monica Stuber, director of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Corpus Christi office, said there are a wide range of resources available to small businesses and she is honored to advocate for them. “It is an…

1 hour agoJapan reportedly intervened to support the yen.A senior currency official declined to comment.The Wall Street Journal reported late Monday that the yen’s fluctuations were due to intervention by the Japanese authorities.WSJ, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that Japan intervened to support the yen by selling dollars and buying yen.The currency had fallen to a 34-year low of $160.03 against the dollar, but suddenly rose to around $155.Japan’s top currency diplomat, Masato Kanda, declined to comment on whether the Ministry of Finance had intervened, adding that authorities were ready to respond “around the clock” to currency issues,…

The postseason is getting even worse for the Milwaukee Bucks.According to Shams Charania of The AthleticThe Bucks have Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo questionable to play in Tuesday’s Game 5 against the Indiana Pacers.Antetokounmpo suffered a calf injury late in the regular season that sidelined him for the entire postseason. Lillard missed Sunday’s Game 4 loss due to an Achilles tendon injury that worsened in Game 3. Both face the risk of further injury while playing.The Bucks could be without Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)This status update means the Bucks are preparing to play an elimination game…

PHOENIX (AP) — Prosecutors announced Monday they will not retry an Arizona rancher. The trial ended last week with a deadlocked jury in the shooting death of a Mexican man on his property.Jurors in the George Alan Kelly trial were unable to reach a unanimous verdict after more than two days of deliberations.Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Thomas Fink a mistrial was declared April 22nd.After the mistrial, the Santa Cruz County Attorney’s Office had the option of retrying Kelly or dropping the case.”Due to the unique circumstances and challenges surrounding this case, the Santa Cruz County Attorney’s Office has…

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s gruesome account of how she killed her dog, her desire to be President Donald Trump’s running mate, may have killed something else as well.In Trump’s orbit, Nomu’s decision to reveal in his upcoming memoir that he once shot his dog was seen as purely political self-immolation, the result of a series of “errors in judgment.” This is seen as a sign of President Trump’s “desperate attitude.” I don’t particularly like it,” said more than a half-dozen Republican officials who spoke to The Daily Beast on condition of anonymity to detail confidential conversations.“Everyone around President Trump…

The International Monetary Fund approved immediate disbursement of $1.1 billion to Pakistan as part of the relief package, saying the country must take tough measures to get its economy back on track.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board of Directors has completed the second and final review of Pakistan’s economic reform program supported by the IMF’s Standby Arrangement (SBA) and has taken a decision in this regard.This development resulted in approximately $3 billion in spending under the SBA.IMF Deputy Managing Director Antoinette Sayet said: “Given the significant challenges ahead, Pakistan must capitalize on this hard-won stability and persist with sound macroeconomic…

ARRI has released a new tech talk where you can learn about the features of the 360 ​​EVO, a top-of-the-line stabilized remote head. The 360 ​​EVO remote head rotates 360 degrees not only on the pan axis but also on the roll axis. It also provides an easy upgrade path for SRH owners and seamless deployment for TRINITY operators thanks to shared software and accessories, remote system integration, heavy payloads, and versatile connectivity. The 360 ​​EVO runs on the same software platform as the TRINITY 2, and the touchscreen remote control panel displays the same popular and intuitive GUI. The…

Janet Szabo shares how, after a period of declining attendance, Mountain View Mennonite Church is experiencing new spring life with adults and children alike actively participating in the church. Janet Sabo She is a member of Mountain View Mennonite Church in Kalispell, Montana, where she is the pianist. She also hosts a weekly sewing podcast and teaches sewing and knitting classes in the Pacific Northwest. She and her husband live on a small farm where she raises pigs and chickens and produces large amounts of food. ______________________________________________________ Spring is slowly coming to northwest Montana. I can see the snowshoe hare…