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The former worldwide leader of the Jesuit religious order Pedro Arrupe acknowledged he was warned that one of his aspiring priests had been accused of sexually molesting two children and had admitted making sexual advances on a third, court documents reveal.
Donald J Dickerson, who died in 2016, was ordained, and there is no evidence in the Louisiana state court case that Arrupe, a candidate for Catholic sainthood who died in 1991, took any action to stop this.
After Dickersonâs death, the Jesuits confirmed he was among hundreds of their members with substantial claims against them for child molestation.
Donald Trumpâs name reportedly features in DoJ files about Jeffrey Epstein
Donald Trumpâs name is reported to appear âmultiples timesâ in US justice department files about Jeffrey Epstein, in a development that threatens to increase outrage among his base, which suspects a coverup of the Epsteinâs sexual crimes and elite connections.
Trumpâs spokesperson denied an account in the Wall Street Journal newspaper that the attorney general, Pam Bondi, told the president in May that he was named in the notorious Epstein files, as he sought to downplay the report as âfake newsâ.
The report, which cites senior administration officials, said Trump was told that many other high-profile figures were also named. It comes after the president faced a fierce â and rare â backlash from his base earlier this month, after the justice department announced it would not be publishing more information related to the Epstein case.
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Should we expect further developments? Yes. On Wednesday, the House oversight committee voted 8-2 to subpoena the justice department to release files related to Epstein, and subpoenaed Ghislaine Maxwell for a deposition.
Thailand closes border with Cambodia as deadly clashes erupt
Deadly fighting has erupted between Thai and Cambodian troops along a disputed stretch of their border as both states accused the other of provocation.
The clashes came after weeks of rising tensions between the south-east-Asian countries. At least 12 Thai people, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed across three provinces, the Thai army said. They included 11 civilians and a soldier.
It added that it had closed all border checkpoints as violence continued at six different locations. There was no immediate information on casualties in Cambodia.
In other news âŠ
Stat of the day: Walking 7,000 steps a day is linked to 37% reduction in cancer deaths
Good news for those who donât quite hit their 10,000 daily step target: 7,000 may just be enough. Achieving the more manageable target comes with a host of benefits, including links to a 37% reduction in the risk of dying from cancer, compared with just doing 2,000 steps. It is also connected to lowering the risk of dementia by 38%, the risk of depression by 22%, and a 25% lower risk of cardiovascular disease.
Donât miss this: âIf I switch it off, my girlfriend might think Iâm cheatingâ: inside the rise of couples location sharing
A handy way of making sure your partner is safe â or a massive privacy violation? The jury is out on (consensual) location tracking, but there are signs that younger generations may have more relaxed views about it, with a recent Australian survey finding that nearly one in five 18- to 24-year-olds think it is fine to track their partner at all times. The Guardianâs Leah Harper tried it out with her partner for a week, while hearing from experts about the risks to privacy â as well as romance.
Climate check: How flood-ravaged Boston is facing the climate crisis head-on
Boston is on the frontline of the climate crisis, with the emergency increasingly visible in a city known to flood. Rising sea levels, more severe storms and higher rainfall are all expected to intensify the problem, while the Trump administration remains in denial about the climate crisis despite the flash floods that killed more than 130 people in Texas this month. The Massachusetts city is leading the way in climate resilience, from accounting for sea level rises in building codes to prioritizing nature-based defenses.
Last Thing: Is the âatrociousâ Elvis Evolution this summerâs Willy Wonka experience?
The Elvis Evolution bills itself as a âwalk-through experienceâ with âcutting-edge digital technology, live actors and musicians, mind-blowing multimedia and heart-pounding musicâ. While people might have expected holograms in the style of the virtual reality smash hit Abba Voyage, many were disappointed, with one attender describing it as âjust a video of him that you could watch on YouTubeâ while a review noted that there was âa noticeable amount of booingâ from the audience. Is it this summerâs version of last yearâs viral Willy Wonka experience in Glasgow?
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