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The new provisions, which aim to address the shortcomings of the Catholic Church’s handling of sexual abuse, also now officially recognize the “grooming” of minors or vulnerable adults as a criminal act of sexual exploitation. The law also makes it clear that bishops and religious leaders can be held responsible for omission or negligence in failing to properly investigate and punish guilty priests. “A member of an institute of consecrated life or of a society of apostolic life, or any one of the faithful who enjoys a dignity or performs an office or function in the Church, who commits” sexual abuse is to be punished “according to the gravity of the offense,” the law states....

Kohli was part of the Indian team who trumped hosts England in the 2013 final at Edgbaston, and he said he recalled no creased foreheads in that victorious dressing room. The same carefree attitude has been the hallmark of the Indian team who are currently the number one test side, and Kohli saw no reason why it would not work in the one-day format. “I think the first challenge is not to think that we are defending the title,” the 28-year-old told reporters ahead of the team’s departure for Britain for the tournament starting on June 1....

Dodgers left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu is a -114 favorite at the South Point in Game 3 over playoff veteran John Lackey. The game opened -105 each way. Ryu hasn’t pitched in over three weeks with a shoulder irritation, but the rest did him well and he reportedly showed no pain in a 45-pitch simulated game on Wednesday. Series Price: Dodgers -140, opened -180 (Westgate) Season Series: Dodgers won 4-3 NL Pennant odds: Dodgers 8/5, Cardinals 11/4 (Westgate) World Series odds: Dodgers 7/2, Cardinals 6/1 (Westgate) Game 3 Linemakers lean: This has the makings of another low-scoring, Ryu-pitched road game....

So questions about his organization’s impending switch to Ford invariably mentioned whether Harvick might leave Stewart-Haas Racing before it makes the brand change in 2017. MORE: 10 to watch at Phoenix | Drivers in early points trouble Harvick handled the matter during Friday’s media sessions at Phoenix. His answer made it clear that he will stay with SHR. Goodbye, Chevy; hello, Ford. “I don’t see any reason why that wouldn’t happen,” Harvick said of a possible SHR departure....

Carlito entered the WWE Royal Rumble as a surprise entrant and made his presence felt immediately. He showed off that he was still more than athletic and he could still do everything in the ring, hitting his patented finisher, the Backstabber. Unfortunately, he was eliminated by Elias from the Rumble. Carlito and Elias would pick up right where they left off at the Rumble on WWE RAW. The returning Superstar teamed with Jeff Hardy to face Elias and Jaxson Ryker in a winning effort, securing the victory....

It was also an emotional night for some fans. As she clutched her bobblehead, one teenage fan was overwhelmed by the opportunity to meet Gomez in person. Your browser does not support iframes.

The veteran catcher, acquired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in August, again waived his no-trade clause and was flipped to the Seattle Mariners on Sunday in a deal that will net the Dodgers an undisclosed pitcher, baseball insider Jon Heyman first reported. The report said the Mariners plan to pick up a $4.5 million club option for Ruiz, who turns 38 before the start of next season. Ruiz came to Los Angeles in a curious waiver trade Aug....

Ferry made an honest assessment of Anthony’s game, then turned to Deng and used inappropriate language in reference to his African heritage. MORE: Ferry takes indefinite leave | Curry family shooting lineage | Rubio loyal to Wolves Now, the Hawks must move forward, find a new majority owner and attract players to Atlanta. When the Los Angeles Clippers found themselves in a similar situation, team president Doc Rivers told Sporting News that ownership uncertainty hurt them in free agency....

Two Russian rowers, Anastasia Karabelshikova and Ivan Podshivalov have won their appeal against an IOC ban from the Rio Olympics on the grounds that they had already served suspensions over past doping accusations. READ MORE: 271 Russian athletes cleared for Rio Games - president of national Olympic committee The case has been sent back to the International Rowing Federation (FISA) to render their decision “without delay.” “The IOC Decision deprives the Russian athletes of the presumption of innocence and rather establishes a presumption of guilt, but one that is rebuttable by the athletes on an individual basis,” the court ruling said, referring to paragraph three of the IOC Executive Board decision of July 24, 2016....

For Brian Cashman, though, it was "more of an anomaly." Here's the full quote from the Yankees general manager, as reported in the New York Post: "When you overperform, like the Orioles did (in 2012), you realize that’s more of an anomaly. And last year was a market correction.” Cashman was referring to a familiar discussion from the summer and fall of 2012, when the Birds won 11 more games than they would be expected to based on their run differential (712-705)....

Ronaldo is now tied to the club until 2021 and he is even targeting another few years on top of that after initially joining from Manchester United in 2009. Why Bellerin was frustrated at Arsenal There had been rumors about his future beforehand, with the signing of Gareth Bale’s bumper new deal reportedly signalling the club’s shift of focus from Ronaldo to Bale. But Casillas, a teammate of Ronaldo’s for six years until his 2015 departure to Porto, has firsthand experience of how important the Portugal star is and is hopeful he can continue at his current level....

Local authorities said several dozen patrons and staff were injured or remained unaccounted for after the hours-long blaze at Grand Diamond City, a casino hotel in Poipet, a commuter city in Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchey province on the northwestern border with Thailand. “There are 19 dead so far as we see bodies and bones,” said Sek Sokhom, a spokesperson for the provincial government, told reporters. Sek said the death toll was likely to climb because rescuers had yet to reach many parts of the structure....

The Castlevania series was announced earlier this month, with a 2017 release date for the first set of episodes. When Shankar shared the new poster on Facebook, he reiterated that the series will debut on Netflix later this year. While the poster is likely just concept art, it will be interesting to see whether the series itself resembles its art style. The subdued palette and detailed illustration sets a rather mature tone, which makes sense in the show is going to live up to Shankar’s earlier comments that compared its tone to Game of Thrones....

Mandarin Chinese: little mouse Danish: elephant’s trunk Dutch: monkey’s tail Hungarian: worm/maggot Swedish: cat’s foot Arabic/German/Turkish: ear Hebrew: strudel Swedish: cinnamon bun Serbian: crazy “a”

Walter, or Wally as he is called in the clip, was not too happy with his human companion for forgoing their usual nightly cuddle to play World of Warcraft. And, oh boy, didn’t just let her know about it. In a video uploaded to TikTok under the handle walter.the.catt, his owner can be heard pleading with her feline friend to cheer up as he lies forlornly over the back of the couch, looking over at her with the cat equivalent of sad puppy dog eyes....

The sour-faced feline, named White, went viral on social media after Poland-based Redditor Durtop shared a picture of his grandfather’s cat sitting at their table with a very grouchy look on his face. The animal delighted other users with his po-faced expression and even was compared to internet sensation Grumpy Cat, who spawned countless popular memes throughout her life. Sharing a picture of the cat to Reddit, the user said: “This is my Grandpa’s cat....

The Brazilian stepped away from Formula One at the end of last season, having started out in 2002 at Sauber and gone on to enjoy spells with Ferrari and Williams. Massa has made no secret of his desire to be a part of the electric series and will officially start with the Monaco-based team from the 2018-19 season. “I’m very happy to be joining the Venturi Formula E team and the Formula E championship, which has become a magnificent competition in such a short space of time,” Massa said....

The two women belonged to separate religious orders in Sicily, Italy, but both were working as missionary nuns in Africa, their home continent, as part of their charity mission. According to Italian news agency ANSA, the women are now facing pressure to quit the Church now that they are expecting children. “There is consternation at this news. It appears that both women were back in their home nations and obviously had some form of sexual encounter,” said a church source in Rome....

Beilein, 66, reached out to players individually Wednesday night to try to explain his perspective. The term “thug” is widely viewed to carry racist undertones, particularly when coming from a senior white man to a group of younger, predominantly black players. “I didn’t realize that I had said the word ’thugs,’ but my staff told me later I did and so I must have said it,” Beilein told ESPN. “I meant to say slugs, as in slow moving....

Cardiff City welcome Arsenal to the Welsh capital on Saturday, in a fixture that is set to pose a tougher task for the table-toppers than statistics may suggest. DespiteKim Bo-Yyung’s dramatic equaliser saving a point for Cardiff in their last outing against Manchester United, the Welsh club linger in 15th, just three points above the relegation zone of the Premier League. Conversely, Arsenal’s new-found defensive solidarity and characteristic attacking flair has made them the early pace-setters, sitting four points clear of both Liverpool and Chelsea....