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PARIS - For Sherpa, a scrappy French monitoring group that is thinly staffed, no multinational is too powerful, and no head of state untouchable as it seeks economic and social change through the courts. It accuses a major bank of complicity in Rwanda's genocide and a cement manufacturer of helping to finance terrorism in Syria. It has gone after African leaders, mining companies and even a supermarket chain for activities that allegedly impoverish communities and violate human rights. "I think we are the demonstration that small is beautiful," Sherpa's founder, lawyer William Bourdon, said in his Paris office. Sherpa teamed up with fellow anti-corruption group Transparency International France to score a major win in late October, when a French court handed a suspended prison sentence to Equatorial Guinea's vice president, Teodorin Obiang. The playboy son of the country's longtime leader, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the younger Obiang was found guilty of using public funds to pay … [Read more...] about Equatorial Guinea Trial Casts Spotlight on Scrappy French Watchdog

Gonzaga remains entrenched at No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll in its bid to go wire-to-wire. The Zags received 61 of 63 first-place votes from a media panel in the poll released Monday as they attempt to become the first wire-to-wire No. 1 since Kentucky in 2014-15. Baylor had two first-place votes and moved back into the No. 2 slot after dropping a spot last week. Colorado climbed one spot to No. 23 after making its season debut in the top 25 last week. Illinois, Michigan and Iowa rounded out the top 5. No. 8 Arkansas is in the top 10 for the first time since reaching No. 1 in 1994-95. Gonzaga plays Saint Mary’s in the West Coast Conference Tournament semifinals Monday night and would advance to the title game Tuesday with a win. The Zags (24-0) are the only remaining undefeated team in Division I. Policies Report an Error Contact Us Submit a News Tip … [Read more...] about AP men’s college basketball poll: CU Buffs climb to No. 23 after beating Arizona State

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 7 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A Florida man was busted after his newlywed wife’s remains were found buried in their backyard, authorities said. Roberto Colon, 66, of Boynton Beach was arrested Saturday on a charge of first-degree murder in the slaying of 45-year-old Mary Stella Gomez-Mullet, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported . The couple tied the knot in January just weeks after meeting each other, news station CBS12 reported . Colon allegedly told authorities that he wed Gomez-Mullet to give her US citizenship in exchange of taking care of his mother, the outlet reported. DAYTONA BEACH PREPARES FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BIKERS TO RIDE INTO TOWN Gomez-Mullet was reported missing on Feb. 20 after a friend overheard a concerning encounter between her and Colon over the phone, police said. Roberto Colon … [Read more...] about Florida man arrested for murder after new wife found buried in backyard

The National Governors Association (NGA) owns the copyright – along with the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) – to the Common Core State Standards. When the nationalized standards are mentioned these days, however, many governors would rather change the subject. In fact, the NGA, holding summer meetings in Nashville, had not even placed the controversial standards on its official agenda, a sign, as the Wall Street Journal states, “the bipartisan idea has become a political minefield.” Much to the surprise of many Washington, D.C., pundits, the standards, and even the name itself, “Common Core,” have “become, in a sense, radioactive,” said Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R), according to the Associated Press. The governors’ association is not taking a position on implementation of the Common Core, though the group was a key player when the standards were developed in 2009. “I guarantee you there will be a lot of discussion this week about it among individuals and … [Read more...] about National Governors Group Avoids ‘Radioactive’ Common Core

Just weeks after Colorado passed a sweeping police reform law , Greenwood Village has approved a measure that ensures its officers aren’t on the hook financially if they mistreat or harm a citizen. Greenwood Village council members unanimously passed a resolution Monday saying the city will never find its officers have acted in bad faith. That effectively shields them from having to face personal financial liability for misconduct on the job — contrary to a key stipulation of Senate Bill 217, which became law last month . “The intent of Council’s resolution was simply to inform its officers that as their employer, they would not make such a (bad-faith) finding no matter what,” Greenwood Village city attorney Tonya Haas Davidson wrote in an email Wednesday. “Nowhere in the law is an employer ever required to make a finding of bad faith.” Lawmakers who helped write the police reform bill were taken aback by Greenwood Village’s move. Sen. Bob Gardner, a Colorado Springs … [Read more...] about Denver suburb passes resolution shielding officers from key portion of Colorado’s new police reform law