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Cynthia, who in her 20s entered a marriage that any actuarial table would have advised strongly against, is almost apologetic for finding herself wed to Warren.

From The Wall Street Journal

The UN Human Rights Council's special rapporteurs on human rights in Iran, violence against women and arbitrary executions, as well as the five members of the working group on discrimination against women and girls, warned in a joint statement that Ms Tabari's case showed "a pattern of serious violations of international human rights law".

From BBC

The 84-year-old TV host and author attended Swansea's win against Wrexham on Friday.

From Barron's

US District Judge Robert Pitman granted a preliminary injunction against the Texas App Store Accountability Act just days before it was set to take effect on January 1, calling the law too far-reaching and vaguely written.

From Barron's

The law was to be the first of several in the United States to come into force, with Congress also considering a nationwide version, though furious lobbying against such measures by Apple and others has blocked the measure for now.

From Barron's