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Cameroon coach Rigobert Song came full circle on a memorable and bittersweet night for African soccer.

In a prolific career, Jean-Luc Godard, has provoked, baffled, delighted and inspired.

For over a year, L.A. Times reporter Stacy Perman tried to find out what happened to a former child star. The search eventually surfaced buried secrets, giving the family of long-lost Lora Lee Michel answers and a sense of closure.

Holocaust survivors and politicians warned Thursday about the resurgence of antisemitism and denial as the world remembered Nazi atrocities and commemorated the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp

Los Angeles still has never lost four straight in coach Sean McVay's half-decade in charge. Jacksonville turned the ball over twice and struggled to get anything going offensively against LA's star-studded defense, managing just 197 total yards. Los Angeles still must make trips to Arizona, Baltimore and Minnesota along with two NFC West games at home. He capped the Rams' only TD drive of the first half with a 5-yard run. The Rams' defense dominated Lawrence's offense in the first half except for one 73-yard scoring drive culminating in Carlos Hyde's 1-yard TD run.

The kidnapping of 17 missionaries and their relatives in Haiti is only one of hundreds of abductions that have occurred in recent months as the country struggles with a spike in gang violence

Ever since her father was kidnapped last month in the capital of Port-au-Prince, the 34-year-old Haitian-American woman won’t take any chances. The same kind of gang activity is being blamed for the kidnapping Saturday of 16 Americans and one Canadian — missionaries for a U.S. religious organization and their relatives. “We kept saying, ‘We don’t have that kind of money,’” Michel recalled. “Then it switched to, ‘What kind of money do you have?’”As the negotiations dragged on, her father’s health began declining. But the gang didn't relent.

The kidnapping of 17 missionaries and their relatives in Haiti is only one of hundreds of abductions that have occurred in recent months as the country struggles with a spike in gang violence.

Patriots Eagles Football New England Patriots' Sony Michel runs with the ball as Philadelphia Eagles' T.J. Edwards tries to bring him down during the first half of a preseason NFL football game Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Philadelphia. The Rams acquired Sony Michel from the New England Patriots on Wednesday for a conditional selection of later-round picks in next season's draft. In joining the Rams, Michel follows in the footsteps of fellow Georgia product Todd Gurley, who famously claimed he taught the younger Michel “everything” when they were teammates with the Bulldogs. During his rookie campaign, Michel fought through the lingering effects of the left knee injury he suffered as a senior at Georgia. Stevenson had two impressive performances during the first two exhibition games, running for four touchdowns, including a 91-yard score.

— (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams are getting some much-needed help in the backfield. The Rams announced Wednesday that they acquired running back Sony Michel from the Patriots for undisclosed 2022 draft picks. During his rookie campaign, he fought through the lingering effects of the left knee injury he suffered as a senior at Georgia. He appeared in eight games and rushed for 931 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 4.7 yards per carry. Stevenson had two impressive performances during the first two exhibition games, running for four touchdowns, including a 91-yard score.

The Los Angeles Rams have acquired running back Sony Michel from the New England Patriots for undisclosed 2022 draft picks.

Milly Michel was adjudicated guilty on five counts.

France US Street Art French artist Da Cruz, left, and assistant Michel work at mural, Wednesday, June 23, 2021 in Paris. A colorful human face emerges from waves like a call for hope above a Parisian street, in a giant message of optimism from American and French street artists painting a massive mural in the French capital, as the city is slowly climbing out of its virus isolation. lllustrator AJ Dungo, 29, who lives in California, and French graffiti artist Da Cruz, 44, started working in mid-June on the 25-meter (82-foot) high mural. The project is supported by the French American Mural Art (FAMA) program, led by the U.S. Embassy, in association with local festival Ourcq Living Colors. For AJ Dungo, known for his 2019 graphic novel “In Waves,” the giant mural is also a first — the biggest artwork he’s ever done.

A colorful human face emerges from waves like a call for hope above a Parisian street.

Gerard Houllier, a Frenchman who won three titles in one season as coach of English club Liverpool, has died. “We are mourning the passing of our treble-winning manager, Gerard Houllier," Liverpool wrote on Twitter. Rest in peace, Gerard Houllier 1947-2020." “Absolutely devastated by the news about Gerard Houllier," Jamie Carragher wrote on Twitter. His tenure at Liverpool was far more successful, leading the Reds to the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup treble in 2001.

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin ordered several Paris police officers suspended after the publication of videos showing them beating up a Black man and using tear gas against him with no apparent reason. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin ordered the officers involved in the case suspended. The video images obtained by the Associated Press, both from a security camera inside the studio and filmed by neighbors outside, show three officers following Zecler inside his music studio, where they can be seen repeatedly punching him and beating him with a truncheon. They didn't stop beating him, the video of the violence (inside the studio) lasts for 12 minutes.”At some point the officers called in reinforcements and went outside. They then threw a tear gas grenade into the studio to get those inside to come out, according El Ali.

Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark (55) celebrates after sacking New England Patriots quarterback Brian Hoyer (2) during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Kansas City. – It's hard enough to slow down Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs under the best of circumstances. It wasn't until Tyrann Mathieu took an interception back for a touchdown in the fourth that Kansas City clinched its 26-10 victory at Arrowhead Stadium. Later on Saturday, it came out that Chiefs practice squad QB Jordan Ta'amu also had tested positive, forcing the NFL to postpone the game. Chiefs: Defensive tackle Chris Jones was out with a groin injury that sidelined him in practice last week.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick works along the sideline in the first half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots have won the last six meetings with the Raiders and improved to 47-9 in regular-season games following a loss. We can’t stop the run in the second half. “We played the best 30 minutes of football in the second half, which is what we needed,” Belichick said. Following the kickoff, the Raiders got help from a pass interference call on Stephon Gilmore to get into Patriots territory.

The spreading global pandemic has tested the competing interests of public health and privacy, with thousands of individuals and families experiencing both physical illness and the less-discussed stigma that can come with it. “It hurt a lot.”The spreading global pandemic has tested the competing interests of public health and privacy, with thousands of individuals experiencing both physical illness and the less-visible stigma that can come with it. The extended Lamilla family is well-known there and prominent, including doctors, engineers and schoolteachers. Only the National Institute for Public Health Investigation could do the test, the clinic said, and it wasn’t until Feb. 27 that authorities agreed to analyze a specimen for coronavirus. Lamilla's relatives, still in quarantine, are trying to recover from both the loss of Bella and Charito and the psychological torment COVID-19 left behind.

In the past year alone, Cherrylake representatives say they have sold nearly 14,000 Miss Chlo magnolias from their Groveland location. In the farms early years, Michel, Veronique and their three children would collect magnolia seeds from neighbors' yards in Clermont. The team believed such a name would tie in well with the tradition of naming the Southern magnolias after Southern belles. And so, the cltf1 magnolia cultivar joined the ranks of other Southern magnolias as Miss Chlo. In the past year alone, Cherrylake representatives say they have sold nearly 14,000 Miss Chlo magnolias from their Groveland location.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - A program assistant at Westridge Middle School faced a judge Wednesday, a day after he was arrested when deputies say students accused him of inappropriately touching them. Michel was arrested Tuesday and is charged with four counts of lewd or lascivious molestation, four counts of offenses against students by an authority figure and two counts of false imprisonment. On Wednesday, a judge set Michel's bail at $30,900. Michel held his head down in court as a judge read his charges. Anyone who may have had an inappropriate encounter with Michel is asked to contact the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - A program assistant at Westridge Middle School was arrested Tuesday, two months after students accused him of inappropriately touching them, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Michel, who was an acting dean at the school, was suspended with pay when the allegations first surfaced. Westridge Middle School principal Matt Turner sent a recorded message to the campus community on Tuesday. Please know that he has not been in any classroomor been on school property since being placed on administrative leave. Anyone who had an inappropriate encounter with Michel is asked to contact the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - A program assistant at Westridge Middle School faced a judge Wednesday, a day after he was arrested when deputies say students accused him of inappropriately touching them. Michel was arrested Tuesday and is charged with four counts of lewd or lascivious molestation, four counts of offenses against students by an authority figure and two counts of false imprisonment. Michel held his head down in court as a judge read his charges. Michel's lawyer asked the judge for a lower bond in court Wednesday. Anyone who may have had an inappropriate encounter with Michel is asked to contact the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

(CNN) - A man who called police on a black man on the Fourth of July said he did not intend to unfairly target the man based on his race. Christopher Cukor, speaking of his encounter with Wesly Michel, said "past experiences and fears" can cloud someone's intentions. Cukor identified himself as the man on a video shared by Michel that has garnered more than 1.2 million views. As Cukor talks to police, his son begins pleading with him to leave and to not call police. The boy begins to cry as his father describes Michel to police.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - A program assistant at Westridge Middle School was arrested Tuesday, two months after students accused him of inappropriately touching them, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Michel, who was an acting dean at the school, was suspended with pay when the allegations first surfaced. Westridge Middle School principal Matt Turner sent a recorded message to the campus community on Tuesday. Please know that he has not been in any classroomor been on school property since being placed on administrative leave. Anyone who had an inappropriate encounter with Michel is asked to contact the Orange County Sheriff's Office.