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A 2014 national report by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police estimated 1,181 indigenous women disappeared or were murdered since 1980. In 2016, the U.S. National Crime Information Center reported 5,712 cases of missing native women.

A judge has sentenced Bill Cosby to three to 10 years in Pennsylvania state prison, five months after a jury found Cosby guilty of aggravated indecent assault.

More than 1,800 women were murdered by men in 2016 and the most common weapon used was a gun, according to the new Violence Policy Center study "When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2016 Homicide Data."

People with low-income and educational attainment, people of color and people who identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual had significantly higher chance of having experienced adversity in childhood, a new study highlights.

"My role is more than just playing football," he said. "You realize you have a platform. You have resources. ... You inherit responsibilities because of that," Levy said. "I think you’ve got to use your voice and speak for people and try to help put the spotlight on people who won’t be heard because they're not an athlete."

Female journalists are facing a '"relentless" barrage of attacks and harassment, with nearly a third considering leaving the profession as a result, media support organizations have warned.