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MYSTERIOUS: Tim ballard - What They Never Told You

5 best Prime Video thriller movies based on a true story to stream right now

Our guide on the five best thriller movies to stream right now on Prime Video, and they’re all based on a true story.

Tom’s Guide

French Far-Right Politicians Want To Reopen Brothels as Sex-Worker Cooperatives

The current system, in which paying for sex is illegal, doesn't work, said Jean-Philippe Tanguy, a National Assembly member.

Reason

Workers at US landscape company sue Trump ally over human-trafficking raid

Employees at the Utah company Rubicon are filing a lawsuit against former state attorney general Sean Reyes

The Guardian - US

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Salt Lake City declines to charge anti-child-trafficking activist with sexual assault

District attorney cites ‘insufficient admissible evidence’ against Tim Ballard in connection with allegations

The Guardian - US

District attorney in Utah declines to charge founder of anti-child-trafficking organization

A district attorney based in Salt Lake City is declining to file charges against the founder of an anti-child-trafficking organization made famous by a 2023 movie

The Independent UK

Jesus Christ, superstar: how the Messiah became TV and box-office gold

Faith-based entertainment is booming, thanks to a ready-made audience and the backing of the American right. The TV series The Chosen, with Jonathan Roumie playing Christ, claims to have reached more than a quarter of a billion viewers. And this is just the tip of the iceberg …

The Guardian - UK

Utah attorney general drops reelection bid amid scrutiny about his ties to a sexual assault suspect

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes has announced that he will not seek reelection

The Independent UK

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High-ranking Mormon leader M. Russell Ballard dies at age 95. He was second-in-line to lead faith

One of the highest ranking leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has died

The Independent UK

Utah women accuse ex-chief of anti-child trafficking group of sexual assault

Lawsuit comes after Ballard stepped down as head of organization over similar claims in August

The Guardian - US

US Rep. John Curtis says he won't run to succeed Mitt Romney as Utah senator

Utah U.S. Rep. John Curtis says he will not run to succeed Mitt Romney in the Senate

The Independent UK

Race to replace Mitt Romney heats up as Republican Utah House speaker readies to enter

Republican Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson is poised to formally announce that he is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Mitt Romney

The Independent UK

‘Sound of Freedom’ inspiration was accused of sexual misconduct by seven women, report says

Tim Ballard resigned from Operation Underground Railroad in June

The Independent UK

US anti-child trafficking activist resigns after sexual harassment allegations

Tim Ballard, whose work was dramatized in Sound of Freedom, has left the Operation Underground Railroad organization

The Guardian - US

‘Sticking it to the liberal media’: how conservative pop culture broke out this summer

The success of Sound of Freedom, Jason Aldean and Oliver Anthony has created a moment for outrage to take center stage

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The Guardian - UK

Sound of Freedom review – anti-child-trafficking thriller that plays to the QAnon crowd

Jim Caviezel stars as the real-life campaigner Tim Ballard in a dull film that has become a US box office sensation

The Guardian - UK

‘The film the woke Nazis don’t want you to see!’ How the culture wars made Sound of Freedom a blockbuster

How did a mid-budget thriller about child trafficking become a box office smash? With a lot of help from conspiracy theorists, the US’s religious right and Donald Trump

The Guardian - AU

Sound of Freedom director says Jim Caviezel’s QAnon comments ‘hurt my work’

Alejandro Monteverde speaks out about film’s origins, saying seeing it linked to pedophile conspiracy theory has been ‘heartbreaking’

The Independent UK

Sound of Freedom director says QAnon criticisms about the film are ‘heartbreaking’: ‘It hurts me’

Sleeper hit has become a favourite among prominent right-wing figures including Donald Trump

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The Independent UK

Investor for ‘Sound of Freedom’ film about child sex trafficking is charged with accessory to child kidnapping

Fabian Marta’s attorney said his charges were ‘unfounded’

Zenger

The Surprising Box-office Hit That Defies Expectations And Tackles A Sensitive Subject

Controversial film 'Sound of Freedom' challenges narratives and gains unexpected success

Salon

McCarthy moved by "Sound of Freedom"

"I would love to sit down and watch this with the president," McCarthy said during a brief from Capitol Hill

The Guardian - AU

US conservative hit Sound of Freedom to be shown in Australian cinemas

Dendy cinemas among those suggesting it will screen movie promoted by American right wing ‘due to overwhelming demand’, despite questions as to actual popularity

Salon

It's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" – but for QAnon

God's children may not be for sale, but box-office hit "Sound of Freedom" is making a run on the public's credulity

Reason

Sex Workers Want Rights, Not Rescue

Horrible things are happening to vulnerable people, but we cannot help them by sending groups of vigilantes or law enforcement officers to hunt them.

The Independent UK

Actor Jim Caviezel proclaims Trump ‘the new Moses’ after visiting him at Bedminster

Actor who played Jesus in Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ made the biblical comparison on Fox News

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