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5:00am Nov 15, 2021

Science Science Health & Safety

How the Texas ban on most abortions is harming survivors of rape and incest

by Ashley Lopez

The Texas law has no exceptions for survivors of rape or incest. Social workers say that's hurting some survivors financially, psychologically and physically.
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5:14pm Sep 15, 2021

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Court Ruling Deals A Blow To China's Faltering #MeToo Movement

by Emily Feng

An intern accused a well-known TV anchor of forcibly kissing her. In a ruling this week, a Beijing court found that it could not determine whether sexual harassment had occurred.
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8:26am Aug 13, 2021

World News World News Health & Safety

Rape Accusations At Alibaba Bring China's #MeToo Movement Back Into The Spotlight

by Emily Feng

A woman's account of her alleged rape by her manager at the Chinese tech company has gone viral, spurring conversations across the country about sexual abuse in the workplace.
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12:42pm Aug 12, 2021

Sports Sports National Education

NCAA Won't Punish Baylor For Failing To Report Sexual Assault Claims Against Players

by Joe Hernandez

The ruling is the culmination of a five-year investigation undertaken by the NCAA following the eruption of the sexual assault scandal at the Christian university in Waco, Texas, in 2016.
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12:56pm Jul 02, 2021

National National Politics & Government

A Commission Finds 'Quite A Lot Of Tolerance' For Sexual Harassment In The Military

by Ayesha Rascoe

A new report says commanders need training to learn how to stop what an official described as "daily acts of demeaning language and sexual harassment" in the military.
6:43pm May 18, 2021

Crime Crime

Effort To Increase Rape Kit Testing Led To More Than 40 Arrests in NC Cold Cases

by Associated Press

More than half of the untested sexual assault kits recently accounted for in law enforcement evidence lockers across North Carolina have now been tested or are awaiting testing at private labs, Att
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1:21pm May 06, 2021

National National Politics & Government

Bill To Combat Sexual Assault In Military Finally Has Votes To Pass, Senators Say

by Claudia Grisales

The bill, long-championed by New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, would dramatically reshape how the military addresses assault cases by removing them from the chain of command.
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2:52pm Apr 23, 2021

National National

Military Panel Urges Taking Sexual Assault Cases Out Of Commanders' Control

by Bill Chappell

Such a shift would run counter to years of military practice. The Pentagon has long resisted the idea of taking sexual assault cases outside of the normal chain of command.
11:27am Mar 16, 2021

Politics & Government Politics & Government Education

N.C. Bill Would Add Protections For College Students Accused Of Sexual Assault

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolina lawmakers have introduced legislation that would add protections for college students accused of sexual assault. But victim’s rights advocates are concerned.
10:57pm Jul 14, 2020

National National

Federal Judge Rejects Harvey Weinstein's $19 Million Settlement With Alleged Victims

by Vanessa Romo

The judge on Tuesday said it was unfair to include women who'd merely met Weinstein with those making more grievous charges. "Your settlement would create inequality among all of those people."
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command

9:19pm Jul 03, 2020

National National

FBI Files Charges In Vanessa Guillen Case

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Spc. Vanessa Guillen went missing in April. Now federal investigators say she was murdered, and buried near a river outside Austin. Her family says the murder came after sexual harassment.
Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP

6:59pm Dec 10, 2019

Politics & Government Politics & Government Education

Democratic Bill Aims To Block Title IX Rule Changes Pushed By Trump Administration

by Sam Gringlas

The bill comes as the U.S. Department of Education is nearing the end of a lengthy rule-making process to revise rules that govern how universities that receive federal funding handle sexual assault.

sexual assault

How the Texas ban on most abortions is harming survivors of rape and incest

Court Ruling Deals A Blow To China's Faltering #MeToo Movement

Rape Accusations At Alibaba Bring China's #MeToo Movement Back Into The Spotlight

NCAA Won't Punish Baylor For Failing To Report Sexual Assault Claims Against Players

A Commission Finds 'Quite A Lot Of Tolerance' For Sexual Harassment In The Military

Effort To Increase Rape Kit Testing Led To More Than 40 Arrests in NC Cold Cases

Bill To Combat Sexual Assault In Military Finally Has Votes To Pass, Senators Say

Military Panel Urges Taking Sexual Assault Cases Out Of Commanders' Control

N.C. Bill Would Add Protections For College Students Accused Of Sexual Assault

Federal Judge Rejects Harvey Weinstein's $19 Million Settlement With Alleged Victims

FBI Files Charges In Vanessa Guillen Case

Democratic Bill Aims To Block Title IX Rule Changes Pushed By Trump Administration

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