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U hoops' Lynch denies sex assault claims, will fight expulsion

U hoops' Lynch denies sex assault claims, will fight expulsion

University of Minnesota basketball player Reggie Lynch's contact with two women in 2016 was consensual, his lawyer told reporters Wednesday.
by Peter Cox

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'She can't tell us what's wrong'

'She can't tell us what's wrong'

Many people with intellectual disabilities can't talk or have difficulty speaking -- and are unable to report when they've been raped or sexually assaulted.
by Joseph Shapiro

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#MeToo movement has gone too far, Catherine Deneuve says

A debate is raging in France after prominent female actresses and performers penned an open letter, saying the fallout from the Harvey Weinstein scandal was hurting innocent men.
by Doreen McCallister

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James Franco's New York Times talk canceled amid allegations

James Franco's New York Times talk canceled amid allegations

After he won a best actor Golden Globe on Sunday night, actress Violet Paley accused Franco on Twitter of sexual misconduct. Filmmaker Sarah Tither-Kaplan questioned Franco wearing a "Times Up" pin during the awards ceremony in a tweet about him having her do a nude scene for $100 per day.
by The Associated Press

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School desegregation case goes to state Supreme Court

School desegregation case goes to state Supreme Court

A case claiming persistent school segregation effectively denies Minnesota children an adequate education went before the state Supreme Court Tuesday. Here's what you need to know.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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'A lot of pain': Somalis allege abuse by immigration detention guards

Immigration lawyers have filed a complaint against a Florida detention center, alleging guards pepper-sprayed, shackled and used excessive force on Somali detainees and called them racial slurs, including the N-word.
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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Court cases from coordinated 2016 pipeline protest delayed

Eleven activists with the group Climate Direct Action were arrested on Oct. 11, 2016, when they tried to either shut down pipelines in North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana and Washington state or film the attempts.
by The Associated Press

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Maggie Nichols' mother on sex abuse: gymnastic, Olympic institutions 'didn't do their job'

Maggie Nichols' mother on sex abuse: gymnastic, Olympic institutions 'didn't do their job'

Maggie Nichols, a Minnesota native and former Olympic hopeful, said she is among the more than 100 women and girls who say they are victims of sexual abuse by a now-imprisoned Michigan sports doctor.
by Tom Crann and MPR News Staff

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