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Lawsuit Alleges USA Gymnastics and SafeSport Failed to Stop Sexual Abuse at Iowa Academy

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Lawsuit Alleges USA Gymnastics and SafeSport Failed to Stop Sexual Abuse at Iowa Academy

Two gymnasts who say they were sexually abused at an elite academy in Iowa filed lawsuits Monday against the sport’s oversight bodies, alleging they failed to stop Sean Gardner from preying on girls despite repeated complaints about the coach’s behavior. The lawsuits allege USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Center for SafeSport were told about “inappropriate […]

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Arkansas-Based Restaurant Chain to Pay $300K to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

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Two Workers Sue Over New York City Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

Simply Slims, L.L.C., doing business as Slim Chickens, will pay $300,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. Headquartered in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Slim Chickens is a fast-casual restaurant with more than 200 locations; franchisee operator Simply Slims, L.L.C. owns

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Michigan Manufacturer to Pay $460K to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

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Two Workers Sue Over New York City Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

East Jordan Plastics, Inc., a manufacturer of plastic horticultural containers, will pay $460,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the suit, a class of female employees at the manufacturer’s Beaverton, Michigan location was sexually harassed

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Court Rejects Trump’s Appeal of Carroll’s $83.3M Defamation Award Over Sexual Assault

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Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins

The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected President Donald Trump’s appeal of a $83.3 million award that a federal civil jury found he must pay to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll for repeated defamatory remarks Trump made about Carroll after she accused him of sexually assaulting her years ago. “Given the unique

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Gymnastics Coach at Renowned Iowa Gym Accused of Sexual Abuse

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Gymnastics Coach at Renowned Iowa Gym Accused of Sexual Abuse

The U.S. gymnastics world was only just recovering from a devastating sexual abuse scandal when a promising young coach moved from Mississippi to Iowa to take a job in 2018 at an elite academy known for training Olympic champions. Liang “Chow” Qiao, the owner of Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute in West Des Moines, thought

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