CBS has been rocked by serious allegations of misconduct made against its former chief executive Leslie Moonves and former anchor Charlie Rose, and this week, it found itself at the center of yet another sexual harassment scandal, this time involving actress Eliza Dushku. The New York Times published an article on Thursday that reports that…
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The cost of rape may be incalculable—but this wasn’t supposed to be part of it. New York hospitals illegally billed survivors for hundreds of forensic rape examinations, a new investigation by state Attorney General Barbara Underwood finds. In a deal first shared with Glamour, seven hospitals have signed a settlement with Underwood’s office to pay…
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“You know you are not on trial,” said Senator Kamala Harris (D–Calif.). “You are not on trial.” It was September, and Sen. Harris was addressing Christine Blasey Ford, who’d come before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify against then nominee (now Supreme Court Justice) Brett Kavanaugh. It had already been a heartbreaking few hours—few weeks,…
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The University of Southern California continues to reckon with sexual assault allegations leveled against its former campus gynecologist George Tyndall. On Thursday, two new lawsuits were filed on behalf of 93 additional women who claim the university purposefully concealed the abuse—which brings the total number of Tyndall’s accusers to about 500. The new claims come…
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North Dakota Democrat Heidi Heitkamp was already in a tough battle to retain her senate seat in a state that President Donald Trump won by 36 points. And now a mistake by her campaign could be costing her more votes. Earlier this week, Heitkamp’s campaign published a newspaper ad that was meant to serve as…
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In the year since the #MeToo movement took center stage, one thing is clear: Consent can still be a hard concept to grasp. What is consent? Is there a double standard that comes with it? And when an encounter is not consensual, what’s the best path to accountability and healing? In a recent VICE on…
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