Jury takes side of Taylor Swift in groping suit
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DENVER— Four years after Taylor Swift tried to handle her groping allegation against a radio station DJ quietly, the pop superstar got a very public victory Monday with a jury’s verdict that she hoped would inspire other women.
Jurors in U.S. District Court in Denver deliberated fewer than four hours to find that ex-radio host David Mueller assaulted and battered Ms. Swift during a pre-concert meetand-greet in June 2013. Per Ms. Swift’s request, jurors awarded her $1 in damages — a sum her attorney, Douglas Baldridge, called “a single symbolic dollar, the value of which is immeasurable to all women in this situation.”
After Monday’s verdict, Ms. Swift hugged her crying mom and thanked her attorneys “for fighting for me and anyone who feels silenced by a sexual assault, and especially anyone who offered their support throughout this fouryear ordeal and two-yearlong trial process.”
16 migrants found
EDINBURG,Texas — Police in Texas acting on a tip found 16 immigrants locked inside a tractortrailer parked at a gas station about 20 miles from the border with Mexico.
EdinburgAssistant PoliceChief Oscar Trevino saysthe immigrants may havebeen locked inside the 18-wheelerin Edinburg for atleast eight hours before being freed by officers late Sundaymorning.
Chief Trevino said none of the people inside the tractor-trailer required medical attention.
Those found locked in the tractor-trailer reportedly included eight people from El Salvador, six from Mexico and two from Romania.
Hostile workplaces
WASHINGTON— The American workplace is grueling, stressful and surprisingly hostile.
So concludes an indepth study of 3,066 U.S. workers by the Rand Corp., Harvard Medical School and the University of California, Los Angeles.
Nearly 1 in 5 workers — a “disturbingly high” share — say they face a hostile or threatening environment at work, which can mean sexual harassment and bullying. More than half say they face “unpleasant and potentially hazardous” conditions.And nearly three quarters say they spend at least a quarter of their working time in “intense or repetitive physical” labor.
First black female leader
On Monday, Simone Askew led the freshmen Army cadets for 12 miles — the first African-American woman to hold the highest student position at the U.S. Military Academy.
As the West Point corps of cadets first captain, the Northern Virginia resident will not only be at the forefront of every academy event but she also will set the class agenda and oversee the roughly 4,400 students.
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Marcus Hutchins, a British cybersecurity researcher credited with helping curb a recent worldwide ransomware attack, pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges accusing him of creating malicious software to steal banking information three years ago. ... A Wisconsin state Assembly committee has approved a $3 billion tax incentive package for Foxconn Technology Group. News updates: postgazette.com/nationworld