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Sexual Assault Advocates Expected More From Joe Biden
He has long positioned himself as a champion of women. But organizers say he was dismissive of Tara Reade’s sexual assault accusation in his interview about it.
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Potential Joe Biden VP Candidates Largely Silent On Latest Tara Reade Revelations
Only Stacey Abrams responded to HuffPost’s request for comment.
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Survivors Grapple With Putting Trauma Aside To Vote For Joe Biden
Many of the Democrats expressed anger at the choice of voting for a man facing one assault allegation, or Donald Trump, who has faced upward of 60.
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Trump Spent Years Undermining Global Charities Now Crucial To Fighting Coronavirus
The president stopped funding United Nations health care for women and Palestinian refugees and cut aid to medical organizations over abortion.
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Senators Demand Next COVID-19 Bailout Bill Prioritize Domestic Violence Survivors
Over two dozen senators called for more resources for victims of intimate partner violence, sexual assault and family violence, in two letters shared with HuffPost.
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Getting A Rape Kit Is Hard. The Pandemic Has Only Made It Harder.
There are far fewer sexual assault evidence examinations during the coronavirus outbreak, experts say, thanks to a strained health system and fears of infection.
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Child Sex Abuse Reports Spike As Country Shelters In Place, Advocates Say
In March, for the first time, the majority of RAINN’s sexual abuse hotline users were minors.
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Legal Sex Workers And Others In Adult Industry Denied Coronavirus Aid
The small business bailout bill openly excludes legal sex workers including strippers, porn performers, directors, producers, sex toy manufacturers and more.
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Get Sick Or Starve: How A Deep Cleaner Is Surviving The Pandemic
"We are literally being put up against a wall and making a choice between life and death, between working and eating or not working and not eating."
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Joe Biden Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Senate Aide In 1993
Tara Reade, one of eight women to accuse Biden of inappropriate touching, said this week that the presidential candidate assaulted her nearly 30 years ago.
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Domestic Abuse Victims Need More Help As Coronavirus Spreads, Senators Say
Two dozen senators urged the Trump administration to not forget domestic violence survivors as the government addresses the pandemic.
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During A Global Pandemic, Idaho Lawmakers Prioritize Attacking Trans Kids’ Rights
The state legislature has yet to pass any measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but it has found time to pass two unprecedented anti-trans bills.
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Elizabeth Warren, Ayanna Pressley Urge Trump To Reduce Prison Population Amid Coronavirus
“For millions of incarcerated people, COVID-19 should not be a death sentence," the lawmakers wrote in a letter.
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Chicago Chief Prosecutor Kim Foxx Wins Democratic Primary Amid Jussie Smollett Controversy
The incumbent state's attorney for Cook County beat out three challengers after a tough year of criticism over how she handled the actor's case.
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Ex-CDC Director, Recently Charged With Sexual Abuse, Hired By Powerful Think Tank
Tom Frieden was accused of groping a family friend and pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in June. The Council on Foreign Relations hired him this week.
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Bloomberg’s Stop-And-Frisk Was ‘State-Sanctioned Sexual Assault’ Of Men Of Color
Critics say victims of the controversial police tactic are often violated in multiple ways.
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Elizabeth Warren Bludgeons Bloomberg Over Sexual Harassment And Discrimination Claims. Again.
The senator from Massachusetts went after the former New York mayor during the Democratic presidential debate in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Boy Scouts File For Bankruptcy Amid Rampant Sex Abuse Allegations
Nearly 8,000 alleged abusers have been identified among the Boy Scouts’ leaders and volunteers dating back to 1944.
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Lupita Nyong'o On Black Hair Being 'Painted As Uncivilized'
“My hair is something that, historically, has been shunned,” the Oscar winner said.