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13 Nassar Victims Seeking $130M From FBI Over Bungled Probe
Thirteen sexual assault victims are seeking $10 million each from the FBI.
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Michigan Prosecutors Lose Appeal in Key Nassar-Related Case
State prosecutors lost their bid to reinstate charges against the former president of Michigan State University who was accused of lying to investigators in 2018 when they tried to learn what she knew years earlier about sexual assault complaints involving Larry Nassar.
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Kenneth Walker III Powers No. 8 Michigan State Past No. 6 Michigan
Michigan State running back Kenneth Walker III scored five touchdowns as the Spartans beat the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday.
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Fries With That Exam? College Profs Asked to Help With Food
Michigan State University is short of help and pleading with staff to volunteer in campus dining halls
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Feds Seek Money in Larry Nassar's Prison Account For Restitution
U.S. prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday to order the Federal Bureau of Prisons to transfer all money in Larry Nassar’s prison account — about $2,000 — to help provide restitution to five victims as part of his 60-year child porn sentence.
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Professor Quits After Posing as Female Immigrant on Twitter
A white, male University of New Hampshire chemistry professor has resigned after being accused of posing as a female immigrant of color on Twitter to make racist and sexist comments.
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Big Ten Teams Have Losing Record at Home With Fan-Free Games
Michigan’s football players charged out of the Big House tunnel and leaped to touch a banner at midfield, following a tradition that has made 100,000-plus fans roar for decades.
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MSU Dropping Name of Ku Klux Klan Member From Building
Michigan State University is moving to change the name of a campus building after learning that it’s named for a man who belonged to the Ku Klux Klan. Stephen Nisbet’s membership card from the 1920s was discovered at a library at Central Michigan University, MSU said. The human resources building is named for Nisbet, who was a member of...
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Judge Sentences Ex-MSU Coach to Jail in Nassar-Related Case
A former Michigan State University head gymnastics coach has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for lying to police during an investigation into former Olympic and university sports doctor Larry Nassar.
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Nassar-Related Case Dismissed Against Ex-University Chief
A judge has dismissed criminal charges against former Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon arising from the Larry Nassar sexual assault scandal
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Nassar Victim Slams Michigan for Response to Doctor Abuse
The first woman who publicly accused convicted sports doctor Larry Nassar of sexual abuse says she is horrified and deeply disappointed with the University of Michigan for how it has handled allegations of abuse by a late doctor at the school
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Ex-Michigan State Coach Convicted in Case Tied to Nassar
A jury has convicted a former Michigan State University gymnastics coach of lying to police when she denied that two teen athletes told her of sexual abuse by sports doctor Larry Nassar in 1997, nearly 20 years before he was charged
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Man Shot, Killed College Girlfriend While Playing With Gun: Prosecutors
An 18-year-old Chicago man accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend while she visited from college allegedly did so while engaging in a version of Russian roulette with what he believed was an unloaded gun, prosecutors said. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.
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Man Shot, Killed College Girlfriend While Playing With Gun: Prosecutors
An 18-year-old Chicago man accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend while she visited from college allegedly did so while engaging in a version of Russian roulette with what he believed was an unloaded gun, prosecutors said. Lafayette Hodges was held on $50,000 bond Monday on a felony count of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of 19-year-old Lyniah Bell, a…
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AG Suspends Investigation of Michigan State Over Nassar
State Attorney General Dana Nessel has suspended a nearly two-year-long criminal investigation into Michigan State University’s handling of complaints against now-imprisoned serial sexual abuser Larry Nassar, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. The probe, which began under Nessel’s predecessor, has resulted in charges against three former school officials. One was convicted. Two others, including former president Lou Anna Simon, were ordered...
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Learning to Heal: Chicago-Area Assault Survivor in Nassar Case Says Counseling Fund Has Stopped Paying
One of the sexual assault victim survivors in connection to Michigan State Doctor Larry Nassar’s case says after four years, she is finally getting treatment for her PTSD and depression in the Chicago area, but the fund set up to pay for counseling has stopped paying.
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Accusers in Ohio State Doctor Scandal Top 300
Lawyers for men suing Ohio State University over decades-old alleged sexual misconduct by a team doctor say the growing number of accusers has topped 300. Totals confirmed to The Associated Press put the group’s size in the same ballpark as the initial wave of plaintiffs who got $425 million from Michigan State University to settle claims related to Larry Nassar,...
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Sentencing Set for Ex-Dean Who Had Oversight of Larry Nassar
Sentencing is scheduled for a former dean who had oversight of now-imprisoned sports doctor Larry Nassar at Michigan State University. William Strampel goes back before a judge Wednesday, nearly two months after the College of Osteopathic Medicine’s ex-dean was convicted of neglect of duty and misconduct in office. He was acquitted of the more serious criminal sexual conduct charge. He...
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‘Sell By' or What? US Pushes for Clarity on Expiration Dates
If milk is a few days past its “Sell By” date, is it safe to drink? U.S. regulators are urging food-makers to be more consistent with labeling terms like “Best By” and “Enjoy By” that cause confusion. By clarifying the meaning of such dates, they are trying to prevent people from prematurely tossing products and to reduce the mountains of...