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  • Was Stanford rape case sentence legal?

    Was Stanford rape case sentence legal?

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    CNN legal analysts Danny Cevallos and Joey Jackson discuss the six month sentence handed out by a court to Brock Turner who was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman on the Stanford University campus.

  • Stanford rape survivor’s letter to her attacker

    Stanford rape survivor’s letter to her attacker

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    At Brock Allen Turner’s sentencing, the woman he sexually assaulted read a letter to him about how severely the incident impacted her mental well-being. CNN’s Ashleigh Banfield reads excerpts of the letter aloud. Turner was sentenced to six months in jail. https://youtu.be/gTMZOP1AsGc

  • Stanford Swimmer Rapist Defended by Dad For “20 Minutes of Action”

    Stanford Swimmer Rapist Defended by Dad For “20 Minutes of Action”

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    Brock Turner’s father, Dan, has sparked outrage online after saying that his son should not have to go to prison for “20 minutes of action.” Brock Turner, a former swimmer at Stanford University, was convicted of three felonies for the sexual assault of an unconscious woman and was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and probation.…

  • Pool Fart!

    Pool Fart!

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    A fun party goes awry when a rambunctious teen lets one rip in the pool. See also Pool Fart! – Behind the Scenes

  • Ex-Stanford swimmer’s 6-month sentence for sexual assault sparks outrage

    Ex-Stanford swimmer’s 6-month sentence for sexual assault sparks outrage

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    A former Stanford athlete’s light sentencing Thursday following his conviction for sexually assaulting a woman as she lay unconscious behind a dumpster has set the internet alight with fury. The judge justified the ruling by saying, “a prison sentence would have a severe impact on him.” Judge Aaron Pesky cited Brock Allen Turner’s age — 20 —…

  • Three shot at Penn Hills Olympic Swim Club

    Three shot at Penn Hills Olympic Swim Club

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    Pittsburgh’s Action News 4’s David Kaplan spoke with the owner and the manager of the Olympic Swim Club in Penn Hills where three party attendees were shot by unknown gunman on Monday evening.

  • World’s first underwater band makes debut at Rotterdam festival

    World’s first underwater band makes debut at Rotterdam festival

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    Music has been submerged to a new level: An entire show is being performed underwater at the Operadagen festival in Rotterdam. The band ‘Between Music’ used specially designed instruments and a vocal technique created to allow underwater singing. The five members of Danish Band ‘Between Music’ performed their show titled ‘AquaSonic’ in specially designed tanks…

  • Florida Swimmer Taken to Hospital With Shark Still Attached to Arm

    Florida Swimmer Taken to Hospital With Shark Still Attached to Arm

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    A 23-year-old woman who was bitten by a small nurse shark Sunday in Boca Raton, Florida, and hospitalized with the shark still attached to her arm has been released. Crews arrived at Boca Raton Beach in Red Reef Park to find the 23-year-old female with a 2-foot nurse shark still attached to her right forearm,…

  • Austria Fears Its Famously Clear Gruner See Is Turning Colors – From Urine

    Austria Fears Its Famously Clear Gruner See Is Turning Colors – From Urine

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    One of the most famous sites in Austria – a lake with emerald-green, but clear, water that goes from a depth of three feet in winter to more than 40 in the summer and creates an underwater park – is having a …. how shall we put this …. a pee-pee problem. Locals are concerned…