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Read moreAccuser in New England prep school rape trial says was ‘violated’
By Ted Siefer CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – A former student at an elite New Hampshire boarding school on Wednesday described being sexually “violated” by a popular senior and testified she initially remained friendly with him to avoid making a scene during graduation weekend.
Read moreLawyers stake out sides at New England prep school rape trial
Two very different versions of a sexual encounter last year between two pupils at an elite New Hampshire prep school emerged on Tuesday, the opening day of the rape trial of one of the students.
Read moreUber settles wrongful death lawsuit in San Francisco crash
By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Ride service Uber has reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit brought by the family of a 6-year-old girl who died in a San Francisco car accident, according to court filings. The girl, Sofia Liu, died after she, her younger brother and their mother were hit by a car in a San Francisco cross-walk on New Year's Eve in 2013. At the time of the crash, the driver was logged on to the Uber X smartphone app and was available to provide rides, the lawsuit said
Read moreConvicted murderer in ‘Serial’ podcast allowed to call new witness
(Reuters) – A Baltimore man serving life for murder, whose conviction was called into question by last year’s “Serial” podcast, will get a chance to call a new witness who says she can give him an alibi. The Maryland Court of Special Appeals granted Adnan Syed an opportunity to call a woman who said in an affidavit she saw him at a library around the time of the murder of his ex-girlfriend and high school classmate, Hae Min Lee, on Jan. 13, 1999
Read moreAs Amazon parties on, some large fund managers take their leave
The average large-cap fund that holds Amazon has 1.4 percent of its assets in the stock, down 23 percent from this time last year, according to the latest available Lipper data. They include such well-known names as Fidelity Contrafund, Washington Mutual Investors Fund, Touchstone Sands Select Growth fund and the T.
Read moreJeb Bush talks immigration, education, releases emails as he eyes 2016 bid
By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – In a visit to Florida's state capital on Tuesday, Republican Jeb Bush focused on the politically explosive topics of immigration and education reform, while emails were released from his time as governor there in an effort to burnish his credentials as he eyes a 2016 presidential bid
Read moreJudge rules for NSA in warrantless search case
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White in Oakland, California wrote the plaintiffs failed to establish legal standing to pursue a claim that the government violated the Fourth Amendment
Read moreHackers infect Forbes.com to spy on visitors: researchers
By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) – The Forbes.com financial news site was infected by Chinese hackers with spying software that targeted specific visitors, including those at U.S. financial services and defense firms, according to two cybersecurity firms. The hackers infected Forbes.com in November by inserting malware into a Forbes.com “Thought of the Day” widget that appears when any page on Forbes.com is accessed, cybersecurity firms iSight Partners Inc and Invincea Inc said on Tuesday
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