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Hospital didn't report alleged sexual contact with patient, documents say
Aurora Las Encinas Hospital had evidence that a staff member had “inappropriate sexual contact” with a male patient and yet the facility failed to report the incident to county mental health officials, according to court documents. Los...Tags: Health, Sex Crimes, Mental Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Substance Abuse
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Jury awards $1.4 million to girl sexually abused by classmate
Jurors awarded an elementary school special needs student $1.4 million after she was sexually assaulted five times by a male classmate during an after-school program in Chatsworth. Santa Monica jurors made the decision Tuesday after an eight-day trial...Tags: Sexual Assault, Students, Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes, Justice System
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LAUSD must pay $1.4 million to girl sexually abused by classmate
Jurors say the LAUSD must pay a fourth-grade special needs student $1.4 million after she was sexually assaulted five times by a male classmate during an after-school program in Chatsworth. Santa Monica jurors made the decision Tuesday after an eight-...Tags: Sexual Assault, Health and Safety at School, Lawyers, Students, Crime, Law and Justice
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L.A. Unified hopes $1.4-million award brings healing in girl's assault
Los Angeles school officials say they hope a fourth-grade special needs student and her family can complete the healing process now that a jury has awarded her $1.4 million after she was sexually assaulted five times by a male classmate. Santa Monica...Tags: Sexual Assault, Health and Safety at School, Lawyers, Juvenile Delinquency, Students
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Review: 'Dying City' is a mesmerizing look at the battles within
There are many ways of being a political playwright. Christopher Shinn's approach, centered on characters rather than on ideologies, is one that will never go out of style. Illuminating large-scale public concerns through the microscopic examination...
Tags: Entertainment Events, International Military Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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The key to extinguishing memories: Remembering to forget
All psychotherapists -- and most criminal attorneys -- know that memories are fragile things. Once a seemingly well-entrenched memory for a given event -- what psychologists call a declarative memory -- is taken out for inspection, it is subject to...
Tags: Weaponry, 24 (tv program), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iowa State University
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Review: 'Free the Mind' documentary finds hope in meditation
There's something healing about simply watching "Free the Mind," Danish filmmaker Phie Ambo's gentle, compassionate documentary spotlighting the use of such drug-free options as meditation and mindfulness to treat anxiety and trauma. Writer-director...
Tags: Culture, Movies, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Social Sciences
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Are multiple concussions driving suicides in the military?
The U.S. military has faced two epidemics over the last decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. One is suicide. The annual rate of military personnel taking their own lives has doubled to about 20 per 100,000. That translated to a record 324 suicides...
Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Afghanistan, Suicide, Behavioral Conditions, Suicidal Behavior
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Cannes Film Festival projects cross-cultural cinema
— Invariably, the Cannes Film Festival chooses a striking image for its official annual poster. But the 2013 version can be seen as a particularly apt metaphor for the dual nature of the world's most essential cinema event. Paris-based graphic...
Tags: Human Interest, England, Sundance Film Festival, Film Festivals, Bars and Clubs
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Jodi Arias convicted of first-degree murder
PHOENIX — Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday in the gruesome killing of her onetime boyfriend in Arizona after a four-month trial that captured headlines with lurid tales of sex, lies, religion and a salacious relationship...
Tags: Television, Shootings, Memory Loss, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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Vietnam veterans' new battle: getting disability compensation
Vietnam veteran John Otte did his best to forget the war. He got married, raised two sons and made a career working at credit unions. But as Otte neared retirement, memories of combat flooded back. Starting in 2005, he filed a series of claims with...
Tags: Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Cleveland State University, Veterans Affairs, Diseases and Illnesses
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Widow of "American Sniper" speaks at NRA convention
HOUSTON -- The widow of slain former military sniper Chris Kyle made a surprise appearance at the annual National Rifle Assn. convention on Friday, addressing a packed auditorium of hundreds. Taya Kyle, 38, a slim figure with long brown hair, appeared...
Tags: Iraq, Criminals, U.S. Military, Sarah Palin, National Rifle Association of America
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