Harvard grad claims school shirked responsibility in sexual assault case

Harvard grad claims school shirked responsibility in sexual assault case

CAMBRIDGE — An explosive lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court alleges that Harvard University ignored a student's plea to have an ex-boyfriend she claims repeatedly sexually assaulted her removed from the dorm where they lived.

The plaintiff, who graduated last year, also notes in her complaint that the prestigious school dismissed her allegations of sexual abuse and harassment, prompting her to file the 29-page lawsuit in Massachusetts U.S. District Court.

Rapper’s comments at Sanders rally spark controversy
Democratic primary

Rapper’s comments at Sanders rally spark controversy

Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — When rapper Killer Mike spoke before Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at an Atlanta rally on Tuesday night, he sparked controversy by telling supporters that "a uterus doesn't qualify you to be president of the United States."

Killer Mike is the latest Sanders surrogate to use impolitic comments about Hillary Clinton, raising tensions between the two campaigns as they head into pivotal contests in Nevada, South Carolina and a string of "Super Tuesday" states on March 1. It comes weeks after former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright implied at a Clinton rally in New Hampshire there was a "special place in hell" for women who don't support Clinton, a line that angered some female supporters of Sanders.

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