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Mount Washington Posts Second-Earliest Below-Zero-High Day

Matthew McDonald

Mount Washington, the tallest mountain in New England and known for extreme weather, never got higher than -4 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday, November 14.

It's the second earliest sub-zero day in the mountain's history since 1948, according to the National Weather Service.

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Female Dartmouth College Psychology Students Seek $70 Million for Sexual Harassment, Sex Discrimination

Matthew McDonald

Seven female students are asking a federal court to award them $70 million from Dartmouth College for harassment and unwanted sexual aggression from three psychology professors that they say the college did nothing to stop.

The students describe inappropriate banter, pressure to binge drink, sexual touching, and coerced sexual activity as part of the atmosphere of the Department of Psychology and Brain Sciences at the Ivy League school in Hanover, New Hampshire.

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