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Blackhawks fined $2million, execs out over sex assault probe
AFP, Published on 27/10/2021
» NEW YORK - The National Hockey League fined the Chicago Blackhawks $2 million and two senior executives left the franchise on Tuesday after an investigation found the team failed to properly deal with allegations of sexual misconduct made against a former video coach in 2010.
Microsoft: Bill Gates warned in 2008 over 'inappropriate emails' to female employee
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, whose departure from the tech giant in 2020 followed revelations of an affair with an employee 20 years before, had already been warned in 2008 over emails to a female staff member that were deemed inappropriate.
World Bank mishandled sexual misconduct charges: report
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» WASHINGTON: The World Bank mishandled sexual harassment complaints brought by multiple women against a senior official, according to the bank's labor tribunal.
US Soccer names former prosecutor to head probe of sexual misconduct in NWSL
AFP, Published on 04/10/2021
» LOS ANGELES: The US Soccer Federation is calling on a former federal prosecutor to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct and abusive behavior roiling the top US professional women's soccer league.
US women's soccer league cancels matches after abuse allegations
AFP, Published on 02/10/2021
» LOS ANGELES: The top professional women's soccer league in the United States, under fire for its handling of allegations of sexual misconduct against a head coach, announced on Friday that it was cancelling this weekend's matches.
Football fan sentenced for racist message about England players
AFP, Published on 09/09/2021
» LONDON: A football fan was handed a suspended jail term in Britain on Wednesday for posting racist comments on social media blaming three black players for England's Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy.
Singapore watchdog probes game giant Ubisoft over harassment claims
AFP, Published on 18/08/2021
» SINGAPORE - Video game giant Ubisoft's Singapore office is under investigation over claims of sexual harassment and racial discrimination, a watchdog said, in the latest controversy for the French firm.
Generational shift or feigned ignorance? #MeToo's 'redrawn lines'
AFP, Published on 11/08/2021
» NEW YORK - New York's soon-to-be ex-governor Andrew Cuomo is the latest politician to blame inappropriate behavior on shifting cultural norms, a defense critics see as a tactic to shirk responsibility in the face of scandal.
New York governor sexually harassed multiple women: investigation
AFP, Published on 04/08/2021
» NEW YORK - New York governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed "multiple women," the state's attorney general Letitia James said Tuesday as she announced the findings of an independent investigation into the powerful Democrat that prompted immediate calls for his resignation.
New York governor Cuomo 'sexually harassed multiple women': NY attorney general
AFP, Published on 03/08/2021
» NEW YORK - New York governor Andrew Cuomo "sexually harassed multiple women," including employees, the state's attorney general Letitia James said Tuesday as she announced the findings of an independent investigation into allegations against the powerful Democrat.