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Senator McSally, an Air Force veteran, says she was raped by a superior officer

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Editor

U.S. Senator Martha McSally, the first female combat pilot in the U.S. Air Force, said on Wednesday she had been raped by a superior officer but did not report it because she blamed herself and did not trust the system.

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Responding to unsafe military housing, U.S. armed forces unveil tenant bill of rights

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Editor

The U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines unveiled a proposed tenant bill of rights on Wednesday that would hand more power to military families facing housing hazards and place enhanced scrutiny on private landlords drawing billions in fees from their military partnerships.

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Lawsuit against Germany over Namibian genocide is dismissed in New York

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Editor

A U.S. judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to require Germany to pay damages over genocide and property seizures by colonists in what is now Namibia more than a century ago.

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Disability rights advocates win ruling over lack of NYC subway elevators

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Editor

New York City’s transit authority violated federal disability law when it replaced a subway station’s stairs without installing an elevator, a federal judge has ruled, a decision that could require new elevators in future station renovations.

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Who is Martha McSally? Former fighter pilot in Senate reveals her rape

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Editor

Martha McSally, who shook the U.S. Senate with an unprecedented statement describing her rape by a senior Air Force officer, took an unconventional path to what is sometimes known as the nation’s “most exclusive club.”