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ICYMI: Taylor Swift Wins Groping Case Against Radio Host, Awarded Symbolic Dollar By Jury
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- Taylor Swift has won her sexual assault case against radio host David Mueller, which the singer says had groped her at a 2013 event in Denver. A jury awarded her a total of $1. "It says 'no means no' for all women," Swift said about the dollar's significance.
- For all you Total Request Live completists, Britney Spears’ Baby One More Time is now on vinyl.
- How did tempura become a staple in Japan? The answer has its roots with the Portuguese.
- The Daily Stormer, a white supremacist website, turned to Google for hosting services after it was dumped by GoDaddy. But Google was like "nah."
- Unfazed by the unfair treatment of Colin Kaepernick, the Seattle Seahawks' Michael Bennett says he will sit for the National Anthem during the 2017 NFL season.
- Does anyone rock harder than Hans Zimmer these days?
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