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Cornell accuser was 'failed' by university health care system, lawyer says

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A woman who has accused several men of raping her at Cornell University in 2024 was failed by the school's health system, her lawyer has said.

Jane Doe, as she is known in court filings, said she told a university doctor two days after the alleged assault that she had contracted a urinary tract infection "in a traumatic way" but that they "didn't really follow up", according to the New York Times , external .

Her lawyer Thomas Giuffra said in a statement provided to the BBC that the doctor visit marked "yet another failure by Cornell".

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Hitting the sweet spot: bear treats itself to baked goods at Colorado farmers’ market

Shoppers and vendors in Aspen surprised by unusual customer as it stretched to sample stall offerings Farmers’ market shoppers might not usually pay much attention to the local resident devouring fresh bread and pastries at one of the stalls with extra gusto – but some certainly did last weekend when they realized it was a hungry bear. Onlookers on Saturday reached for their phones to take photos and videos of the bear in downtown Aspen, Colorado, after it wandered through the stalls and got up on to its hind legs to dig into the baked goods.

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