Woman mistaken for man wins suit Posted: 5 months ago by AutumnLotus
A woman kicked out of a women's toilet after a New York City restaurant mistook her for a man has settled her discrimination lawsuit for $US35,000 ($37,116).
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Texas woman wins a free funeral at baseball game Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
Elaine Fulps was unusually happy for a woman who just got her funeral all lined up. Maybe that's because the 60-year-old Arlington woman who just won the funeral in a promotion at a minor league baseball game won't need to cash in her prize any time soon.
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Woman wins right to smoke in her garden Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Sweden's Environmental High Court has given the green light to a woman who wants the freedom to smoke in her own garden. Update on this story.
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Woman loses claim over flatulence Posted: 8 months ago by AutumnLotus
A British woman who said she suffered cruel jibes from work colleagues because of her chronic flatulence has lost a discrimination claim.
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Woman files lawsuit after being evicted from restroom Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
The bouncer thought she was a male, even refused to look at her ID.
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New York woman drives like a maniac Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A wild night left a Farmingdale, N.Y., woman charged with second degree assault, criminal mischief, DUI and leaving the scene of multiple accidents.
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Woman raped, saw son die - then jailed Posted: 6 months ago by AutumnLotus
A woman who was trafficked across the border from Pakistan with her son, 3, was handed to an Afghan who raped her, then beat the toddler to death as she watched.
He was jailed for 20 years for murder - but the woman, Rukhma, was jailed, too.
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Woman with last name of Bacon wins pig contest Posted: 3 weeks ago by Bornbad
A northern Idaho woman with a fitting name won first place on Saturday as the Nez Perce County Fair held a hog-calling contest.
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Woman files claim, saying dog feces ruined family outing Posted: 5 months ago by AutumnLotus
A New York woman has filed a $100 claim against Norwalk saying a family outing to the Maritime Aquarium was ruined by dog feces. The woman claims her child's shoes, along with the entire outing, were ruined when her 1-year-old stepped in dog feces outside the Maritime Garage.
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81 Year Old Woman Pleads Guilty to Murder Posted: 2 years ago by tlovesd
A white-haired 81-year-old great-grandmother who was rolled into a Newport Beach courtroom with her wrists handcuffed to a wheelchair Thursday became possibly the oldest person in Orange County history to plead guilty to first-degree murder.
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German woman mistakes stuffed toy for masked crook Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Armed police went into action in the German city of Wuppertal after a woman reported seeing a masked criminal -- but having rushed to the scene, they were surprised to find not a crook, but a large stuffed toy.
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American woman kidnapped in Afghanistan Posted: 9 months ago by bevissimo
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Gunmen kidnapped a burqa-clad American aid worker and her driver in southern Afghanistan's largest city early Saturday, snatching the woman from a residential neighborhood as she was on her way to work.
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Police: Woman Stole Bracelets By Swallowing Them Posted: 4 months ago by goober
Police say a woman stole two 14-karat gold bracelets _ by swallowing them. An employee at Hy & Mike's Pawn and Bail Bonds told police he saw the woman put the bracelets in her mouth May 27. Court documents say Salt Lake City investigators confirmed it by watching the surveillance video.
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Hairdresser sued for refusing to hire Muslim woman in a headscarf Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus
The owner of a hair salon is being sued for religious discrimination for refusing to hire a Muslim woman who wears a headscarf. Sarah Desrosiers, 32, says she turned down Bushra Noah as a junior stylist to maintain the image of her salon, which specialises in "urban, funky" cuts. She told Miss Noah, 19, she needed her staff to display their hairstyles to the public.
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Woman killed partner over Springsteen ban Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
A woman stabbed her de facto husband to death after he stopped her playing her favourite Bruce Springsteen CD.
Karen Lee Cooper told arresting police: "I couldn't even play Bruce Springsteen on my stereo - can you believe that? Can you believe that?"
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Woman Accused Of Attacking Roommates With Turkey Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
A woman in Seffner is accused of attacking her roommates with a hammer and a turkey. (Not much of a story but it is Florida)
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Motorists drive by as woman is sexually assaulted in the middle of a busy road Posted: 8 months ago by AutumnLotus
As she struggled with the brutal attacker trying to rape her, the terrified victim might have hoped that help was only a few feet away. The 20-year-old woman had been pinned to the ground on a road which, even though it was 1am, was well lit and busy. Yet not one of the passing motorists stopped to go to her aid.
Comments: 11 Score: [-] 480 [+].
Woman banned from smoking in her garden Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A Swedish woman has been banned from smoking in her garden in a trial headed by the Environmental Court in Vaxjo.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 127 [+].
Woman Accused of Setting Fire Over Keys Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A woman was arrested and charged with arson and burglary after police say she set fire to the home of a neighbor she thought had stolen her keys.
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Born Between a Man and a Woman Finally Got the Surgery Posted: 1 year ago by maxriter
A woman from Houston who was born intersexual underwent a surgery for complete vaginal construction after a long fight for her gender identity.
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Exploding veggie kiev scars woman for life Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A woman fears she has been scarred for life after a vegetarian kiev exploded in her face. Jessica Morgan, 28, was about to tuck into the £1.68 kiev when it blew up, spraying boiling hot liquid over her face and shoulder.
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