Second Woman Accuses Al Franken of Harassment

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        Second Woman Accuses Al Franken of Harassment
    The senator is under fire for allegedly groping another woman.
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          Nov 20, 2017
          
        
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Second Woman Accuses Al Franken of Harassment

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Second Woman Accuses Al Franken of Harassment

The senator is under fire for allegedly groping another woman.

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Jackson was the first presidential candidate to include support for LGBTQ+ rights in their campaign platform.

The bill would have designated restrooms in public buildings according to sex assigned at birth, allowing for fines and lawsuits agains people who use the "wrong" facility.

In Minnesota, staying human was treated as a danger—and innocent lives paid the price.

“I will fight these baseless charges, and I will not be silenced,” the gay journalist said.

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Most Popular

Guillaume Cizeron and his ice dancing partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry have been mired in controversy since the start of the Milano Cortina Olympics.

Authorities have identified the shooter that killed eight people as an 18-year-old local resident.

"We apologize to Elis and our viewers," NBC Sports said in a statement.

These celebrities brought the sex appeal in their steamy videos this year.

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has broken his silence on the cancelation of Boots, a gay TV series set in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Opinion: "I have no problem with lip syncing, but you'd think the side that hates drag queens so much would have a little more shame about it," writes Ryan Adamczeski.