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Georgia high school students win $3 million settlement against sheriff

A group of Georgia high school students have reached a $3 million settlement against the Worth County Sheriff's Office after a judge ruled that law enforcement violated their civil rights by conducting a massive drug search without probable cause.

A judge ordered former Worth County Sheriff Jeff Hobby and his deputies to pay the staggering settlement to the students.

In April, Hobbs and his deputies spent hours at Worth County High School searching more than 800 students for drugs — and their search turned up empty.

According to the suit, deputies "touched and manipulated students' breasts and genitals" and "inserted fingers inside girls' bras."

Mark Begnaud, who represented the students in the lawsuit, said Hobbs executed the search based on scant evidence and in clear violation of the students' constitutional rights.

“We hope this settlement sends a message to law enforcement beyond just south Georgia — or beyond Georgia — that this abuse of power is just not tolerated,” Begnaud said.

Related: Georgia Students say Deputies 'Groped' Them During Drug Search of Entire School. »

Apology after Japanese train departs 20 seconds early

Authored by bbc.co.uk

A rail company in Japan has apologised after one of its trains departed 20 seconds early.

In a statement, the company said the train had been scheduled to leave at 9:44:40 local time but left at 9:44:20.

It added that no customers had complained about the early departure from Minami Nagareyama Station, which is just north of Tokyo. »

Iran-Iraq earthquake: Olympic champion auctions gold medal for victims

Authored by bbc.com

An Iranian weightlifter has put his Rio 2016 gold medal up for auction to raise money for the victims of last week's deadly 7.3-magnitude earthquake near the Iran-Iraq border.

The western Kermanshah province is the worst-affected area, with hundreds of homes destroyed and some residents sleeping outdoors in the cold.

"I will auction my most valuable medal, my Rio 2016 Paralympics gold, to help my compatriots in Kermanshah," she said. »

Raymond Chandler attacks US healthcare in newly-discovered story

Authored by theguardian.com

It’s All Right - He Only Died was found in The Big Sleep author’s archives with a note underlining his contempt for doctors who turned away poor patients.

“The hospital rule was adamant: A fifty dollar deposit or no admission,” writes Chandler.

This was not Marlowe showing up some of the LA phonies, this was Chandler penning a social message. »

Skyrim’s Day One patch adds video capture support

Authored by vooks.net

Earlier today, a patch for Skyrim was pushed to the eShop, and while details on that patch are generally pretty scarce, we can tell you that it adds video capture support.

This is the first third-party game to add support for the recently added feature, so it’s all very exciting.

Like in every other supported game, all you have to do to capture the last thirty seconds of footage is hold down the capture button. »