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New York Giants: What you're missing in Cowboys game

October 25, 2015
By
Nafisa H

Oh, it’s on! The New York Giants take on the Dallas Cowboys today in what will surely be an interesting showdown. With first place in the NFC East division on the line, the Giants are looking to even their 2015 series against their biggest rivals and bounce back from a dismal performance in Philadelphia Monday night. 

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New York Giants join My Sisters' Place to help end domestic violence

October 25, 2016
By
Nicole Briggs
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – During Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys, the New York Giants joined with longtime partner My Sisters’ Place and the Joyful Heart Foundation, founded by actress, producer, director and advocate Mariska Hargitay, to honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
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In a man's game, Mark Herzlich is standing up for women

October 24, 2015
By
Bill Pennington

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Giants linebacker Mark Herzlich grew up in locker rooms, from peewee football to the N.F.L.

“It’s a very unusual work environment — a small space and 100 percent male,” Herzlich said.

Locker to locker, the setting is marinated in machismo, with a lineup of employees celebrated for their toughness.

“We play a rough game on TV,” Herzlich said. “People see us and say: ‘Man, look at that dude. That’s a guy right there.’ ”

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NFL players commemorate National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in upcoming "SVU" marathon

10/23/2015
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The new interstitial campaign features Mariska Hargitay and NFL stars encouraging everyone to "get off the sidelines" to help stop domestic violence and sexual assault.
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Staffers From The Center In Stamford Talk At Sexual Assault Symposium

September 25, 2015
By
Tom Renner
STAMFORD, Conn. -- Jessica Buchanan and Charlotte Poth of The Center for Sexual Assault Crisis Counseling and Education, located in Stamford, joined the national conversation on sexual assault prevention education at The Fearless Conference: An Innovative Symposium on Sexual Assault held on Sept. 18 in New York City.
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Mariska Hargitay is front and center as 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' kicks off its 17th season

September 14, 2015
By
Jaqueline Cutler
Mariska Hargitay returns as Sgt. Olivia Benson in the 17th season of “Law & Order: SVU.”
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More than 40 police agencies to get $79M to test rape kits

September 11, 2015
By
Steve Reilly and Charisse Jones
A USA TODAY/TEGNA joint investigation finds thousands of untested rape kits sitting in police department evidence rooms across the country. Rape victims, politicians and police are speaking out, hoping to change that.
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White House, NYC prosecutor pledge $79 million to test rape kits

September 10, 2015
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Funding will go toward DNA testing on an estimated 70,000 rape kits, which are often backlogged because of expense.
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New national funding will clear Utah’s backlog of untested rape kits

September 10, 2015
By
The Associated Press
White House, NYC prosecutor pledge $79M to test the kits nationwide.
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State Attorney's Office receives $2 million federal grant to clear rape test-kit backlog

September 10, 2015
By
Derek Gilliam
State Attorney Angela Corey announced Thursday afternoon that her office has received nearly $2 million in a federal grant to eliminate the about 1,300 sexual-assault test kits sitting on evidence shelves at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
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