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A nationwide effort to process forgotten rape kits has produced frustratingly few criminal convictions. As hope becomes harder to find in America, we went looking for it − in towns named Hope. And a new reality show puts Mormon women in the spotlight, and not everyone is happy about it. |
πRise and shine! John Riley here. It's time for some weekend fun − and some great reads from USA TODAY. |
America tested 100,000 forgotten rape kits. Justice remains elusive. |
Since 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice has given out more than $350 million in grants to clear sexual assault evidence backlogs. Officials promised the money would put rapists behind bars and give victims long-awaited answers. Instead, a yearlong USA TODAY investigation found, the testing of 100,000 kits and has led to just 1,500 convictions – with more than a third coming from two places. ⚖️ Why have so few rapists been put behind bars? |
There's Hope in America − you just have to look for it. We did. |
We went searching for hope. In Hope. From Maine to Alaska, we reported from towns named Hope about the state of a nation that to all appearances is divided, angry and fearful about its future amid a ferocious election year. We found challenges everywhere, from the economic to the existential. πΊ️ A sense of alarm seems to be the sentiment that most unites us. |
Mormon women tell all about 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' |
Is "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" − Hulu's No. 1 show − an accurate portrayal of the Mormon community? It depends on who you ask, Mormon women say. One member of the show's cast thrust the group into the spotlight with a sex scandal after she shared in a video that she partakes in "soft-swinging" – limited sexual contact – with other couples. Mormon women who spoke with USA TODAY say tales like these exist in the broad, diverse community, but it's far from the whole story. πΊ |
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