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Washington Post heir ‘retired’ his personal assistant against her will: lawsuit
The son of the Washington Post’s late publisher Katharine Graham allegedly kicked his longtime personal assistant to the curb because she was too old, according to a lawsuit.
Valrie Riddick was a loyal helper to Stephen Graham for 24 years — once even hauling her laptop and a printer to the hospital to keep working while she underwent emergency surgery, she claimed in court papers.
But in December, Graham decided he was “retiring” the 72-year-old — then forced her to work for the next three months and train her thirty-something replacement, Riddick contended in her Manhattan Supreme Court filing.
Riddick was stunned, since she planned to keep working “for pressing economic reasons,” including paying for her children’s college and renovating the home she intended to live in when she retired, she said in the litigation.
“Rather than take her concerns and employment needs seriously, and completely discounting her 24 years of dedicated and effective work, Mr. Graham was more interested in gaslighting her into believing she had somehow wanted to abruptly lose her job at 72-years-old,” Riddick said her age discrimination case.
Graham, also 72, a professor of English literature at Bard College, had Riddick by his side “through two marriages [and] over multiple homes,” including a Manhattan townhouse, a home in Nantucket and a farm at the Graham family home in Virginia, she said. His household staff featured 10 employees, including housekeepers, a chef, a chauffeur, a gardener, a yacht captain, “and more,” according to court papers.
Riddick is seeking unspecified damages.
“We’re moving for expedited trial preference to get Ms. Riddick’s case before a jury of working people as soon as possible. In age discrimination cases, justice delayed is justice denied,” said her lawyer, Shane Seppinni.
CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Andre Washington had 20 points in Eastern Illinois’ 71-61 victory over Tennessee Tech on Thursday.
Washington shot 8 for 13, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Panthers (5-10, 2-3 Ohio Valley Conference). Meechie White added 13 points and four steals. Kooper Jacobi finished with 11 points and added seven rebounds.
The Golden Eagles (6-10, 1-4) were led in scoring by Jah’Kim Payne, who finished with 11 points. Tennessee Tech also got 10 points from Mekhi Turner.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Hintz scored into an empty net at 19:41 for the 4-1 final.
“Everybody played hard, did the right things, got pucks in deep, especially in the third period when we’re trying to close out a lead,” DeSmith said. “So, I thought top to bottom, first, second and third, we were really good.”
NOTES: The Stars swept the two-game season series (including a 1-0 win Oct. 28 in Dallas) and are 8-1-0 in their past nine games against the Capitals. … Duchene had the secondary assist on Steel’s goal, giving him 900 points (374 goals, 526 assists) in 1,157 NHL games. … Hintz has 11 points (seven goals, four assists) in an eight-game point streak against Washington. He had a game-high 12 shots on goal. … Thompson has lost six of his past seven starts (1-5-1).
WHEELING, W.Va. — Emergency crews are responding to a major incident at the Washington Avenue Bridge, which has collapsed into Wheeling Creek.
Multiple police and firefighter units are on the scene, working swiftly to rescue those injured in the collapse.
Three injured workers have been taken to the hospital. Officials say one is a serious injury and two are non-life threatening.
Access to the area has been closed to facilitate rescue operations.
The bridge was closed in early December for a replacement that was expected to take nearly a year.
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