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A Missouri woman was awarded $5.2 million in a settlement from insurance company GEICO after contracting a sexually transmitted disease from her partner in his vehicle, which was insured by the company, court documents show. The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld that award this week. The woman, a Jackson County resident, said she contracted Human papillomavirus (HPV) from her partner, according to court documents. On Tuesday, the Missouri Court of Appeals filed an opinion confirming the initial Jackson County Circuit Court arbitration award finding against GEICO. In February 2021, the woman -- anonymously identified in documents as M.O. -- submitted...

We’ve heard lots of assertions from the media about who Trump voters are: poorly-educated, racist, and authoritarian-leaning. Now Salon is adding to the rich stock of disdaining assumptions.The Trump-voting conservative, says the site, is a washed-up, lonely loser whose disconnect from reality and the rest of society inspired him to spite the democratic process. Might they add he can’t get a girlfriend. The clinicians over at Salon consulted a 2017 Gallup poll that stated that nearly half of U.S. states "saw their well-being scores decline by a statistically significant margin in 2017," while none of the 50 states "saw statistically...

Hope I don't get banned but I am sick and tired of free republic acting like nothing is going on!! Either we are under attack or the equipment is inadequate, I hate that there are no posts about the curent issue.

I was under the impression that this is a site for meaningful DISCUSSION. However, after two dissenting posts - neither of which violated the terms of use - I found myself banned. How very typical. I hope you enjoy stewing in your intellectual boxes, because not letting in fresh ideas is going to suffocate your intellects. I apologize for bringing my foreign concepts of "debate" and "free speech" to your forum. I will not trouble you further.

First, this is NOT an April Fool's joke. I am leaving Free Republic. Over the past two years, civility and thoughtful discourse has vanished from this site, replaced with demands for ideological conformity that are straight out of Stalinist Russia or China's Great Cultural Revolution, and unrelenting uncivility if said conformance is not forthcoming. This trend began with the California recall election, where certain posters were allowed to flame the living beejezus out of those who didn't wholeheartedly support Tom McClintock, or thought that he wasn't running a campaign capable of winning. It extended into the Keyes campaign last year,...

Well it's that time again fellow freepers. Time once again to decorate the tree, time once again to make up our wish list, time again to spread the joy. Its also time once again for the dregs of society to come out of the gutter to try and mince us into feeling sorry for them and take advantage of the holiday spirit to give away our money to people who refuse to work. WHAT RUBBISH! If you want to get presents for your little homeless bastards get a job! And don't give me that crap about a recession and Bush...

…A SAD TIME Posted on Nov. 8, 2002 It is a sad time. The Democratic Party was not able to articulate a clear message - was not able to convey the very real and very many differences between the two parties. They did not allow the American people to make a meaningful choice. They never articulated what it was we were voting for, and in doing so they failed to motivate their base to go to the polls. The Republicans, on the other hand, spoke directly to their constituency and gave them a reason to vote. Instead of standing up...