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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A woman says she told Penn State University’s head fencing coach that one of his assistants had groped her on a plane, but the coach failed to report her accusation to the school as required.

Jennifer Oldham, a North Carolina fencing coach, tells The Philadelphia Inquirer that she was aboard a flight with a group of fencing coaches when Penn State assistant George “Gia” Abashidze repeatedly asked her for sex and grabbed her crotch.

Oldham says she told head coach Wes Glon what happened, but he failed to report it to Penn State. Oldham’s husband eventually contacted school officials, who investigated and fired Abashidze two months ago. The school won’t say whether it disciplined Glon.  Both men declined comment. Oldham has filed a complaint with Penn State over Glon’s handling of the case.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge in Philadelphia says retired NFL players seeking testing as part of a $1 billion concussion settlement must see a doctor close to home to prevent fraud and “doctor shopping.”

Lawyers for thousands of ex-players say they agreed to the settlement because they could choose their own neurologist. Their lawsuits alleged the NFL long hid what it knew about concussions and brain injuries.

Some players’ lawyers call the ruling Thursday from Senior U.S. District Judge Anita Brody a significant change to the 2013 settlement.  The league and the former players are battling over dementia claims after first handling cases involving Alzheimer’s disease and other serious diagnoses. Less than 15 percent of the 1,700 dementia claims filed so far have been approved and paid.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week” —Reps. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, and Seth Moulton, D-Mass.; former Gov. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo.  NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. Meett he Press is on WKOK and WKOK.com at noon Sunday

CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan; Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.; Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. CNN’s “State of the Union” — Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah; Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Mont.; Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash.   “Fox News Sunday” — Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Pat Toomey, R-Pa.

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