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NY judge awards damages over 'Nina' caricaturist Hirschfeld's works
A federal judge has ordered a Manhattan gallery to pay $330,982 in damages to a foundation representing art by the late theater and screen caricaturist Al Hirschfeld for losing ...
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Former UAW official pleads guilty in corruption probe
A former United Auto Workers official who served on the union committee that negotiated a 2015 labor pact with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV pleaded guilty on Monday to conspirin...
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Former Equifax employee pleads guilty to insider trading
A former Equifax Inc employee pleaded guilty on Monday to having engaged in insider trading before the credit reporting company last year disclosed a cyber attack that exposed t...
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Stormy Daniels' lawyers say she is headed for divorce
The husband of adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, whose allegation of a onetime sexual liaison with U.S. President Donald Trump triggered a legal imbroglio and made her a househ...
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Family of slain Australian woman sues Minneapolis police over shooting
The family of an Australian woman who was shot dead by Minneapolis police last year after calling them to report a suspected crime near her home sued the city and several office...
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Heavy rains drench U.S. mid-Atlantic
Heavy rain slammed the mid-Atlantic United States on Monday, delaying flights, forming sinkholes and causing flash floods that shut Pennsylvania's Hersheypark theme park.
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California power grid urges consumers to conserve energy in heat wave
California's power grid operator on Monday issued an alert to homes and businesses to conserve electricity on Tuesday and Wednesday when a heat wave is expected to blanket the s...
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From Dumbo to Mr. Toad, Disneyland collection goes up for auction
For years, Dumbo the Flying Elephant hung from his living room ceiling, a Mr. Toad Wild Ride car was parked in his library and Bashful's cart from Snow White's Scary Adventures ...
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Texas power use to break record on Monday during heat wave: ERCOT
Homes and businesses in Texas will likely use record amounts of power again on Monday as consumers keep their air conditioners cranked up on what is expected to be the last day ...
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