Sexual-assault accuser says Cosby didn’t realise she was gay
The woman battling Cosby to make public her complaint against him said she is a lesbian, despite his assertions that their encounter was consensual.
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Quincy Jones sues Michael Jackson estate over royalties
Music producer Quincy Jones is suing for millions of dollars in royalties he says were generated from some of Michael Jackson’s biggest hits.
Veteran TV personality Dick Clark dies
TV show host Dick Clark, whose long-running TV dance show helped rock ‘n roll win acceptance in the mainstream US audience has died at the age of 82.
US Judgment Day forecaster sets new doomsday date
The Christian broadcaster whose Judgment Day prophecy went unfulfilled on Saturday has a simple explanation for what went wrong – he miscalculated.
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US court keeps military ban on gays during appeal
A federal appeals court on Monday ordered the United States military’s ban on openly gay troops to remain in place.
US to probe oil spill, containment efforts continue
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will be in the political spotlight in Washington on Tuesday, as energy giant BP scrambles to contain the spill.
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Toyota casts doubt on ‘runaway’ Prius claim
Toyota said on Monday it had found no evidence to support the driver’s account of a widely publicised "runaway" Prius incident in California.
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LA Times sells Disney front page for movie ad
The <i>LA Times'</i> critic may have panned the film, but that didn’t stop Disney from turning the newspaper’s front page into an advertisement.
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Toyota sued over deaths in key California crash
Relatives of a California state trooper whose fatal car wreck helped spark Toyota’s wide-ranging safety recall have sued the car-maker.
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US Congress panel cites evidence of Toyota concealment
A US congressional panel has found evidence Toyota routinely withheld company records it should have turned over in court.
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Film director Sydney Pollack dies
Hollywood filmmaker Sydney Pollack, who won a pair of Academy Awards for the epic romance <i>Out of Africa</i> and earned praise for his acting stints in films such as <i>Tootsie</i> and <i>Michael Clayton</i>, died on May 26 after a battle with cancer, his spokesperson said. He was 73.
