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US Tells NYC Auction House to Return Nazi-Looted Art
Seventy years after Nazis looted it from Ukraine’s largest art museum as the Soviet tank offensive pushed German occupying forces out of Kiev, a Rococo painting attributed to 18th century painter Pierre Louis Goudreaux surfaced at a New York auction in 2013.
Read moreBill Murray Movie Drives Suit Over Race-Track Roar
“And down the stretch they come!” It’s a phrase that calls to mind galloping hooves and crumpled vouchers. But is it enough to sustain a copyright?
Read morePatriots Owner Fights to Keep Spa Video Out of Public Eye
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and more than a dozen other men are imploring a Florida judge to prevent the release of videos that police claim depict them getting pleasured by prostitutes at a day spa.
Read moreProfessor Fired Over Hitler Parody Fights Back at 3rd Circuit
Marywood University didn’t hold back in its response to parody videos that portrayed its president, a nun, as Adolf Hitler. The professor responsible for the roast was swiftly fired.
Read moreTrump Ties Federal Funds for Colleges to Free-Speech Pledge
Taking aim at the angry student mobs that tend these days to derail controversial campus speakers, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that demands colleges commit to protecting free speech if they want federal funding.
Read moreStormy Daniels Debuts Stand-Up Comedy Act in Houston
Before Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels built a successful career directing and starring in adult films. On stage at a Houston comedy club Wednesday night, she proved she can entertain a crowd without showing any skin.
Read moreGerman Wikipedia Blacked Out in Protest of EU Copyright Plan
Wikipedia’s German-language page has been blacked out in protest of a proposal to change European Union copyright rules.
Read moreBach Stars in First Google Doodle With Artificial Intelligence
Marking the birth of composer Johann Sebastian Bach on this day in 1685, Google on Thursday unveiled its first Doodle powered by artificial intelligence.
Read moreK-Pop Star Jung Joon-Young Arrested in Sex Video Scandal
South Korean police on Thursday arrested K-pop singer Jung Joon-young over allegations that he illegally shared sexually explicit videos of women taken without their knowledge or consent.
Read moreHigh Court Blocks Google Settlement on Standing Issue
A privacy class action that Google settled for $7 million faced a Supreme Court clamp-down Wednesday, with the justices ruling 8-1 that there are too many questions about standing to move forward.
Read moreAmazon Wins One
A federal judge granted summary judgment to Amazon.com in a $30 million claim from a family whose house burned down after a hoverboard, bought from a third party in China, caught fire.
Read moreEU Fines Google $1.7 Billion for Abusing Online Ads Market
European Union regulators have fined Google $1.7 billion for abusing its dominant role in online advertising, the third big antitrust penalty they’ve given the internet giant since 2017.
Read moreDisney Closes $71 Billion Deal for Fox Entertainment
Disney has closed its $71 billion acquisition of Fox’s entertainment business, putting “Cinderella,” ”The Simpsons,” ”Star Wars” and “Dr. Strange” under one corporate roof.
Read moreNew Polar Bear Cub Struts Her Stuff at Berlin Zoo
Allowed to venture out of her cage for the first time, a 3-month-old polar bear made a wet and wild debut Friday at the Berlin Tierpark zoo.
Read moreJeweler Fights Subpoena in Drew Brees Diamond Dust-Up
Clutching its proverbial pearls, a Manhattan jeweler urged a judge Thursday to quash the subpoena it faces in a case involving NFL quarterback Drew Brees.
Read moreMurder Conviction Revived After Suicide of Aaron Hernandez
Abandoning a policy that allows for the dismissal of convictions if the defendant dies mid-appeal, the highest court in Massachusetts reinstated the murder conviction of deceased Patriots player Aaron Hernandez on Wednesday.
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