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White Bear Lake flourishes again with high water levels
WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. (AP) — At Admiral D's, a tavern and boat-rental business tucked in along White Bear Lake's west shore near Lion's Park, business is good this summer. Customers wanting to get out on the popular Ramsey County lake are renting more pontoons and boats, according to manager Heather Toot....
Antonio Brown cut by Patriots amid sexual misconduct claims
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Antonio Brown was released by the New England Patriots on Friday after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct — the third team in seven months to tire of the off-field behavior that has overshadowed his accomplishments as one of the NFL's most prolific receivers for...
2 vaping companies settle LA suit, won't sell to minors
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two vaping companies have agreed not to promote their products to minors under a settlement with Los Angeles prosecutors. The city attorney's office announced a lawsuit settlement Friday with NEwhere Inc. and VapeCo Distribution LLC. The LA-based companies also will pay $350,000 in...
Former Charlie Rose makeup artist sues, alleging harassment
NEW YORK (AP) — The former chief makeup artist at Charlie Rose's interview show is suing him, saying the disgraced television journalist ran a "toxic work environment" for women. Gina Riggi said in her harassment lawsuit filed Thursday that she worked for 22 years for Rose and Bloomberg, the company where...
Judge: Trump must give deposition in protesters' lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge Friday ordered President Donald Trump to give a videotaped deposition in a lawsuit filed by protesters who claim they were roughed up outside Trump Tower in 2015. State Supreme Court Judge Doris Gonzalez of the Bronx denied Trump's effort to quash the subpoena, ordering him...
Alabama to pay hefty legal fees over blocked abortion law
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered Alabama to pay $675,964 to lawyers for abortion clinics who challenged the state's attempt to ban the most common second trimester abortion procedure. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson handed down the order after striking down the 2016 law. Alabama...
Ex-staffer: Michigan St, Dantonio was warned about recruit
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former football recruiter who is suing Michigan State says he urged coach Mark Dantonio to reject a player who subsequently was convicted of sexual assault. The former recruiter, Curtis Blackwell, said Dantonio chose Auston Robertson in 2016 over the objections of staff. He...
Lawsuit seeking records over 1987 teen deaths dismissed
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A judge dismissed a Benton woman's 2016 lawsuit that aimed to obtain documents from three federal agencies to reveal information about her son's 1987 death. The dismissal on Wednesday followed Linda Ives' request for documents related to beliefs that the deaths were potentially...
Virginia jail ends 'God Pod' after Muslim inmates sue
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Virginia jail has ended a program which inmates dubbed the "God Pod" after a lawsuit alleged the program provided favorable treatment to Christians and discriminated against Muslims. Court documents show the Riverside Regional Jail south of Richmond ended the program on the advice...
Tennessee's abortion wait period law faces court arguments
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Four years after Tennessee passed a law requiring a 48-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions, abortion clinics are getting a chance to argue against it in court. Beginning Monday in federal court in Nashville, attorneys for five of the state's seven abortion clinics will...
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