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Late Chinese leader Mao Zedong is seen on a 100 yuan banknote in this photo illustration taken in Beijing

Luxury London Homes Best Bargain for Chinese Buyers

Chinese luxury home buyers are leading a legion of cash-rich non-UK investors in search of upmarket London homes, with demand driven by currency exchange rates that produce discounts of up to a quarter on purchase prices, research shows.

MF Global CEO Jon Corzine Resigns Under Fire

Jon Corzine, chairman and chief executive officer of MF Global Holdings, speaks during the Sandler O'Neill + Partners global exchange and brokerage conference in New York
Jon Corzine has resigned as MF Global Holdings Ltd's chairman and chief executive officer four days after the futures brokerage filed for bankruptcy protection, culminating a rapid downfall for one of Wall Street's best-known executives.
Herman Cain

Herman Cain Sexual Harassment Details May Emerge Friday

The exact nature of the sexual harassment allegations that have rocked the Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's election campaign, is most likely to be revealed Friday as the unidentified accuser's lawyer has filed a statement with the National Restaurant Association.
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Lisa Irwin and Unrelated Stabbing Incident

Missing Baby Lisa Irwin Follow-Up: Kansas City Lawyer Dropped

New York lawyer Joe Tacopina called off interviews of baby Lisa Irwin's two half-brothers scheduled for Friday. He did not give a reason for the cancellation, according to Darin Snapp, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department. He said he would contact police next week to reschedule for next week. Cyndy Short was fired by Tacopina late Thursday for unknown reasons.
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Murdoch lawyer accused BBC of phone hacking vendetta

A lawyer for Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers earlier this year accused the British Broadcasting Corporation of pursuing an investigation of alleged computer and phone hacking to undermine Murdoch's bid to acquire full ownership of satellite broadcaster BSkyB.
Gaddafi family demands body; NATO ends Libya war

Saadi Gaddafi Outraged by Killing of His Father - Lawyer

Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi is shocked and outraged by the vicious brutality shown towards his father and brother Mo'tassim and said it showed no one connected to the former government would receive a fair trial in Libya, Saadi's lawyer said on Sunday.
Marcellus shale exposure above Marcellus, N.Y.

New York Gas Drillers Face Road Blocks Despite End of Drilling Ban

The end of a drilling ban in New York was meant to be a new dawn for energy companies. After years of waiting, they would finally be able to exploit the richest deposit of natural gas in the country. But as companies delve into new regulations for drilling in New York, they're discovering a bitter reality: half the land they had leased for drilling may now be out of bounds.
Television personality Kim Kardashian arrives at the 19th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Viewing Party in West Hollywood, California February 27, 2011 and (right) Kris Humphries

Kim Kardashian-Kris Humphries Divorce Rumors: Completely Bogus?

It has barely been two months since the star couple, Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries, had a fairy tale wedding, meticulously designed to perfection. However, rumors are doing the rounds that the reality star and her basketball player husband are already contemplating a divorce.
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Harrisburg Goes Local in Tapping Bankruptcy Lawyer

You might think the capital city of a U.S. state would tap a high-powered, national law firm to handle its bankruptcy case. But when Harrisburg, Pennsylvania filed for bankruptcy last week, it hired a one-lawyer, local shop with no bankruptcy experience.
AT&T

AT&T Asks Antitrust Suit Judge for Sprint Records

AT&T has asked the federal judge controlling the government’s suit to bar its takeover of T-Mobile USA for access to records of rival Sprint-Nextel. Sprint filed its own motion seeking to deny it.
Baby Lisa Irwin

Baby Lisa Irwin Missing: Mother Admits to Drinking, Police Get Search Warrant for Home

Authorities used a search warrant Wednesday to block baby Lisa Irwin's Kansas City home from her parents, Deborah Bradley and Jeremy Irwin, and to further scour the home and yard with shovels, rakes, and ladders. Attention has once again turned to Deborah Bradley, baby Lisa's mother, who has changed her story a few times during the investigation. Bradley admitted that she had been drinking heavily the night Lisa disappeared and says she may have even blacked out.
Actor Ashton Kutcher speaks during "A Decade of Difference: A Concert Celebrating 10 Years of the William J. Clinton Foundation" at the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood, California

Ashton Kutcher Fathered January Jones' Baby?

Amidst rumors flooding the Internet regarding Ashton-Kutcher and Demi Moore break-up, there are new reports emerging with a shocking possibility that Ashton Kutcher could be the mystery man who has fathered January Jones' baby.
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Ceglia lawyer withdraws from Facebook lawsuit

The New York man claiming half of Facebook Inc founder Mark Zuckerberg's lucrative stake in the world's largest social networking company is replacing his main lawyer for a third time, a court filing showed.
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Ceglia told lawyer to ignore Facebook court order

The New York man claiming half of Facebook Inc founder Mark Zuckerberg's stake in the social networking company told his lawyer not to comply with a court order to turn over email data, a court filing shows.

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