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French Judge Gives L'Oreal Heiress's Daughter Control

Cosmetics company L'Oreal chief executive Jean-Paul Agon, Liliane Bettencourt, heiress to the L'Oreal fortune and her daughter Francoise Bettencourt Meyers arrive for L'Oreal-UNESCO prize for women in Paris
L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt's daughter won control over her 88-year-old mother's business affairs Monday almost two years after she first asked to take over on the grounds her mother had been exploited.
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Accused hacker pleads not guilty in Sony breach

An accused member of the clandestine hacking group LulzSec pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of taking part in an extensive computer breach of the Sony Pictures Entertainment film studio.
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US court to hear Shell Nigeria human rights case

The Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide whether companies can be liable in this country for international human rights law violations, a case involving allegations that Royal Dutch Shell Plc helped Nigeria violently suppress oil exploration protests in the 1990s.
Gilad Shalit

Israelis Torn Over Gilad Shalit Prisoner Exchange

Last week, Israel rejoiced at the news that captured soldier Gilad Shalit would be released from a Hamas prison after five years. But now, many Israelis are angered by the lopsidedness of the prisoner exchange, in which Israel will send home 1,027 Palestinian detainees.
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Jackson doctor trial put on hold for Monday

The manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor has been put on hold for one day due to a death in the family of one prosecution witness, a court official said on Sunday.
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BP Gets $4B from Anadarko for Oil Spill Costs

BP Plc has accepted a $4 billion payment from Anadarko Petroleum toward the Gulf of Mexico oil spill clean-up, far less than it might have won in court, but a deal that locks its main partner into its share of the blame and any future fines.
Casey Anthony Trial

Casey Anthony: The People in Her Life to Speak on E! Hollywood True Story

Casey Anthony, it appears, is a very definite celebrity; further proof of which lies in the fact that she has been compared to Hollywood stars like Angeline Jolie. More recently, it is believed, E! True Hollywood Story (which may mean that Caylee Anthony's murder has now become a Hollywood story, rather than a crime that needs to be solved), is all set to air interviews with Anthony's former boyfriends, high-school friends and a few others close to her, in an effort to help the public know...
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The Famous Five That Made Apple's Week

Apple has grabbed a good deal of limelight this week, both in the smartphone market and on the Internet, nudging aside Google and Samsung with the release of the iPhone 4S, the iOS5, the iCloud, new iOS apps, Mac OS X updates and the iLife software.

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