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:NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 12: TV Personality Donald Trump attends the 'Celebrity Apprentice All Stars' Season 13 Press Conference at Jack Studios on October 12, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

87-year-old woman loses to Trump in civil case

Michael Tarm, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - Jurors have sided with billionaire Donald Trump and against an 87-year-old grandmother who took him to court alleging that the 'Apprentice' star cheated her in a skyscraper condo deal.
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Voicemail: Michael Jackson was sick 5 days before death

Linda Deutsch, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Five days before Michael Jackson died, his manager called the singer's doctor, told him Jackson was sick, and implored him to have blood tests done, according to a voicemail played Thursday in court...
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Detective to detail investigation into Conrad Murray

Anthony McCartney, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A jury will hear more Wednesday about the troubled finances of Michael Jackson's doctor from a police detective who investigated the physician and saw his mounting debts as a possible motive for improper treatments on the pop superstar...
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Michael Jackson back in spotlight as civil trial begins

Anthony McCartney, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's words and music rang through a courtroom once again — this time at the start of a wrongful death trial — as a lawyer tried to show jurors the pop star's loving relationship with his mother and children...
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In this Monday, Feb. 28, 2005 file photo, Michael Jackson follows his mother, Katherine Jackson, as they arrive for court on the opening day of his child molestation trial at Santa Barbara County Superior Court in Santa Maria, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Michael Jackson's health and finances part of civil trial

Anthony McCartney, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Millions, and possibly billions, of dollars are at stake in a civil trial starting Monday over allegations from Michael Jackson's mother that the company promoting his comeback failed to properly investigate the doctor convicted in his death...
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Prospective jurors voice anti-Michael Jackson opinions

Linda Deutsch, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lawyers have rejected some prospective jurors in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Michael Jackson's mother against concert giant AEG...
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Left: Chris Brown (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) Right: Frank Ocean (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Frank Ocean says 'no charges' against Chris Brown

Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Frank Ocean says he won't pursue criminal charges against Chris Brown, who is alleged to have punched Ocean in a recent fight...
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In this Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 file photo, Robert Champion, a drum major in Florida A&M University's Marching 100 band, performs during halftime of a football game in Orlando, Fla.  (AP Photo/The Tampa Tribune, Joseph Brown III, File)

FAMU asks lawsuit from hazing death be dismissed

Mike Schneider, Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Attorneys for Florida A&M University on Wednesday asked a judge to dismiss a civil lawsuit brought by the family of a drum major who died last year after being hazed by fellow band members, claiming Robert Champion was a willing participant in the ritual...
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Ex-Chicago police lt. denies torturing black suspects

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CHICAGO (AP) - For years, the mention of Jon Burge's name has triggered anger in the black community over allegations made by dozens of men...
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