Weinstein dodges sentencing enhancement, faces 18 years

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LOS ANGELES – Harvey Weinstein faces a shorter prison sentence in California after a Los Angeles jury failed to reach a verdict on whether the disgraced mogul planned his attack on a woman he was convicted of raping. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa Lench declared a mistrial on the issue Tuesday after the panel … Read more

Regulators back streamlined system to challenge rail rates – mySA

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Shippers are praising proposed changes that federal regulators have approved to the system used to dispute rates railroads charge, aiming to update a system that is so costly and cumbersome it is little used. The new procedures the U.S. Surface Transportation Board approved this week may give shippers a way to … Read more

BlackBerry: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot – mySA

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WATERLOO, Ontario (AP) _ BlackBerry Ltd. (BB) on Tuesday reported a fiscal third-quarter loss of $4 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the Waterloo, Ontario-based company said it had a loss of 9 cents. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 5 cents … Read more

Lionel Messi breaks record for most liked social media post ever

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With more than 65 million likes, the photo of the Argentina star lifting the World Cup trophy is now the most liked social media post ever. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Lionel Messi has already secured his place as one of the greatest soccer players of all time with Argentina’s World Cup win over France. Now he’s … Read more

Tennis ace Boris Becker recalls prison loneliness, friends

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BERLIN – Tennis great Boris Becker tearfully recounted the moment the door of his single-occupancy cell at Britain’s notorious Wandsworth prison closed for the first time, speaking publicly after serving eight months for bankruptcy offenses. “It was the loneliest moment I’ve ever had in life,” Becker said in an interview with German broadcaster SAT.1 that … Read more