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Elvis Presley's widow settles over late daughter's will

Agence France Presse
Posted at May 17 07:06 AM

Elvis Presley's widow Priscilla Presley has reached a settlement over their late daughter's fortune, she said Tuesday, following a dispute over an amendment removing her from the will. Read more »

Brazil's central bank holds 13.75 percent interest rate amid 'high' inflation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 27 08:52 AM

Brazil's central bank held its benchmark interest rate at 13.75 percent, remarking that inflation "remains high" despite receding for three months in a row, just four days before a presidential election. Read more »

Google pays $118-M to settle gender discrimination suit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 13 03:15 PM

Google said it was "very pleased" to be settling, without admission of wrongdoing, a class-action lawsuit that argued it underpaid female employees. Read more »

Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre formally end lawsuit

Reuters
Posted at Mar 09 08:51 AM

Prince Andrew on Tuesday formally requested a dismissal of Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing her when she was underage, as Britain's finance ministry confirmed that no public funds were used in their settlement. Read more »

No way back for Prince Andrew after abuse settlement, royal watchers say

Andrew MacAskill and Kate Holton, Reuters
Updated as of Feb 16 09:17 AM

Prince Andrew's decision to settle a claim that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl decades ago may bring an end to his legal difficulties but the damage done to his reputation means he is unlikely to ever play a role in public life again. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 23, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:13 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Palestinians fight for land rights

Abbas Momani, AFP
Posted at Jun 23 04:57 PM

Palestinians burn tires during a night demonstration against the expansion of a Jewish settlement on the lands of Beita village, near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, on Wednesday. Read more »

Settlement reached in suit over Kobe Bryant helicopter crash

Field Level Media via Reuters
Posted at Jun 23 11:39 AM

The families of Kobe Bryant and others who died in a 2020 helicopter crash reached a settlement Tuesday in a lawsuit targeting the late pilot's estate and the company that owned and operated the helicopter.   Read more »

Ariana Grande settles lawsuit claiming she stole '7 Rings'

Reuters
Posted at Mar 17 09:03 AM

Ariana Grande has settled a lawsuit by a hip-hop artist who accused the pop superstar of plagiarizing her 2019 smash "7 Rings" from a song he wrote two years earlier.   Read more »

George Floyd's family receives $27 million settlement from Minneapolis over his death

Jonathan Allen, Reuters
Posted at Mar 13 11:03 AM

The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of George Floyd over his death in police custody, a case that stirred national protests over racial injustice and police brutality. Read more »

NBA: Bucks' Brown agrees to settle with city of Milwaukee after 2018 arrest

Reuters
Posted at Nov 10 08:59 AM

Sterling Brown, who plays for the Milwaukee Bucks, said in the lawsuit filed in June 2018 that officers used excessive force and violated his Fourth Amendment rights during the arrest. Read more »

HK vessel to compensate families of missing Pinoys after Mindoro sea collision

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 04:06 PM

The Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship that figured in a collision with a Philippine fishing boat last June off the waters of Mindoro has agreed to settle with families of the 14 fishermen and passengers who went missing after the crash.  Read more »

Goldman, Malaysia sign off on $3.9 billion 1MDB settlement

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 19 02:28 PM

Goldman Sachs and Malaysia have signed an agreement finalizing the US bank's $3.9 billion settlement over the 1MDB scandal, allowing for its implementation.   Read more »

Demolisyon sa gilid ng mga riles ng PNR, magpapatuloy: opisyal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 08:40 AM

Sinabi ng pamunuan ng Philippine National Railways, Biyernes, na ipagpapatuloy nito sa susunod na 2 taon ang demolisyon ng mga illegal settlement sa gilid ng mga riles nito, para bigyang-daan ang ilang proyekto at maiwasan ang mga aksidente. Read more »

'Chasing the virus': How India's largest slum beat back a pandemic

Ammu Kannampilly and Vishal Manve, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 01 02:31 PM

When coronavirus claimed its first victim in India's largest slum in April, many feared the disease would turn its narrow, congested streets into a graveyard, with social distancing or contact tracing all but impossible.   Read more »