Man awarded $50 million after Starbucks hot tea causes permanent disfigurement

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“A California delivery driver was awarded $50 million in damages after a jury agreed a Starbucks location was negligent in its handling of a...”

Chuck E. Cheese wants to be the Costco of family fun

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“Chuck E. Cheese wants you to stop by as frequently as you pick up groceries, and it's selling subscription plans to sweeten the pitch.”

Columbia protester arrested for overstaying student visa as tensions grow on campus

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“The arrest of Leqaa Kordia follows the self-deportation of a Columbia doctoral student from India, Ranjani Srinivasan, whom DHS accused of...”

Columbia disciplines students for protests as activists seek to block school from sharing records

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“Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil and seven current students sued the school Thursday in a bid to block it from producing disciplinary...”

Women will get most of the $124 trillion 'great wealth transfer.' Here's why.

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“As part of the "great wealth transfer," more than $100 trillion is projected to change hands in the coming decades.”

Woman linked to Super Bowl reporter's death shouldn't have been free when he died, Louisiana AG says

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“Other men have accused the Louisiana woman linked to the death of a Super Bowl reporter of drugging and robbing them — and she shouldn't have been...”

Rodrigo Duterte, ex-Philippine president, arrested on ICC warrant

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“Ex-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday on an Interpol arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court amid accusations...”

Mark Carney, ex-central banker, to become Canada's next prime minister

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“Former central banker Mark Carney will become Canada's next prime minister after the governing Liberal Party elected him its leader Sunday as the...”

Unprecedented number of sick sea lions being found on L.A.-area beaches

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“An unusually high number of disoriented marine mammals, sickened by a toxic algae bloom, is being found along Southern California's coast,...”

In a Russian border region scarred by war, civilians want peace with Ukraine — but not compromise

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“As fighting with Ukraine goes on in Russia's border region of Kursk, residents are hopeful that President Donald Trump can help to end the war.”