Strauss-Kahn accuser adds new claim to lawsuit

May 22nd, 2012 - 

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers for the hotel maid who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault added another claim to her civil lawsuit against him Tuesday, taking advantage of a little-used New York City law that applies to “gender-motivated violence.” In the amended lawsuit, Nafissatou Diallo claims the former International Monetary Fund chief targeted her out of misogyny under a local law known as the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act.

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Judge to rule Tuesday on Strauss-Kahn suit’s fate

April 25th, 2012 - 

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York judge is expected to rule next Tuesday whether to toss out a civil lawsuit against former International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn brought by the hotel maid who accused him of sexually assaulting her. A spokesman for the court system, David Bookstaver, said the decision will be released on Tuesday morning. The ruling had initially been expected at the end of this week

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Aretha remembers Whitney at Radio City (AP)

February 19th, 2012 - 

AP – Aretha Franklin was thankful to be alive Saturday night and thinking about lost friends, among them Whitney Houston.

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Aretha Franklin: Shocked by Houston’s death (AP)

February 17th, 2012 - 

AP – Aretha Franklin believed Whitney Houston had overcome her demons and was primed for a comeback, which made learning of the troubled singer’s death all the more shocking.

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Fans can follow Houston service on Web at AP site (AP)

February 16th, 2012 - 

AP – Fans worldwide who want to bid Whitney Houston farewell will be able to watch her private funeral on the Internet.

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1 pool camera allowed for Houston Funeral (AP)

February 15th, 2012 - 

AP – Fans worldwide who want to bid Whitney Houston farewell will be able to watch her private funeral on the World Wide Web.

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Cause of Whitney Houston’s death could take weeks (AP)

February 13th, 2012 - 

AP – Whitney Houston’s life of glorious song and unnerving self-destruction apparently ended in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Grammy weekend, but it could be weeks before investigators know exactly why she died.

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Hollywood’s "backroom boys" in the spotlight at "nerd Oscars" (Reuters)

February 12th, 2012 - 

Reuters – The Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony has been dubbed the nerd Oscars before — but after Saturday night’s show at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, you could also call it the anti-Oscars.

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Pre-Grammy gala celebrates Whitney Houston’s life (AP)

February 12th, 2012 - 

AP – It was a surreal scene: Whitney Houston had died at the Beverly Hilton, and hours later and a few floors below, her life was being celebrated at the event where her career was launched.

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Houston recalled as happy in days before death (AP)

February 12th, 2012 - 

AP – Whitney Houston’s last days were spent surrounded by family, catching up with old friends and doing a bit of what she was best known for: singing.

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