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Quincy Jones' $9.4 million legal win against Michael Jackson's estate has been overturned

The 87-year-old record producer - who worked extensively with Michael at the height of his pop career - was originally awarded





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John Lennon and Yoko Ono's former Palm Beach estate listed for $47.5 Million

Couple bought the property months before the former Beatle's 1980 assassination.




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‘Horrifically swift’: Canada lost almost two million jobs in April; jobless rate soars to 13%

Roughly three million jobs have been lost over the past two months, the steepest consecutive monthly declines in employment ever recorded




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Congress moves to give away national lands, discounting billions in revenue and millions of jobs

Though recreation on public lands creates $646bn in economic stimulus and 6.1m jobs, Republicans are setting in motion a giveaway of Americans’ birthright

In the midst of highly publicized steps to dismantle insurance coverage for 32 million people and defund women’s healthcare facilities, Republican lawmakers have quietly laid the foundation to give away Americans’ birthright: 640m acres of national land. In a single line of changes to the rules for the House of Representatives, Republicans have overwritten the value of federal lands, easing the path to disposing of federal property even if doing so loses money for the government and provides no demonstrable compensation to American citizens.

At stake are areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), National Forests and Federal Wildlife Refuges, which contribute to an estimated $646bn each year in economic stimulus from recreation on public lands and 6.1m jobs. Transferring these lands to the states, critics fear, could decimate those numbers by eliminating mixed-use requirements, limiting public access and turning over large portions for energy or property development.

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More Than 30 Million Years Ago, Monkeys Rafted Across the Atlantic to South America

Fossil teeth uncovered in Peru reveal that an extinct family of primates, thought to have lived only in Africa, made it across the ocean




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Tesla secures $565 million loan for Shanghai factory

Electric carmaker Tesla Inc has entered into an agreement for a working capital loan of up to 4 billion yuan ($565.51 million) with a lender from China for its Shanghai car plant, according to a regulatory filing on Friday.




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Australia to pour $190 million into hydrogen projects

The Australian government on Monday set aside A$300 million ($191 million) to jumpstart hydrogen projects with the help of low-cost financing as the country aims to build the industry by 2030, the country's energy minister said on Monday.




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Chipotle secures $600 million credit line amid coronavirus crisis

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc has secured a new year-long $600 million revolving credit line, a regulatory filing showed https://bit.ly/2SOtm6L on Friday, as the restaurant chain looks to deal with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Southwest to raise $815 million through sale and leaseback of 20 planes

Southwest Airlines Co will sell and lease back 20 planes for gross proceeds of about $815 million, the company said in a regulatory filing on Friday.




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Global cases of coronavirus pass 1.5 million as death toll nears 90,000

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Fraudsters swipe almost £2 million from Brits in coronavirus scams

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US becomes first country to record 2,000 daily coronavirus deaths, as number of cases tops half a million

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Millions of people in Spain resume 'non-essential' jobs despite weekend surge in coronavirus death toll

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Pubs 'could lose 50 million pints' due to UK coronavirus lockdown

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Universal Credit applications hit 1.4 million during coronavirus crisis

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New dad who lost job due to coronavirus wins millions of dollars in lottery

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Chinese and Russian state-backed media 'sharing misleading information on coronavirus with millions'

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Global coronavirus cases near two million as some countries move to ease lockdown measures

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117 million children could miss out on measles vaccine amid Covid-19 crisis, UN health agencies warn

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UK coronavirus outbreak 'could cause GDP drop of 35% and leave 2 million more people unemployed'

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Two million could lose jobs amid coronavirus crisis as Rishi Sunak warns 'more tough times' lay ahead

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Duke of Westminster pledges £12.5m to fight against Covid-19 with millions going direct to NHS

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Global coronavirus cases pass 2 million as death toll hits 128,000

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More than £1 million of cocaine found hidden in coronavirus face mask shipment

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National Lottery jackpot rolls over to £6.9 million for weekend draw

The winning Lotto numbers on Wednesday were 38, 57, 54, 43, 25, 37 and the bonus number was 17.




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War veteran Captain Tom Moore, 99, hits £14 million for NHS as Matt Hancock calls him an 'inspiration'

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Royals send thank you letters to hero Captain Tom Moore, 99, after fundraiser for NHS hits £15 million

The Duke of Cambridge and his stepmother the Duchess of Cornwall have both written to Captain Tom Moore, 99, to congratulate him on smashing his NHS fundraising target.




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Captain Tom Moore hits £18 million in NHS fundraiser as Prince William donates to cause

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UK ticket-holder stakes claim to £57.8m EuroMillions lottery jackpot

A single UK ticket-holder has staked a claim for the £57.8 million EuroMillions jackpot.




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War veteran Captain Tom Moore, 99, raises more than £20 million for NHS during coronavirus crisis

War veteran Captain Tom Moore has now raised more than £20 million to help the NHS during the coronavirus crisis - twenty thousand times his initial target.




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Tom Moore could receive Spitfire flypast for 100th birthday as coronavirus fundraiser passes £21 million

The 99-year-old war veteran has raised an incredible £21 million for charity




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Food For London Now: UK food waste czar Ben Elliot warns pandemic could leave millions hungry

Ben Elliot, the government's food waste Czar, has warned that the coronavirus pandemic could leave millions of Britons hungry.




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Metro Bank agrees to pay customers back £10million in overdraft fees




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Government's furlough scheme opens today as millions apply for financial support during coronavirus

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Government will help pay wages of one million people as 140,000 firms sign up for furlough scheme

More than 140,000 firms have applied to the Government's employee furlough scheme, with grants to help cover the wages of more than one million people, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said.




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Netflix gains 15.8 million customers amid coronavirus lockdowns

Netflix has seen a surge in new sign-ups as audiences stayed in their homes to help fight coronavirus and binged on series such as Tiger King.




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British self-employed dad wins £58m EuroMillions jackpot

A self-employed dad has won last Friday's £58 million EuroMillions jackpot.




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£19 million of cocaine found stashed in lorries carrying toys and paper at Dover port

Three people have been arrested after a staggering 190kg of cocaine worth about £19 million was found hidden in lorries carrying toys and paper at the Port of Dover.




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Lottery jackpot sees £10.4 million up for grabs on Saturday

An estimated £10.4 million jackpot is up for grabs in Saturday's Lotto game after no-one won the top prize in the midweek draw.




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US unemployment claims hit 26 million as coronavirus pandemic causes 'worst economic crisis since the Great Depression'

Some 26 million people in the US have filed for unemployment benefits in five weeks since with the coronavirus outbreak forcing employers to close their doors.




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Millions of key workers now eligible for coronavirus test as Government races to meet 100,000 target

Millions of key workers and their households are now eligible for coronavirus tests as the Government races to meet its 100,000 daily target by the end of next week.




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UK coronavirus LIVE: Millions of essential workers eligible for Covid-19 tests as hospital deaths near 19,000

The Government have said it is working on the infrastructure for "large-scale" contact tracing as a key strategy for lifting the coronavirus lockdown.




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Confusion after Government website states 'no coronavirus home tests available for key workers today' despite promising them to millions

The Government's new portal for arranging coronavirus tests has sparked confusion today, following a message suggesting home tests had run out by 9am.




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Virus lockdown sees UK businesses furlough 3.8 million workers at a cost of £4.5bn

UK businesses have furloughed 3.8 million workers during the coronavirus lockdown, Downing Street has said.




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Men charged after £3 million cocaine haul uncovered in purpose-built smuggling lorry

Two men have been charged after a £3 million cocaine haul was uncovered in a purpose-built smuggling lorry in Dover.




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Royal Mint to make nearly two million visors for NHS workers on coronavirus frontline

The Royal Mint is set to manufacture nearly two million medical visors to help protect NHS staff from the coronavirus across England and Wales.




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Food For London Now appeal sets its sights on raising £10 million to feed capital's hungry over three years

You can donate here virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW




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Millions in silent tribute to NHS heroes who lost lives in coronavirus battle

Millions of Britons fell silent at 11am today in memory of the healthcare heroes and key workers who have died fighting coronavirus.




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Global coronavirus cases pass 3 million as lockdowns begin to ease across the world

Global confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed three million.