LARRY NEUMEISTER

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NEW YORK — The killing of six worshippers at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee brought fresh worries Sunday to the half million U.S. followers of a faith whose congregants have worried about their safety since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, when some began targeting adherents of a peaceful religion that stresses the equality of people.

Judge lets startup relay live TV to iPhones 07/11/12 - 11:36pm

NEW YORK — A startup company can continue to send live TV programming to iPhones and other mobile devices in the city despite objections from major broadcasters that say expansion can threaten the free broadcasting of events such as the Super Bowl, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Singer Rihanna sues former accountants 07/05/12 - 11:23pm

NEW YORK — Rihanna sued her former accountants Thursday, blaming them for tens of millions of dollars in losses, shoddy bookkeeping, a failure to recommend she trim expenses when a 2009 tour was losing money and an ongoing audit by the Internal Revenue Service.

NY jury awards over $950 million to Liberty Media after hearing stock swap evidence 06/25/12 - 11:06pm

NEW YORK — A federal jury on Monday awarded $956 million to U.S. media group Liberty Media after concluding that the French entertainment group Vivendi deceived it in a decade-old deal involving the USA Networks. The jury in U.S. District Court in Manhattan issued the award after hearing evidence related to a stock swap involving the network. Liberty Media had accused Vivendi of deceiving it with rosy statements about its finances when executives inside the company were aware of a liquidity crisis.

U.S. takes control of dinosaur skeleton in New York on Friday 06/20/12 - 11:54pm

NEW YORK — A dinosaur skeleton is scheduled to be taken by U.S. authorities Friday from the custody of an auction house after a judge permitted its seizure for its likely return home to Mongolia.

US sues to force return of dinosaur to Mongolia 06/18/12 - 11:44pm

NEW YORK — The fossil of a dinosaur that roamed the earth 70 million years ago should be turned over to the United States by an auction house so that it can be returned to its home in Mongolia, a lawsuit brought by the U.S. government demanded Monday.

NY judge: Apple statements damage lawsuit position 05/16/12 - 12:07am

NEW YORK — A federal judge cited the confident voice of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs on Tuesday as she refused to toss out lawsuits alleging the company and various publishers conspired to drive up the price of electronic books.

NY appeals court reinstates case against YouTube 04/05/12 - 11:48pm

NEW YORK — A federal appeals court revived a 5-year-old copyright case against YouTube on Thursday, finding that a jury might conclude that the online video service knew it was infringing rights when it allowed the distribution of videos of popular television shows and other programs.

Ex-Soviet arms dealer faces possible life sentence 04/05/12 - 12:06am

NEW YORK — A former Soviet officer dubbed the "Merchant of Death" for his reputation for putting deadly weapons into the hands of violent dictators and regimes is set for sentencing Thursday. Viktor Bout, 45, faces a mandatory minimum of 25 years in prison and possibly life for his conviction on terrorism charges. His lawyers are making a last-minute bid to convince a judge that the case should be tossed out, along with last year's jury verdict. They say he is the victim of a vindictive U.S. government sting operation.

Mets' future brightens with Madoff settlement 03/20/12 - 12:03am

NEW YORK — The New York Mets’ owners scored an early-season victory Monday, stabilizing the club’s financial future in a deal with a trustee for Bernard Madoff’s fraud victims that requires them to pay millions less than they might have — and lifts a dark cloud from a team whose dismal play seemed to mirror its misfortune in the owner’s box.