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Former MIT scientist David Sabatini’s name cleared of sexual misconduct allegations, court asks accuser to pay him $6 million plus interest. A Boston court exonerated former MIT scientist David Sabatini, 58, of sexual misconduct allegations brought by former colleague Kristin Knouse and asked Knouse to pay Sabatini $6 million in damages. Sabatini lost his job…

A historic 30-room house where Australian painter Frederick McCubbin created some of his best-known works is at the centre of a legal dispute over its ownership. It is known as Fontainebleau; the property stands in Mount Macedon in regional Victoria and was the only home McCubbin owned in the early 1900s.The two-storey house is now…

A rare porcelain bowl made by skilled imperial craftsmen during China’s Qing dynasty in the early 18th century has sold for $2.048 million (£1.56 million) at a Christie’s auction in New York. The 14.3-centimetre bowl was made during the short reign of Emperor Yongzheng, which lasted from 1723 to 1735. In the early 20th century,…

An 1867 $5 gold coin made in San Francisco and forgotten inside a cigar box in a Texas closet has sold at auction for $97,600 (£74,800). The sale price was more than four times the coin’s previous record. The coin, officially known as an 1867-S Liberty Half Eagle, was found during an estate appraisal in…

Both were found guilty in July but sentenced in October An Indian-origin businessman has been sentenced to eight years in prison in the UK for defrauding companies through fake personal protective equipment (PPE) supply deals during the Covid-19 pandemic and using the money to fund a lavish lifestyle, including luxury cars, expensive watches and home…

Independent member for Indi Helen Haines was allegedly hit by car driven by 43-year old man Australian independent lawmaker Helen Haines has lost a leg after a man allegedly rammed her with his car and reversed to hit her a second time outside her electorate office, local media reported on Tuesday as cited by Reuters…

Italian banker accidentally dropped to death when thugs were dangling him out of his office window. (AI image) David Rossi, the communications director of the Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena, died in 2013. It was believed till date that he committed suicide, as his body was found beneath an open window of the…

Representative Image (AI-generated) A family home became the centre of a fraud dispute after a Georgia woman transferred her property interest to her stepson while reportedly experiencing memory loss. Years later, the courts were asked to determine whether the transfer could stand and whether the jury’s decision should be overturned. On October 19, 2026, the…

The Keith Haring Foundation authenticated the unsigned mural, offering a rare glimpse into the artist’s early years. Somewhere behind the walls of a New York loft, an artwork by Keith Haring spent decades out of sight, protected by an unlikely layer of drywall. Painted long before the artist became an international name, the mural survived…

The judges upheld the lawsuit’s dismissal, preventing Myers from bringing the same claims again in that case. (AI image) A Florida couple who missed 66 monthly mortgage payments on their Naples property have been involved in a legal dispute with their bank for nearly 17 years. During the dispute, the husband, Gregory Brian Myers, agreed…