Rescuers untangle humpback whale trapped in fishing line off California coast

(Reuters) - Rescuers on Saturday untangled a humpback whale that had been swimming down the California coast for days wrapped in hundreds of feet of crab trap line.

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Jennifer Lawrence says Hollywood pay gap complaint was self-critical

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence said on Saturday that her recent critique of the gender pay gap in Hollywood raised as many questions about herself, and her willingness to be assertive, as it did about bias in the U.S. film industry.

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Texas storms kill at least six, bring torrential rains

DALLAS (Reuters) - At least six people have died in Texas in storms that lashed parts of the state with heavy rains, causing flooding and the cancellation of dozens of flights as twisters were reported near Houston, authorities said on Saturday.

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Two dead as torrential rains, tornadoes lash central Texas

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - At least two people were killed when a storm with high winds and heavy rains pelted central Texas on Friday, flooding highways, causing evacuations after rivers overflowed and spawning tornadoes that ripped through buildings outside San Antonio.

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Beverly Hills fined for not conserving enough water in drought

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Upscale Beverly Hills is among four California cities whose water utilities have been fined for not forcing residents to conserve enough water during California's unrelenting four-year drought, officials said on Friday.

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Einhorn's Greenlight Capital up in October, down year-to-date: source

BOSTON - Hedge fund manager David Einhorn, who has been nursing some of the year's biggest losses, posted tiny gains in October when the U.S. stock market had a strong showing, a person familiar with...

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Largest U.S. banks face $120 billion shortfall under new rule

(Reuters) - Six big U.S. banks need to raise an additional $120 billion, most likely in long-term debt, under a rule proposed on Friday by the Federal Reserve.

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BofA reaches $335 million settlement over mortgages, MERS

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp has reached a $335 million settlement of a federal lawsuit accusing it of misleading shareholders about its exposure to risky mortgage securities and its...

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Einhorn's Greenlight Capital up in October, down year-to-date: source

BOSTON - Hedge fund manager David Einhorn, who has been nursing some of the year's biggest losses, posted tiny gains in October when the U.S. stock market had a strong showing, a person familiar with...

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Largest U.S. banks face $120 billion shortfall under new rule

(Reuters) - Six big U.S. banks need to raise an additional $120 billion, most likely in long-term debt, under a rule proposed on Friday by the Federal Reserve.

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Rocky Horror invades LA's City Hall

It seemed like a normal day at Los Angeles' City Hall but when council member Paul Koretz announced that they would be honoring 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' and making Friday (October 30) a day to mark the film's 40th anniversary, the hall came alive with song and dance.

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