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Unsealed court docs are bad for Cosby. They could be good for alleged victims
It's going to get harder and harder to find those Cosby reruns. After years of first-person allegations of Bill Cosby drugging and raping women, an old deposition unsealed Monday may finally be a smoking gun. The docs, which the Associated Press fought to get its hands on, are from a 2005 sexual assault civil lawsuit. In them, Cosby admits to getting drugs with the intent of giving them to young women before sex. The drugs in question included Quaaludes (no, they don't make those anymore). Cosby's lawyers had fought the release of the documents on the grounds that it would embarrass their client (um, yea?), but a judge thought that was ridiculous and agreed to unseal them. So what changes for Cosby now in the eyes of the law? The statute of limitations has expired in almost all the allegations women have brought against him over the years, but in each state there can be exceptions, depending on the facts. There are also several civil suits pending, and lawyers for the accusers say this could help bolster their cases. Celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred, who represents 17 Cosby accusers, said, "This confirms the allegations of numerous victims who have said that he has used drugs in order to sexually assault them."
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In a 2005 court deposition, Bill Cosby admitted to obtaining and using sedatives with the intent to give them to women he wanted to have sex with. Newslook
FBI raids Subway Jared's home; Subway and Jared suspend relationship
We don't know why I-Lost-235-Pounds-Eating-Subway-Sandwiches-Jared-Fogle's Indiana home was raided by the FBI on Tuesday. What we do know is that it comes just two months after Russell Taylor, the former executive director of The Jared Foundation (which was started to encourage kids to eat healthy and exercise) was arrested in Indianapolis on federal child pornography charges. The restaurant chain and Fogle have agreed to suspend their relationship due to the investigation. Fogle was a 425-pound freshman at Indiana University when he embarked on the unusual diet of Subway turkey and veggie subs in 1998. Subway put him in their commercials, and he became a foot-long celeb. An attorney for Fogle said he hasn't been arrested for any crime and is cooperating with investigators.
Jared Fogle rose to fame after losing 235 pounds by eating Subway sandwiches and exercising.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Jack Gruber, USAT)
Carnival is offering cruises to Cuba, but you won't have any money left for cigars and rum when you get there
The good news: You'll soon be able to take a cruise to Cuba. The bad news: The voyage will cost nearly $3,000. Oh, and you can't smoke and drink and lay on the beach the whole time. Carnival Corp. says it'll launch seven-night "people-to-people" tours to the island beginning in May — if Cuban authorities approve. People-to-people is shorthand for vacations where you do volunteer work. The Obama administration made moves recently to restore diplomatic ties with Cuba (we weren't on good terms for a good 50 years there). Loosening rules for U.S. travel to the communist nation is one awesome benefit. Traditional vacations still aren't allowed, but U.S. travelers who fall under one of 12 approved categories now can legally visit Cuba without needing a license in advance. The categories include traveling for educational activities, like people-to-people exchanges. Want to reserve a spot on an upcoming voyage? All you need is the $600 deposit. And then a way to make up the other $2,400.
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July 7 -- Carnival, angling to become the first U.S. cruise operator to call on Cuba in 50 years, said the Treasury and Commerce departments approved its request to begin sailing there. Company CEO Arnold Donald speaks on "Bloomberg Markets." Bloomberg
South Carolina: In the nearly three weeks since the Charleston church shootings, there's been ...
More talking ... State legislators are doing more talking about removing the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse. More voting ... The state Senate voted 36-3 Monday to send the bill to the House. The state House voted 93-18 to skip the committee process and take the bill directly to the floor. Coming up: Even more talking ... House debate is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday. In case you forgot how we got here: The shooting rampage at a historic Charleston church that left nine people dead, and suspect Dylann Roof's fondness for the Confederate flag, sparked a push to remove the Civil War-era banner from the state Capitol. Speaking of Roof ... he's facing more charges. He was indicted Tuesday on three additional attempted murder charges and a weapon offense. According to solicitor Scarlett Wilson, the new attempted murder charges relate to the victims who survived the June 17 attack at Emanuel AME Church. (He is also charged with nine counts of murder.) Roof is expected in court in October.
People inside the capitol building watch as Confederate flag supporters gather at the state house Monday in Columbia, South Carolina.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Sean Rayford, AP)
Amanda Peterson's death rips out a piece of our teenage hearts
Girls wanted to be her. Guys couldn't help but crush on her. And when she rode off into the sunset on a lawnmower with one of our favorite '80s nerds (Patrick Dempsey, before he was McDreamy), she showed us all that the most popular girl in school doesn't have to be stereotypically awful. Amanda Peterson has died at age 43. She became an icon after she played cheerleader Cindy Mancini in 1987's Can't Buy Me Love. Dempsey was a high school nerd who pays Cindy to pretend to be his girlfriend. Of course, they end up totally falling for each other. (Whatever, some cliches just feel good.) Peterson was found alone in an apartment Sunday. An investigation is ongoing but no other information is available. Forty- and 50-year-old men everywhere, keep it together. And Amanda, rest assured we'll never wear a white suede, shoulder-padded, fringe bikini suit again without remembering you.
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Today was the first bull run of the San Fermin festival in Spain. With thousands of people running a narrow course alongside fighting bulls, it went how you'd expect. More pics from the fiesta in Pamplona.
A reveler falls while others run with a Jandilla's ranch fighting bull during the running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, on Tuesday.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Daniel Ochoa de Olza, AP)
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