Metro Briefing | New York: Manhattan: Busta Rhymes Faces Four Trials
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The rapper is accused of attacking two men, driving drunk and driving with a suspended license.
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A judge gave a tentative go-ahead to lawsuits filed on behalf of five men wrongly convicted in the notorious 1989 Central Park jogger attack, tossing out some claims but allowing others to proceed against the city.
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Rap group Three 6 Mafia has settled a lawsuit by a suburban Pittsburgh teenager who claimed he was severely beaten at a concert when fans followed lyrics of the song "Let's Start A Riot."
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The actor Sam Waterston will become the fourth district attorney on NBC's "Law &#038; Order," now in its 18th season. During that time, Manhattan has actually had just one DA, Robert M. Morgenthau, first elected in 1974.
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An ex-con accused of two sexual assaults linked to the Baseline Killer case that has terrorized the city is facing three more criminal counts.
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Busta Rhymes, accused of attacking two men, driving drunk and driving with a suspended license, has rejected a plea deal and is facing four separate trials.
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Prospective jurors in the trial of the co-owner of a Rhode Island nightclub, where a fire killed 100, were told the trial could last three or four months.  One hundred nine people appeared in Kent County Courthouse, the first of four groups over two days.
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Four men are due in court after a series of police raids targeted an alleged terrorist recruitment network.
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At a busy Manhattan corner, a cabbie lays on the horn as he struggles through rush-hour traffic. A few blocks away, sirens blare as an ambulance races down the street. In the subway below, trains screech to a halt and an amateur dance troupe blasts hip-hop music on the platform.
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WESTTOWN, N.Y. - According to New York City's traffic office, Russell Falkena ran a red light on Manhattan's West Side, in his rowboat. Falkena, 46, of Westtown in upstate Orange County, recently received a $50 traffic ticket in the mail for running a light in December.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - A surprising new court ruling could  have a profound impact on the use of samples in hip-hop and  other recordings.
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The next chapter in the global legal battle between the recording industry and file-sharing services is due to unfold here Monday when the owners of the hugely popular Kazaa software go on trial on civil copyright infringement charges.
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Three 6 Mafia settle in a case which claimed their song prompted a violent attack.
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A million-dollar record deal for an up-and-coming rap artist was put in jeopardy when a Baltimore County judge issued a bench warrant for his arrest, an attorney for the singer said.
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New York rappers the Beastie Boys are to headline the Bestival music weekend in the Isle of Wight.
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Forget da club--50 Cent might soon be in da traffic court.
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A man from northern England will appear before City of Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Thursday morning having been charged with four terrorism offences.