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A circus has saddened a clown after telling him he could no longer wear giant, floppy shoes due to health and safety concerns. The circus’ safety adviser, Larry Dewitt made the ruling after clown Valerik Kashkin fell 9-feet and broke his foot during a tight-rope act at a show in …

MOSCOW – Moscow authorities expressed concern Monday about the rise of “surrogate” gambling technologies such as lottery machines and online gambling three months after an almost total ban on gambling in Russia. “We are seriously concerned about the rise of surrogate technologies,” Moscow deputy mayor Sergei Baidakov said at a …

BOSTON – Lawyers for the German-born man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller are asking a Boston judge to throw out his kidnapping and assault convictions. The defense is challenging the credibility of the state’s mental health expert. They also fault the prosecutor for telling jurors not to allow Rockefeller to …