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Samuel Alito steps aside in a major climate case amid scrutiny over oil stock holdings

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Decision from conservative justice comes before court hears case on whether fossil-fuel firms deceived US public Supreme court justice Samuel Alito recused himself on Monday from a major climate-change case after facing calls to step aside due to stock holdings in oil companies. A letter posted in the case did not specify a reason, but the conservative justice has previously recused himself from other cases involving companies where he holds stock.

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USABC News

Dennis Haskins, Principal Belding in 'Saved By The Bell,' dies at 75

Dennis Haskins, who is best known for his role on the hit sitcom "Saved By The Bell," has died at 75, his agent confirmed to ABC News. "It’s a tragic loss. Everyone loved Mr. Belding and those of us who got to know Dennis, loved him even more. He was a great person, and he loved, I mean absolutely LOVED his fans. He always had time for them, no matter what," his agent Jay Schachter said. He played Principal Richard Belding on three separate shows. First in the Disney Channel show "Good Morning, Miss Bliss" in 1989, which was later recreated into NBC's "Saved By The Bell."

USBBC News

New York Times executive fatally shot allegedly by elderly in-laws

A New York Times executive was fatally shot in California, allegedly by his wife's elderly parents who have been arrested on suspicion of murder. Jonathan McKinsey, 40, the newspaper's director of engineering for games player experience, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a car park in Dublin - 35 miles (56km) east of San Francisco - on Saturday afternoon, police said. Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, his parents-in-law who are both 77 years old, are facing multiple charges, including first-degree murder.

USCBS News

New video of text chain from night of alleged Cornell gang rape

CBS News New York has obtained new details in the Cornell University alleged gang rape lawsuit . This comes as the Tompkins County district attorney said he's reopening the criminal case , saying the victim's original statement does not match the lawsuit's allegations. CBS News New York has exclusively obtained additional video of the fraternity's group Snapchat conversation from the night a former Cornell student says she was drugged and raped inside the Chi Phi fraternity house.