California ’s unemployment rate was 6.9 percent in June, up from 6.8 percent in May, the state Employment Development Department (EDD) reported today. A year ago, in June 2007, California ’s unemployment rate was 5.3 percent.

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RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A federal jury awarded Mattel Inc. $100 million in damages on Tuesday in a federal copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of the saucy Bratz dolls.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Barbie might have taken some of the sass out of pouty-lipped rivals Yasmin, Jade, Cloe and Sasha with a $100 million verdict against Bratz-maker MGA Entertainment Inc., but no one has left the playground just yet.

A US federal jury has awarded Mattel Inc. US$100 million in damages in a federal copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment.