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Daimler, the maker of Mercedes-Benz cars, says it has reached an agreement in principle to settle US claims over emissions from its diesel vehicles for over $2.2 billion. The Stuttgart, Germany-based automaker said late Thursday that the agreement with various US authorities concerns civil and environmental claims involving about 250,000 diesel cars and vans. The …

Uber would be forced to shut down its ride-hailing operations in California if a court ruling that blocks it from classifying its drivers as independent contractors goes into effect, the company said in a court filing. A California judge on Monday granted the state’s request for a preliminary injunction blocking Uber and rival Lyft from …

Cameron Diaz quit acting five years ago and she couldn’t be more at “peace.” During Wednesday’s “In goop Health: The Sessions” with Gwyneth Paltrow, the “Charlie’s Angels” star said Hollywood’s intensity was a major factor in her decision to step back from the spotlight. “It’s a strange thing to say, I know a lot of people …

English comedians Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc have traded biscuits on “The Great British Bake-off” to bloodshed in their new comedy series “Hitmen.” “The writers had envisioned it as a couple of young guys,” Perkins, 50 tells The Post. “And we said, ‘Look, that trope is great, but it’s pretty well known. How about you …

Meghan Markle’s Wikipedia page was drastically altered just before her relationship with Prince Harry went public — dropping her modeling work to instead promote her as an “activist” and “humanitarian.” Records of changes to the site show a flurry of activity late on Oct. 9, 2016 — when the “Suits” actress was already dating Harry …

White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said Sunday that the coronavirus relief package being rafted by Senate Republicans will include a second round of direct payments to Americans as well as an extension of the moratorium on evictions for renters. “There’s a $1,200 check coming, that’s going to be part of the new package,” Kudlow …

Westerns and horror-film actor John Saxon, a Brooklyn native and star in the original “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” died Saturday, Deadline reported. He was 83. Saxon’s career included roles in some 200 films, and spanned more than 60 years. His passing was announced by his wife, who said he died from pneumonia in his …

Welcome to “Inside the Actor’s Portfolio.” Late thespian and “Inside the Actors Studio” host James Lipton, left behind a $2.125 million estate to his wife, court records show. The 93-year-old TV writer — who died peacefully March 2 in his home after having battled bladder cancer, TMZ reported — left his estate to his third …

Actor Johnny Ortiz has been charged with attempted murder, according to a report. The actor, who starred alongside Kevin Costner in “McFarland USA,”  has been held on $1,120,000 bond since his arrest in May, TMZ reported. Ortiz and another man, Armando Miguel Navarro, allegedly tried to kill Brian Duke “for the benefit of … a …

A #MeToo activist who says she was targeted by disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein told the a court Friday she was “misquoted” in a newspaper article that’s at the center of Johnny Depp’s explosive libel trial. Actress Katherine Kendall — who was quoted in an article in The Sun calling Depp “wife beater” in 2018 …