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BROOKLYN — New York City Mayor Eric Adams sued the state's Campaign Finance Board on Friday, claiming it illegally withheld $4.7 million in public matching funds last week over failure to provide requested information and suspected campaign misconduct. It's the second time Adams has sued the CFB during his independent reelection bid for mayor as the board previously denied him about $3.5 million in public matching funds, which in New York award an extra $8 for every $1 contributed by a New York resident. Adams claims his rejection was based "solely" on a federal bribery charge that was dropped by the Department of Justice in February, but a federal judge tossed his first lawsuit against the CFB in July, citing the mayor's late response to a request for information.

LOS ANGELES — Prince's "Purple Rain" co-star and musical collaborator, Apollonia, filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming that Prince's estate is trying to "steal" her name in a trademark tiff. Attorneys for Apollonia say Prince's Paisley Park estate has asserted that she signed away the rights to her name in a 1983 movie deal for "Purple Rain," but they argue the contract carries no legal weight and note the late singer encouraged Apollonia's professional endeavors for decades until his death in 2016.