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FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2013, file photo, former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer delivers his concession speech at his election night party after losing the Democratic primary race for New York City comptroller in New York. A Russian woman who was accused of blackmailing Spitzer is seeking to lift a court-mandated gag order so she can talk about what she says are Spitzer's fetishes. The New York Post reports Svetlana Zakharova filed papers in Manhattan state Supreme Court seeking to lift the gag order imposed as part of her prosecution. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg, File)

Russian accused of blackmailing ex-governor: Lift gag order

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FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2013, file photo, former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer delivers his concession speech at his election night party after losing the Democratic primary race for New York City comptroller in New York. A 26-year-old woman who accused Spitzer of assaulting her has been arrested for trying to extort money from him. Police said Svetlana Zakharova was arrested in New York on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg, File)

Woman charged in ex-NY governor extortion plot held on bail

By TOM HAYS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2013, file photo, former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer delivers his concession speech at his election night party after losing the Democratic primary race for New York City comptroller in New York. A 26-year-old woman who accused Spitzer of assaulting her has been arrested for trying to extort money from him. Police said Svetlana Zakharova was arrested in New York on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg, File)

The Latest: Ex-NY governor extortion case woman held on bail

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Bolshoi’s artistic director attacked with acid

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA and LYNN BERRY - Associated Press