Son cut off in battle of New York bluebloods (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge has ordered immediate improvements in the life of 104-year-old millionaire dowager Brooke Astor, and cut off her son from his $2.3 million salary after allegations he kept her in squalid, abusive conditions, newly unsealed court documents show. The ruling came in the public battle over the care of Astor, the grand dame of New York philanthropy who was said to be a victim of elder abuse at her son's hands, being forced to live in tatters after a life of ...