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Two Charged in 40 Crimes Including Thefts of 16 Luxury Cars Worth $1 Million
Dec 8 2023 // Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced indictments against two men for a total of 50 crimes including thefts of 16 luxury cars valued at more than $1 million. Dyllan Lopes, age 21 of Quincy, was...
Five Killed in Ohio Mobile Home Fire on Thanksgiving
Nov 28 2023 // ATHENS, Ohio (AP) – Five people, including two children, were killed in a mobile home fire in Ohio on Thanksgiving morning, authorities said. The Ohio Department of Commerce said volunteer firefighters in Athens County...
3M, DuPont Defeat Massive Class Action Over Forever Chemicals
Nov 28 2023 // A U.S. appeals court on Monday handed 3M, Corteva Inc subsidiary E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co and other manufacturers of toxic so-called “forever chemicals” a big win in their fight against legal liability...
Five Family Members And a Commercial Fisherman Neighbor Killed in Alaska Landslide
Nov 27 2023 // Authorities identified those missing or killed in an Alaska landslide this week as five family members and their neighbor, a commercial fisherman who made a longshot bid for the state`s lone seat in the U. S. House last...
Two More Former NBA Players Convicted of Defrauding Players’ Health Plan
Nov 17 2023 // Former Boston Celtics forward Glen “Big Baby” Davis and ex- Piston Will Bynum were convicted by a New York jury on Wednesday in a scheme that prosecutors say defrauded an insurance plan for NBA players and...
Two-Thirds of North America Could Face Power Shortages This Winter
Nov 9 2023 // More than half of the U.S. and parts of Canada, home to around 180 million people, could fall short of electricity during extreme cold again this winter due to lacking natural gas infrastructure, the North American...
Three Passengers Sue Alaska Airlines After Off-Duty Pilot Accused of Trying to Cut Engines
Nov 6 2023 // Three passengers sued Alaska Airlines, saying they suffered emotional distress from an incident last month in which an off-duty pilot is accused of trying to shut down the engines of a plane while catching a ride in the...
One Worker Killed, Another Trapped After Kentucky Coal Tipple Collapse
Nov 2 2023 // One worker was killed and another was trapped under rubble Thursday morning after a unused, 11-story coal tipple collapsed while it was being dismantled to allow reclamation of the land. “Kentucky, we have some tough...
Four Minnesota Men Indicted in Multi-Million-Dollar Scheme to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters
Nov 1 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Federal officials have charged four Minnesota men in a multi- million-dollar scheme to transport stolen catalytic converters to buyers in several states. U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger in Minneapolis...
Three Baltic Pipe and Cable Incidents ‘Are Related’: Estonia
Oct 27 2023 // The three incidents that resulted in damage to a gas pipeline and two telecom cables between Estonia, Finland and Sweden “are related,” Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said. Finnish police leading the...
Six Years After They Began, Strems’ Massive Litigation Actions Detailed in Book
Oct 25 2023 // The story of disbarred Florida plaintiffs’ attorney Scot Strems has been told, in bits and pieces, in this publication and others over the last six years. But the saga and Strems’ alleged actions and the havoc...
Two New York Hospitals Resume Admitting Emergency Patients After Cyberattack
Oct 25 2023 // Two New York hospitals that were hit with a cyberattack have resumed admitting emergency patients after shutting down their computer systems to investigate, hospital officials said. The ambulance diversion ended Saturday...
Two Children Die in Middle Tennessee House Fire
Oct 23 2023 // MILLERSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two children died in a blaze that broke out early Wednesday at a Middle Tennessee home, officials said. The children were in the Millersville home with one parent when the fire was reported...
Three-Quarters of Firms Globally Are Not Ready for New ESG Rules: KPMG Report
Oct 16 2023 // Three-quarters of companies globally are not ready to have their environmental, social and governance (ESG) data audited externally months before new regulations kick in, according to a new report from KPMG. Stricter...
Six Killed When Train Strikes SUV at Unguarded Florida Rail Crossing
Sep 26 2023 // PLANT CITY, Fla. (AP) — Three adults, two teens and a child from an extended family died after their SUV was struck by a freight train at an unguarded crossing in central Florida, authorities said. Another adult...
Three-Quarters of Firms Globally Are Not Ready for New ESG Rules: KPMG Report
Sep 26 2023 // Three-quarters of companies globally are not ready to have their environmental, social and governance (ESG) data audited externally months before new regulations kick in, according to a new report from KPMG published on...
Two Killed When Pickup Hits Amish Buggy in Upstate New York
Sep 22 2023 // ALEXANDRIA, N.Y. (AP) — A pickup truck struck the back of an Amish buggy in northern New York, killing two children who were 1 and 3 years old and injuring four others, police said Thursday. A pickup truck driven by...
Five More New Orleans Residents Charged for Conspiring to Stage Auto Accidents
Sep 18 2023 // Five more people have been charged with intentionally staging automobile accidents with tractor-trailers in New Orleans to defraud trucking and insurance companies in 2017. United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced...
Four Former TN Officers Plead Not Guilty to Civil Rights Charges in Nichols Death
Sep 15 2023 // MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Four former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal civil rights charges in the violent beating and death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop nine months ago. Tadarrius...
Two Rival Robotaxi Services OK’d to Operate Throughout San Francisco
Sep 4 2023 // California regulators approved an expansion that will allow two rival robotaxi services to operate throughout San Francisco at all hours, despite safety worries spurred by recurring problems with unexpected stops and other...
