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Recreational Marijuana Sales Begin on NC Tribal Land But Still Illegal in State

CHEROKEE, N.C. (AP) — The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians began selling marijuana and cannabis products to any adult 21 or over starting Saturday at its tribe-owned dispensary in North Carolina, where possession or use of the drug is otherwise …

Contractor’s Drilling of Hole Caused Leak in Underwater Tunnel to Manhattan

An underwater tunnel that passes beneath New York City’s East River sprung a leak last Wednesday after a city contractor mistakenly drilled a hole through it, sending streams of water into the heavily used passage as officials scrambled to plug …

More Extreme Heat Plus More People Equals Danger in These California Cities

On a recent sunny afternoon in Lancaster, Cassandra Hughes looked for a place to cool down. She set up a lawn chair in the shade at the edge of a park and spent the afternoon with a coloring book, listening …

Utility Investigated But Didn’t Find Gas Leak Before Fatal Maryland House Explosion

A technician responding to a power outage at a Maryland home and a neighbor both reported smelling gas the night before the residence exploded, killing two people, but a leak wasn’t initially found, according to a report released by national …

New York State Mandates Panic Buttons for Large Retailers

New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a new law requiring retailers to boost safety protections for store workers, including requiring major chains to add panic buttons in all New York State locations. Unions representing retail workers had pushed …

Strengthening Gulf Storm Could Slam Texas, Louisiana Coasts

A storm system in the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane early this week, bringing heavy rain, damaging winds and potentially life-threatening storm surges to parts of the Texas and Louisiana coastlines. The system is forecast …

California Companies Wrote Their Own Gig Worker Law, but Now No One Is Enforcing It

Nearly four years after California voters approved better wages and health benefits for ride-hailing drivers and delivery workers, no one is actually ensuring they are provided, according to state agencies, interviews with workers and a review of wage claims filed …

‘Sustainable’ Logging Operations Are Clear-Cutting Canada’s Climate-Fighting Forests

With its vast expanses of forest, Canada has the most “certified” sustainable timber operations of any nation, according to the nonprofit organizations that attest to the environmental soundness of logging practices. Such forestry-standards groups were born in the 1990s out …

Louisiana Launches Lottery System for Fortify Homes Program Grants

The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that registration for the next round of Louisiana Fortify Homes Program (LFHP) grants will open at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18, and close at 5 p.m. on Friday, September 20. While previous grant …

Contractor Agrees to Iowa Consent Order Regarding Unlicensed Public Adjusting

The Iowa Insurance Division entered into a consent order with a Midwest roofing contractor on Sept. 5 following a June cease and desist order against contractors acting as unlicensed public adjusters. IID alleges that AmeriPro Roofing solicited business to Greenfield, …

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