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Bayer Reaches $6.9 Million Settlement With New York Over Roundup

Two companies that sell top brands of household weedkiller will pay $6.9 million for allegedly making false and misleading claims regarding the safety of their products as part of a settlement with the New York attorney general’s office announced on …

Vermont Man Accused of Murder, Inheritance and Insurance Schemes Dies in Jail

A Vermont man facing charges he murdered his mother at sea in order to obtain a multimillion dollar inheritance has been found dead in his jail cell in New Hampshire, officials announced yesterday. The state medical examiner and the Keene …

MGM Denies Responsibility for ‘Fraudster’s’ Gambling Addiction

Gambling giant MGM Resorts International says it did nothing wrong in its dealings with a New York City man who accuses it of preying on his gambling addiction with repeated cash bonuses intended to keep him gambling. In court papers, …

Commuter Train Collision with Truck in Connecticut Seriously Injures Pickup Driver

A commuter train collided with a pickup truck in Connecticut on Wednesday, injuring the driver and heavily damaging the vehicle, authorities said. The crash happened just before 11:30 a.m. at a Metro-North Railroad street crossing in Norwalk that has warning …

Jury Awards Ex-Starbucks Manager $25.6 Million Over Firing After Arrests of 2 Black Men

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) – Jurors in federal court have awarded $25.6 million to a former Starbucks regional manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished after the high-profile arrests of two Black men at a Philadelphia …

New York High Court Upholds Electronic Data Logging for Commercial Trucks

New York’s highest court ruled that a state regulation requiring the installation of electronic logging devices in commercial motor vehicles does not violate the state constitution’s prohibition against unreasonable search and seizure. The Court of Appeals, in a unanimous decision …

Judge Gives Erie Insurance, Maryland Regulator 60 Days to Resolve Rift Over Bias, Document Disclosure

A judge has given Erie Insurance and the Maryland insurance regulator 60 days to settle their differences related to allegations that the insurer unfairly discriminated against Black insurance agents in the Baltimore area and that the regulator acted arbitrarily and …

Judge Allows Carroll to Amend Defamation Suit Against Trump to Add His CNN Comments

The New York author who won a $5 million sexual abuse trial against Donald Trump was allowed to expand an earlier defamation lawsuit to add remarks he made about her on a CNN town hall and seek at least $10 …

Northeast Vineyards, Apple Orchards Still Hurting From May Frost Damage

Vineyards and apple orchards across the Northeast are still gauging damage from a late-season frost in May that wiped out a third to most of the crop for some growers who say it’s the worst frost damage they have ever …

Lockport Tour Boat Capsized Before; Passenger Recounts Ordeal

Soon after a tour boat flipped over during a tour of a dimly lit cavern system, leaving one passenger dead, members of another group recalled a similar experience while taking the same tour eight years ago and questioned whether anything …

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