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Extreme Cold, Travel Chaos to Continue Into This Week

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The deep freeze from a deadly winter storm that walloped much of the United States will continue into the week as people in western New York deal with massive snow drifts that snarled emergency vehicles and …

Alex Jones Loses Bid to Have Sandy Hook Verdict Set Aaide

A Connecticut judge on Thursday denied Infowars host Alex Jones’ motion seeking a new trial and the overturning of a jury verdict requiring him to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary …

New Jersey Gov. Murphy Signs Gun Carry Bill

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday signed an overhaul to the rules to get a firearm carry permit, legislation that was spurred by this summer’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights. “While we are bound to follow the …

Title Insurer Stewart Agrees to $2.5M ‘No-Poaching’ Settlement With New York

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with one of the largest title insurance underwriters, Stewart Title Guaranty Corp., ending non-competitive no-poach agreements between Stewart and its competitors. As a result of this agreement, Stewart said it will …

Baltimore Police Say Carjackers Targeting Rideshare Drivers

Police in Baltimore are investigating dozens of rideshare carjackings and robberies over the past month but have seen more cases despite several arrests, Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said Wednesday. In many cases, an active rideshare driver’s car and phone are …

Lawsuits Alleging Maine Church Knew About Sex Abuse Now Number 14

Two more people have filed lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by a Roman Catholic clergy member and a nun — both deceased — raising the number to over a dozen since Maine loosened the statute of limitations last year. One of …

Buffalo Bus Driver Gets 5 Years Probation for Workers’ Compensation Claims Fraud

A former bus driver for the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) has been sentenced to five years of probation for fraudulently obtaining workers’ compensation benefits by misrepresenting her injuries. She must also pay full restitution to the NFTA for money …

Gallagher to Acquire HR, Benefits Firm Buck For $660 Million

Global broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has agreed to acquire the partnership interests of BCHR Holdings, L.P., which does business under the name Buck. Buck provides of retirement, human relations, and employee benefits consulting and administration services. The organization …

One Dead, Another Injured During Ammonia Leak at Massachusetts Food Plant

A 68-year-old man died and another man was taken to the hospital for treatment after an ammonia leak at a food processing facility in Massachusetts, authorities said. Police officers and firefighters went to the plant in Norwood at about 11 …

Monsanto Moves to Halt School Demolition by Vermont City Suing It Over PCB Chemicals

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The manufacturer of chemicals that are forcing Vermont’s largest city to tear down its high school wants to block the demolition, saying that would result in the destruction of evidence. Burlington’s school board sued Monsanto in …

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