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Update: Pickleball Explosion in Florida Creating New Hits and Misses for Insurers, Agents

If the insurance industry hasn’t noticed, the sport known as pickleball is exploding across the country, especially in Florida, where more than 15 indoor clubs, replete with air conditioning, cafes, locker rooms, video training and other amenities are planned or …

Despite Some Progress, Feral Hogs Cause $2.5B in Damage Per Year, Mostly in South

Eight years into a U.S. program to control damage from feral pigs, the invasive animals with big appetites and snouts that uproot anything that smells good are still a multibillion-dollar plague on farmers, wildlife and the environment. These prolific hogs …

Gunmaker Sig Sauer Faces Suit by Police, Veterans, Others Vowing Gun Goes Off by Itself

Police and federal law enforcement officers are among 20 people from multiple states saying they were wounded by a popular type of Sig Sauer pistol, the latest lawsuit alleging that the gun is susceptible to going off without the trigger …

Innocent Man Freed After 25 Years in Jail to Receive $18M for Wrongful Conviction

A man who was freed in 2015 after spending a quarter-century in prison for an infamous tourist killing will receive nearly $18 million in legal settlements from the city and state of New York, his attorneys confirmed Friday. Lawyers for …

Baltimore Fire Chief Resigns as Fatal Fire Report Released

Baltimore’s fire chief resigned Friday, the same day as the release of a report that reviewed the department’s response to a January vacant rowhouse fire that left three firefighters dead. Mayor Brandon Scott announced that he decided to accept Chief …

EU Agrees to $60 Price Cap for Russian Oil, Allowing Buyers to Access Insurance

The European Union agreed to put a price cap on Russian oil at $60 a barrel, paving the way for a wider Group of Seven deal, according to a Polish diplomat. The price is higher than where Russia already sells …

Officials: No Altitude Advice Before Dallas Air Show Crash

DALLAS (AP) _ Just before a midair collision that killed six at a Dallas air show, a group of historic fighter planes was told to fly ahead of a formation of bombers without any prior plan for coordinating altitude, according …

9,000 Hens Killed in Missouri After Latest Case of Avian Flu

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Nearly 9,000 laying hens in Webster County were killed after federal officials confirmed an outbreak of bird flu in the flock, state agriculture officials said. It is the 11th case of the highly contagious avian …

Minneapolis Reaches $600K Settlement With 12 hurt in George Floyd Protests

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The city of Minneapolis has reached a $600,000 settlement with 12 protesters who were injured during demonstrations after the May 2020 police killing of George Floyd, the American Civil Liberties Union announced Wednesday. The agreement, which also …

Ex-Student Alleges Abuse at Missouri Military Boarding School

MEXICO, Mo. (AP) _ A former student at the Missouri Military Academy alleges in a lawsuit that school administrators did nothing to stop routine beatings he suffered at the school. The student filed a personal injury lawsuit this week against …

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