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South Carolina House Nips Medical Marijuana Bill in the Bud on Constitutional Concerns

Supporters of a move to bring medical marijuana to South Carolina are looking for new buzz after a legalization bill was snuffed out on a procedural and constitutional challenge. “I just need to find out a way to get this …

Texas Coffee Chain to Pay $70,000 in Disability Discrimination Suit

North Richland Hills, Texas-based 151 Coffee will pay $70,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, 151 Coffee closed all …

Inflation, Ukraine War Seen as Chief Financial Risks

High inflation, volatility in stock and commodity markets and the war in Ukraine have emerged as the chief risks to the U.S. financial system, the Federal Reserve reported on Monday in a biannual update on financial stability that warned of …

Video Gives More Detail on Collapse of Pittsburgh Bridge

Video footage from a bus of the bridge collapse in Pittsburgh this year shows one end of the structure had already fallen when an expansion joint at the other end was pulling apart, federal investigators said Thursday. The National Transportation …

OSHA Fines Oil Company $454K in North Dakota Explosion

An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that an oil company’s failure to take adequate safety precautions contributed to a drilling site explosion near Grassy Butte, North Dakota on Nov. 4, 2021, that …

Wisconsin Officials Issue Wildfire Warnings

Wisconsin officials issued wildfire warnings across the state this past weekend. The state Department of Natural Resources has listed 52 counties in the “very high risk” category for fires, mostly in the northern part of the state. Eight counties are …

NTSB: Pilot Didn’t Clear Ice in South Dakota Crash That Killed 9

Federal investigators confirmed that the buildup of ice on the wings and other parts of the plane was a key factor in a 2019 crash that killed nine of 12 members of an Idaho family on board an overloaded small …

Elephant Insurance Reports Data Breach

Virginia-based direct-to-consumer personal lines insurer Elephant Insurance reports that it experienced a cyber incident beginning in late March and as of April 25 its review had been able to identify consumers whose data may have been viewed or copied from …

Forecast Calls for High Risk of Wildfires in Central Oregon

As summer approaches forecasters say Central Oregon has the highest fire risk of anywhere in the state. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the latest fire season outlook, released this week by the National Interagency Fire Center, shows above-normal fire risk running …

California State Bar Notifies 1,300 Identified in Data Breach

The State Bar of California has begun notifying individuals whose names appeared in more than 322,000 confidential attorney discipline records published online in a massive data breach. The State Bar said it will contact 1,300 complainants, witnesses or respondents whose …

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