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Louisiana Businessman to Pay $1.3M Fine for Neglecting Elderly Residents During Ida

A Louisiana businessman who sent more than 800 elderly residents from his seven nursing homes to ride out Hurricane Ida in a crowded, ill-equipped warehouse pleaded no contest to 15 criminal counts Monday and was sentenced to three years of …

Charity Settles False Claims to Help Those Impacted by Ohio Train Derailment

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Thousands of dollars raised by a charity that falsely claimed it would help residents affected by a train derailment on the Ohio- Pennsylvania border earlier this year will be turned over to a food bank serving …