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1 Dead, 9 Hurt in Stampede at Rap Concert in New York

Apparently false fears of a shooting at a rap concert in Rochester, New York, sent a crowd surging toward the exits, killing one person and injuring nine others, police said. The injuries at Sunday night’s concert featuring rappers GloRilla and …

South Korea Blames Lack of Crowd Control as Factor in Fatal Crush

Top South Korean officials said a lack of proper crowd management was likely a factor behind a deadly surge of people that left at least 156 dead, with police faulted for not doing enough to heed warnings that masses were …

South Korea Begins Investigation Into Deadly Halloween Crush, as Death Toll Rises

South Korean investigators combed footage on Monday from more than 50 state and private closed-circuit TV cameras as well as from social media looking for answers to how a surge in Halloween party-goers trapped in narrow alleys killed so many. …

Some Western U.S. Cities Nixing July 4 Fireworks over Fire Dangers, Shortages

The skies over a scattering of Western U.S. cities will stay dark for the third consecutive Fourth of July as some major fireworks displays are canceled again this year – some over wildfire concerns amid dry weather and others because …

Group Says Its Analysis Shows Proposed California Law Will Harm Music Creators

Proposed California legislation would make contracts between labels and artists nearly unenforceable, reducing the incentive for record labels to invest in recording artists and potentially depressing California’s music economy by as much as $600 million a year, according to an …

Pet Insurance Outshines Travel, Other Inland Marine Coverages Cut by COVID: AM Best

The U.S. inland marine insurance segment experienced a “significant downturn in profitability” in 2020, with its loss ratio deteriorating by nearly 16 percentage points amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an AM Best report. The Best’s Market Segment Report, “Significant …

Flexible Workspace Software Firm Adds Insurance Agency for Owners, Tenants

A Colorado-based workspace management software company has launched an insurance brokerage for coworking and flex space operators, members and tenants. The new agency, Proximity Protect, is offering insurance policies nationwide through admitted insurers to the 100,000 members of Proximity’s network. …

Music Festivals Testing ‘Bubble’ Strategies to Bring Back Outdoor Events

A 200-strong coterie of mostly men gathered in the Poconos Mountains earlier this month to engage in what some regard as this pandemic era’s ultimate taboo: a bacchanalian party. The Utopia music festival took place over the Labor Day holiday …

Man Suing over Injuries in Portable Horse Stall in Oregon During High Winds

A man is suing the organizers of a 2018 Bend, Ore. horse show for serious injuries he says he suffered when high winds lifted the portable stall he and his horse were inside and threw them 40 feet. Jeffrey Ruthhardt …

Southern California Bride Tied up in Insurance Fraud Scheme

Vermyttya Miller, 37, of Santa Clarita, Calif., was sentenced this week to five years in county jail and ordered to pay $22,500 in restitution after pleading no contest to one count of felony insurance fraud for a wedding fraud scheme. …