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Ohio Contractor Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison on Fraud Charges
A pole barn contractor who defrauded consumers of more than $400,000 has been sentenced to at least 17 years in prison after being convicted of 47 felony counts, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced this week.. This month, Marion resident …
Amid Drought, Corpus Christi Seeks Water From Privately Owned Plant
Six months after scrapping their own seawater desalination plant project, Corpus Christi City Council voted Tuesday to consider an agreement with a private company to purchase water from its desalination plant to help stave off an impending water emergency. The …
People Moves: Marsh Risk Names Zafiriadis to Lead New Service Delivery Practice
Marsh names Zafiriadis Leader of new Service Delivery Practice, US and Canada, Marsh Risk Marsh, headquartered in New York City, appointed Katrina Zafiriadis as leader of its newly established service delivery practice (SDP), U.S. and Canada, Marsh Risk. Based in …
Medical Journal Lancet Retracts 49-Year-Old Baby Powder Paper Over J&J Breach
The Lancet, one of the world’s leading medical journals, retracted a nearly five-decade-old paper extolling the safety of talc, the main ingredient in Johnson & Johnson’s iconic baby powder that fueled tens of thousands of lawsuits against the company after …
Lawsuit Alleges Microbetting Product by DraftKings, FanDuel, NFL Leads to Addiction
Major online betting platforms and the National Football League (NFL) are facing a product liability lawsuit in Pennsylvania alleging that their live in-game microbetting product is an “inherently dangerous product designed to maximize betting behavior that leads to addiction.” The …
Meta Funds Seven Gas Plants for Biggest Data Center
Meta Platforms Inc. is paying for the construction of seven new natural gas-fired plants to fuel its most power-hungry data center, increasing its reliance on fossil fuels amid a fast-moving artificial intelligence race. The company reached a new agreement with …
Georgia Employers Fined for Repeat Silica Exposure for Workers
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed fines for two Georgia employers for failing to address safety violations that had exposed workers to noise and silica dust, which can cause severe respiratory illness. After a follow-up inspection, OSHA …
Georgia Tax Bill Would Take Billions in Breaks From Companies
Georgia wants to lower income taxes. Some of the world’s biggest companies are standing in the way. A state Senate bill that would all but exempt many lower- and middle-income earners from state income tax is stalling in the Georgia …
The Scope of Damage From Hawaii’s Floods Becomes Clearer
The worst flooding to hit Hawaii in two decades has swept homes off their foundations, floated cars out of driveways and left floors, walls and counters covered in thick, reddish volcanic mud. Authorities said hundreds of homes had been damaged, …
US Senate Votes to Fund Most of Homeland Security After Shutdown Disrupts Airports
The US Senate passed legislation early Friday to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, forging a path to end a lengthy partial government shutdown that snarled airport security and threatened to ripple through an economy already roiled by …
Trump Extends Deadline for Striking Iran’s Energy Plants Into April
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would again extend the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the destruction of its energy plants, after Tehran had earlier rejected a 15-point U.S. proposal to end the fighting …
Iran Built Vast Camera Network to Control Dissent. Israel Turned it Into Targeting Tool
The role of Israel’s hijacking of Iran’s street cameras in the killing of the country’s supreme leader underscores how surveillance systems are increasingly being targeted by adversaries in wartime. Hundreds of millions of cameras have been installed above shops, in …
