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Ohio to Vote on Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in November
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A proposal to legalize recreational adult use of marijuana in Ohio was cleared Wednesday to appear on statewide ballots this fall after the Republican-led state Legislature failed to act on it. The measure would allow adults …
Read More Warren Buffett Gives $27M in Berkshire Hathaway Stock to an Unnamed Charity
Investor Warren Buffett has donated Berkshire Hathaway stock worth $27 million to an unnamed charity. Buffett disclosed the gift of 50 Class A shares of Berkshire stock in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Wednesday. This donation …
Read More Bosses Dislike Work-From-Home But Suspect They’re Stuck With It
Business leaders think that the spread of remote work has had more negative effects than positive ones, but they also see the practice becoming ingrained, according to a new survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Roughly two-thirds …
Read More Judge Won’t Block Florida Law Banning Chinese Ownership of Property
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge in Florida on Thursday declined to block the state’s law barring citizens of China and other “countries of concern” from owning homes or land in the state. U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor in Tallahassee, Florida, …
Read More California Town of Paradise Deploys Warning Sirens as 5-Year Anniversary of Deadly Fire Approaches
California residents driven from their homes by one of the deadliest wildfires in recent history had one request before they would rebuild in the small mountain town of Paradise: warning sirens to bolster town emergency systems that failed some people …
Read More Florida Art Museum Sues Former Director Over Forged Basquiat Paintings Scheme
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida art museum which was raided last year by the FBI over an exhibit of what turned out to be forged Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings has sued its former executive director and others, claiming they …
Read More ‘Smart Window’ Firm to Pay Almost $5M for Illegal Dumping of Wastewater in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A California-based company will pay just under $5 million in fines for discharging wastewater into a publicly owned sewage treatment plant in Mississippi without obtaining a valid state permit, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. View Inc., …
Read More Allstate Starts Q3 With $313M in Catastrophe Losses in July
Allstate Corp. said estimated catastrophe losses for the month of July were $313 million or $247 million, after-tax. July has 18 events, highlighted by widespread wind and hail storms, with estimated losses of about $349 million. These losses for July …
Read More Orlando Debuts Self-Driving Shuttle to Whisk Passengers Around Downtown
There is going to be a new way to get around downtown Orlando, Florida, and it`s not going to require any human drivers. Starting later this month, an electric, self-driving shuttle will whisk passengers around a 1-mile (1.6 km) loop …
Read More Buffalo Shooting Lawsuits Claim Social Media, Gun Firms, Parents Enabled Killer
YouTube, Reddit and a body armor manufacturer were among the businesses that helped enable the gunman who killed 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket, according to a pair of lawsuits announced Wednesday. The …
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