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Despite Some Progress, Feral Hogs Cause $2.5B in Damage Per Year, Mostly in South
Eight years into a U.S. program to control damage from feral pigs, the invasive animals with big appetites and snouts that uproot anything that smells good are still a multibillion-dollar plague on farmers, wildlife and the environment. These prolific hogs …
Read More Gunmaker Sig Sauer Faces Suit from Officers, Others Claiming Gun Goes Off by Itself
Police and federal law enforcement officers are among 20 people from multiple states saying they were wounded by a popular type of Sig Sauer pistol, the latest lawsuit alleging that the gun is susceptible to going off without the trigger …
Read More EU Agrees to $60 Price Cap for Russian Oil, Allowing Buyers to Access Insurance
The European Union agreed to put a price cap on Russian oil at $60 a barrel, paving the way for a wider Group of Seven deal, according to a Polish diplomat. The price is higher than where Russia already sells …
Read More Officials: No Altitude Advice Before Dallas Air Show Crash
DALLAS (AP) _ Just before a midair collision that killed six at a Dallas air show, a group of historic fighter planes was told to fly ahead of a formation of bombers without any prior plan for coordinating altitude, according …
Read More 9,000 Hens Killed in Missouri After Latest Case of Avian Flu
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Nearly 9,000 laying hens in Webster County were killed after federal officials confirmed an outbreak of bird flu in the flock, state agriculture officials said. It is the 11th case of the highly contagious avian …
Read More Minneapolis Reaches $600K Settlement With 12 hurt in George Floyd Protests
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The city of Minneapolis has reached a $600,000 settlement with 12 protesters who were injured during demonstrations after the May 2020 police killing of George Floyd, the American Civil Liberties Union announced Wednesday. The agreement, which also …
Read More Ex-Student Alleges Abuse at Missouri Military Boarding School
MEXICO, Mo. (AP) _ A former student at the Missouri Military Academy alleges in a lawsuit that school administrators did nothing to stop routine beatings he suffered at the school. The student filed a personal injury lawsuit this week against …
Read More Employee Claims Google Fired Him Over Refusing Sex Advance, Failure to Be ‘Inclusive’
A former Google employee is suing the technology company claiming he was fired in retaliation for refusing another employee’s sexual advances and for not being “inclusive” in his team hiring. Ryan Olohan, who worked in Manhattan for Google, filed suit …
Read More Reckitt Expects U.S. Infant Formula Shortage Until Spring
The near year-long infant formula shortage in the United States that prompted the intervention of the White House is likely to “persist” until spring, according to Reckitt Benckiser, the maker of what is now the biggest brand in the market, …
Read More Pilot Cited ‘Rigging Issue’ Before Small Plane Crashed in Pennsylvania
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Federal investigators say the pilot of a small experimental plane spoke of a problem with the aircraft shortly before it went down in a northeastern Pennsylvania farm last month, killing himself and another person. Authorities …
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