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Pro Soccer Returning to Jacksonville, New Stadium Planned
An ownership group including former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Tim Tebow has acquired the rights to form a new franchise within the United Soccer League, aiming to return professional soccer to Jacksonville in 2025. Pending successful progress on establishing a home …
Read More Pakistan Looks ‘Like a Sea’ After Devastating Floods: Prime Minister
SEHWAN, Pakistan – Parts of Pakistan seemed “like a sea,” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday, after visiting some of the flood-hit areas that cover as much as a third of the South Asian nation, where 18 more deaths …
Read More China Reopens Roads to Earthquake Epicenter, as Death Toll Rises
China has reopened roads leading to the epicenter of Monday’s 6.8 magnitude earthquake in the southwestern province of Sichuan and traffic has resumed, state media reported on Wednesday, while the death toll has risen to 74. In addition, a total …
Read More Connecticut Police Investigate Death of Man Days After Stun Gun Shot by Trooper
Connecticut state police are investigating a man’s death four days after a state trooper shot him with a stun gun, authorities said Friday. Ryan Marzi, 38, of Hebron, died unexpectedly in his sleep on Aug. 28, according to an obituary …
Read More Lawsuit Charges South Carolina Coaches Sexually Abused Cheerleaders
Multiple cheerleading coaches in South Carolina _ including a coach who recently killed himself _ sexually abused at least six boys and girls and provided them with drugs and alcohol, a federal lawsuit alleges. A “coven of sexual predators” surrounded …
Read More EU Plans Price Cap on Russian Gas as Putin Threatens to Halt All Supplies
BRUSSELS/VLADIVOSTOK, Russia – The European Union proposed a price cap on Russian gas on Wednesday hours after President Vladimir Putin threatened to halt all supplies if they took such a step, raising the risk of rationing in some of the …
Read More Labor Board to Expand Companies’ ‘Joint Employer’ Liability
A U.S. labor board on Tuesday moved to make it easier for workers and unions to hold companies liable for labor law violations by their franchisees and contractors, proposing to revive an Obama-era standard heavily criticized by trade groups. The …
Read More Truist Acquires Premium Finance Firm From Bank Holding Company
Truist Insurance Holdings Inc., one of the largest U.S. brokerages and a part of Truist Financial Corp., announced that it has agreed to acquire the national premium finance company BankDirect Capital Finance from Texas Capital Bancshares. BankDirect will now become …
Read More Vermont Settles Neglect Charges With 4 Residential Care Homes
The Vermont attorney general’s office has reached a settlement with the operator of four residential care homes in the Rutland area over allegations it failed to properly train staff and adequately document and monitor the delivery of services. In its …
Read More Hub Acquires Miniter Group, a Lending Risk Insurance Specialist in Massachusetts
Global insurance broker HUB International Ltd. has acquired the assets of James L. Miniter Insurance Agency, Inc. Located in Rockland, Massachusetts, Miniter Group is a provider of lending risk products and services in the banking space, including outsourced insurance tracking …
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