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People Moves: NI Holdings, Inc. Appoints Launer Interim CEO
NI Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, named Cindy L. Launer as interim CEO. Michael J. Alexander has stepped down from his role as president and CEO and as a board member of the company. Launer has served as …
88-Year-Old Missouri Victim in Boar’s Head Deli Meat Outbreak Underscores Risk
A lifelong lover of liverwurst, Sue Fleming relished the smoked sausage her husband brought home every few weeks from the grocery store deli. Patrick Fleming always made sure to buy Boar’s Head braunschweiger, the type she liked best, even though …
Oklahoma Printing Business Ordered to Pay $47K After Employee Was Called an Ape
Worldwide Printing and Distribution, Inc., doing business as ResourceOne, a Tulsa, Oklahoma commercial printing, direct mailing and direct marketing company, will pay $47,500 and furnish other relief to resolve a harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission …
Downward Spiral: Florida Insurance Agent Charged with Embezzlement After Lawsuits
Florida authorities have arrested a well-known southwest Florida insurance agent, charging him with larceny and embezzlement of premiums. Reid McDaniel, 33, who was named the honorary mayor of North Fort Myers last year but who also was facing a negligence …
Michigan State Sued Over Adolf Hitler Quiz Question Displayed at Football Game
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State has been sued over the Adolf Hitler question that appeared on Spartan Stadium screens before a game last season, with the quiz’s creator saying the university didn’t have permission to use its product …
$7M Settlement Reached for Family of Man Fatally Shot by Ohio Sheriff’s Deputy
The family of Casey Goodson Jr., a Black man who was shot and killed by an Ohio sheriff’s deputy, will receive $7 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit over the December 2020 shooting. The Franklin County Board of …
Federal Board Calls for Stricter Safety Rules for Charter Flights and Air Tours
A federal safety agency is recommending that air tours and other commercial aircraft operators be required to have certificated dispatchers to help pilots plan their flights. The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that and other recommendations are based on …
Judge Tells ‘Monopolist’ Google It Can’t Avoid ‘Paying to Make the World Right’
A U.S. judge on Wednesday said he was planning to issue an order forcing Alphabet’s Google to give Android users more ways to download apps, but would not micromanage the tech giant’s business, following a jury verdict last year for …
Wildfires Are Growing Under Climate Change, and Their Smoke Threatens Farmworkers, Study Says
As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County in 2020, sending ash flying and choking the air with smoke, Maria Salinas harvested grapes. Her saliva turned black from inhaling the toxins, until one day she …
Wildfire Near Athens Burns Area Nearly Twice the Size of Manhattan
A European Union satellite mapping agency says 104 square kilometers (40 square miles) of land was burned northeast of Athens this week during a deadly wildfire that gutted scores of homes and prompted multiple countries to send assistance. The Copernicus …
The Shaky Ground Below Istanbul Is Getting People Worried
When Turkish lender Denizbank paid more than $350 million for the building that houses its headquarters in April, the purchase cemented the bank’s place in Istanbul’s most expensive commercial district. Yet, almost as soon as the ink had dried on …
Toxic Waste Bound for Thailand on Maersk, MSC Cargo Vessels to Return to Europe
Shipping containers bound for Thailand allegedly filled with tons of hazardous industrial waste from Albania are now slated to return to Europe, after environmental groups sounded the alarm they were being illegally exported to Southeast Asia. An A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S …