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21 08, 2023

Firefighters Curb Blazes Threatening 2 Canada Cities With More Hot Weather Expected

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Firefighters kept wildfires at bay near the capital of Canada`s Northwest Territories as well as a threatened city in British Columbia, though no one claimed victory as forecasters warned that drier and windier weather was coming. For Saturday at least, …

18 08, 2023

Philadelphia Police Change Account of Shooting of Driver After Viewing Video

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Police have changed their account of a fatal shooting by a Philadelphia officer earlier this week, acknowledging that the person was shot inside the car rather than outside and no longer saying that he fled a traffic stop and later …

18 08, 2023

Ex-Trump Administration Officials Target Corporate Diversity Efforts

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Activision Blizzard Inc and Kellogg Co have joined a growing list of major U.S. companies to face claims from a group founded by former Trump administration officials that efforts to diversify their workforces amount to illegal discrimination. America First Legal …

18 08, 2023

Allianz Aims to Raise $1.6 Billion for Global Private Credit Fund

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Allianz Global Investors, the insurance company’s money management division, is pushing ahead with plans to raise at least 1.5 billion euros ($1.63 billion) for a new global private credit fund, a spokesperson said, as investors boost exposure to the asset …

18 08, 2023

Buffalo Shooting Lawsuits Claim Social Media, Gun Firms, Parents Enabled Killer

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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 …

18 08, 2023

NC Legislators Give Final OK to Bill Curbing Appointment Powers of Governor

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders finalized on Wednesday their efforts to curb the appointment powers of the governor on several boards and commissions, extending a yearslong struggle with Democrat Roy Cooper over who controls key panels …

18 08, 2023

Orlando Debuts Self-Driving Shuttle to Whisk Passengers Around Downtown

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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 …

18 08, 2023

Allstate Starts Q3 With $313M in Catastrophe Losses in July

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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 …

18 08, 2023

‘Smart Window’ to Pay Almost $5M for Illegal Dumping of Wastewater in Mississippi

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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., …

18 08, 2023

Florida Art Museum Sues Former Director Over Forged Basquiat Paintings Scheme

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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 …