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2 12, 2022

Massachusetts Insurance Agent Sentenced for Disability Fraud

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The owner and operator of an Arlington-based insurance agency was sentenced earlier this month for fraudulently receiving disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). Patrick Quinn was sentenced to one year and …

23 11, 2022

Indiana Man gets 50-year prison sentence for Indiana barn fires

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GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) – A man who pleaded guilty to torching several barns last year in a northern Indiana county was sentenced Monday to 50 years in prison followed by decades on probation. An Elkhart County judge sentenced Joseph Hershberger …

2 12, 2022

San Antonio, Texas Truck Stop Engulfed by Massive Fire

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A massive fire broke out at a San Antonio truck stop early Thursday, engulfing the convenience store in flames and sending a large plume of smoke into the air. Firefighters first received a call at about …

23 11, 2022

Suspect Sought After 4 Killed at Oklahoma Marijuana Farm

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LACEY, Okla. (AP) – Authorities have “a suspect in mind” after four people were found dead and one injured at a marijuana farm in rural Oklahoma, but no arrests have been announced. Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Capt. Stan Florence …

2 12, 2022

Ex-Student Alleges Abuse at Missouri Military Boarding School

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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 …

23 11, 2022

Ohio Dollar General Operator to Pay $341K in OSHA Penalties

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When federal workplace safety inspectors opened an investigation at a Dollar General store in Columbus, they discovered violations that were all-too-familiar and the kind that has led to more than $15 million in proposed penalties since 2017 for one of …

2 12, 2022

Minneapolis Reaches $600K Settlement With 12 hurt in George Floyd Protests

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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 …

23 11, 2022

Louisiana Court to Hear Appeal of Rare Policyholder Victory in COVID Claim

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The Louisiana Supreme Court has agreed to review an appellate court decision that found the COVID virus caused a direct physical loss that was covered by insurance. The Louisiana high court announced Tuesday that it will take up an appeal …

2 12, 2022

9,000 Hens Killed in Missouri After Latest Case of Avian Flu

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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 …

23 11, 2022

Liberty Mutual Explores $1 Billion Sale of Europe Businesses

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Liberty Mutual Holding Co. is exploring a sale of its businesses in Spain, Portugal and Ireland, according to people familiar with the matter, joining other American insurers retreating from the region. The US insurer is working with Bank of America …