The Los Angeles City Council approved a $13.9 billion budget proposal for the next fiscal year on Friday, trimming Mayor Karen Bass’s plans to increase public safety spending, in an effort to reduce layoffs amid a nearly $800 million deficit. …
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A runway at Newark Liberty International Airport will reopen on Monday nearly two weeks ahead of schedule following several chaotic weeks of equipment outages, runway construction and air traffic control staffing shortages that caused flight cancellations, diversions and delays, U.S. …
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By the time Robbie Roberge spotted the fire consuming his boat’s galley last August, he knew he had just minutes to evacuate his beloved Three Girls fishing vessel, named for his daughters. As the flames spread up the boat’s walls, …
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Trump administration is dropping plans to terminate leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the agency responsible for enforcing mine safety laws, the Department of Labor said Thursday. Earlier this year, …
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A divided US Supreme Court declined to consider a new expansion of constitutional gun rights, turning away challenges to a Maryland ban on so-called assault weapons and a Rhode Island prohibition on high-capacity magazines. The justices left intact federal appeals …
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SPRINGFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Another storm hit parts Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Virginia Friday, killing one person and injuring seven others. In Kentucky, Washington County Judge-executive Timothy Graves said two or three houses were destroyed and downed trees temporarily …
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The driver of a pickup that crashed into a tour van near Yellowstone National Park this month, killing seven people, had a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit for driving, police said. The driver, identified previously as …
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Property-catastrophe reinsurance pricing saw continued moderation at the June 1 renewals with a selective return of capacity following historic pricing strength, according to Howden Re, the reinsurance and advisory arm of Howden. While rate moderation continued and reinsurers’ appetite expanded …
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A Skechers USA shareholder has sued the footwear maker for more details about its $9.4 billion buyout by private equity firm 3G Capital, saying the decision by Skechers’ founder and controlling shareholder to sell raises “red flags.” According to a …
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A federal district court judge in Boston has granted preliminary approval to a $2.16 million settlement between the New England Patriots organization and a class of fans who claim their personally identifiable information (PII) was shared without their permission while …
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