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A medical marijuana card used to be the key to buying and possessing pot in Oregon. But the rise of recreational marijuana is making the cards primarily valuable only as a discount card, and not a necessity to buy, said … Source: Claims Journal

Troy Hunt has collected a trove of 4.8 billion stolen identity records pulled from the darkest corners of the internet – but he isn’t a hacker. Instead, he uses that repository to help ordinary people navigate the growing scourge of … Source: Claims Journal

It was the opening day of deer hunting season, and Ronald Hansen says he loaded his rifle the same way he had countless times before, aimed at a target and fired a shot. This time, the gun barrel exploded, knocking … Source: Claims Journal

Travelers Streamlines Workers Compensation Claims With New Digital Capability The Travelers Companies, Inc. launched a new digital self-service capability to streamline the workers compensation claim process. MyTravelers for Injured Employees is a secure, web-based tool that provides injured employees with … Source: Claims Journal

Ferocious winds in Southern California whipped up an explosive wildfire that prompted evacuation orders for nearly 8,000 homes, authorities said. The blaze broke out Monday and grew wildly to more than 48 square miles (124 sq. kilometers) in the hours … Source: Claims Journal

A new in-car application from General Motors Co. that lets drivers of eligible Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles order coffee and browse for hotels while behind the wheel has been met with outcry from a prominent safety group. The … Source: Claims Journal

It was a scenario that emergency room doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital had discussed but never seen in person – an unconscious patient with a tattoo across his chest that read “Do Not Resuscitate.” The 70-year-old man at the Miami … Source: Claims Journal

Massachusetts may soon fall in line with the majority of U.S. states that have changed their approach to prosecuting theft in recent years, by increasing the dollar threshold for which larceny is considered a felony. The level at which any … Source: Claims Journal

Midway Beach, a small oceanfront community on the New Jersey shore, was barely impacted by Superstorm Sandy, due largely to the large sand dunes its nearly 400 homeowners built and maintained over the decades. Then, state officials told the community’s … Source: Claims Journal

Conditions are ripe for winter wildfires from the mid-South through the Great Plains thanks to a combination of weather factors, including the climate phenomenon known as La Nina, that have left a lot of dry growth. In addition to the … Source: Claims Journal