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Thousands of Black Women Claim Hair Relaxers Gave Them Cancer
Sheila Bush, a cosmetologist, was lounging in the recliner at her St. Louis-area home last winter when an advertisement from a law firm flashed up on her television screen, urging viewers to call a toll-free number if they or a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRussia Says Baltic Telecoms Cable Was Damaged Just Before Nearby Gas Pipeline
A Russian fiber optic cable under the Baltic Sea was damaged last month only 28 km (17 miles) from where a gas pipeline linking Finland and Estonia was ruptured a couple of hours later. The details emerged in a statement … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSouth Florida P/C Insurance Agent Charged With Swiping $131,000 in Premiums
A south Florida insurance agent has been charged with absconding with more than $130,000 in premiums, leaving property owners uninsured after Hurricane Ian. Naser Al-Sweity, of Boca Raton, was booked into Palm Beach County jail this week on charges of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAnother Ex-Player is Alleging Blackhawks` Former Video Coach Sexually Assaulted Him in 2009-10
CHICAGO (AP) — A former hockey player in the Chicago Blackhawks organization has alleged in a lawsuit the team`s former video coach sexually assaulted him during the 2009-10 season and the Blackhawks responded inadequately to his complaint because it didn`t … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMind-Altering Ketamine Becomes New Pain Treatment, Despite Little Research or Regulation
WASHINGTON (AP) — As U.S. doctors scale back their use of opioid painkillers, a new option for hard-to-treat pain is taking root: ketamine, the decades-old surgical drug that is now a trendy psychedelic therapy. Prescriptions for ketamine have soared in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRight Turn on Red? US Cities Are Considering Bans
CHICAGO (AP) — Sophee Langerman was on her way to a bicycle safety rally in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood in June when a car turning right rolled through a red light and slammed into her bike, which she was walking off … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge Trims US Lawsuit Accusing Cencora of Fueling Opioid Epidemic
A federal judge on Monday pared back a U.S. government lawsuit accusing drug distributor Cencora, formerly called AmerisourceBergen, of fueling the nation’s deadly opioid epidemic by failing to report hundreds of thousands of suspicious orders of prescription painkillers. U.S. District … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreThousands Sleep Outside in Nepal After Earthquake Kills at Least 157 People and Destroys Most Houses
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Thousands of villagers in the mountains of northwestern Nepal slept outdoors Saturday night in the bitter cold after an earthquake killed at least 157 people and damaged or destroyed most homes. Most of the houses in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge Rules Virginia Teacher Shot by Student Can Proceed with $40 Million Lawsuit
A teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can press forward with her $40 million lawsuit against a school system over claims of negligence by school administrators, a judge ruled Friday. The surprise decision by Newport News … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSome Houses Are Being Built to Stand Up to Hurricanes and Sharply Cut Emissions, Too
When Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle five years ago, it left boats, cars and trucks piled up to the windows of Bonny Paulson`s home in the tiny coastal community of Mexico Beach, Florida, even though the house rests on … Source: Claims Journal
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