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Alec Baldwin Bullet Sent to FBI Crime Lab, Sheriff Says
New Mexico authorities are asking the FBI to analyze the bullet fired by actor Alec Baldwin that killed a cinematographer on the set of his film last week. Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said at a press conference Wednesday … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBlackhawks GM Resigns, Team Fined After Sexual Assault Probe
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks mishandled allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player during the team’s Stanley Cup run in 2010, according to an investigation commissioned by the franchise that cast a shadow over the NHL. Stan … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGrupo Carso Says Repairing Mexico’s Collapsed Metro Could Cost $40M
MEXICO CITY — Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim’s Grupo Carso said the cost of repairing a collapsed section of a Mexico City metro rail that caused a fatal accident earlier this year could amount to some 800 million pesos ($40 million). … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNCCI Report Warns of ‘Alarming and Sobering’ Impact from Long-Haul COVID
About 10% of people who contracted COVID-19 continue to suffer persistent symptoms months later, creating the potential for millions of people to suffer functional impairment for extended lengths of time, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Council … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCovid Hit at Least 59,000 Meat Workers in Pandemic’s First Year, Report Says
At least 59,000 meatpacking workers contracted the coronavirus in the first year of the pandemic as the virus rapidly spread in plants’ cramped conditions, according to internal documents from five major meat conglomerates obtained by a U.S. House subcommittee investigating … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFiat Chrysler Nears Plea Deal in U.S. Emissions Fraud Probe – Sources
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is nearing an agreement to plead guilty to criminal conduct to resolve a multiyear emissions fraud probe surrounding Ram pickup trucks and Jeep sport-utility vehicles with diesel engines, people familiar with the matter said. FCA lawyers … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGeorgia Settles With 3 Former Insurance Employees Over Leaks
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia state government has settled a lawsuit filed by three former Insurance Department employees who said they were fired by ex-Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck because they had leaked information to a television reporter. The state is paying … Source: Claims Journal
Read More‘Atmospheric River’ Drenches Drought-Stricken California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A powerful atmospheric river storm that swept through California set rainfall records and helped douse wildfires. But it remained to be seen how much of a dent it made in the state’s drought. The weather system … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePotential Legal Woes Mount After ‘Rust’ Shooting Tragedy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alec Baldwin the actor, who pulled the trigger on a prop gun while filming “Rust” in New Mexico and unwittingly killed a cinematographer and injured a director, likely won’t be held criminally or civilly liable for … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreIran Says Cyberattack Closes Gas Stations Across Country
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A cyberattack crippled gas stations across Iran on Tuesday, leaving angry motorists stranded in long lines. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which rendered useless the government-issued electronic cards that many Iranians … Source: Claims Journal
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