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Chasing the Louvre Loot: Inside Antwerp’s Jewelry Underworld
In the hours after the Louvre heist, Belgian police received an alert from their French counterparts, urging them to be on the lookout for anyone trying to hawk the stolen jewels, according to two ...
Nevada Ransomware Attack Started Months Before Being Discovered: Report
State workers were put on paid administrative leave. Nevada residents couldn't receive their driver's licenses. Employers were unable to conduct background checks on new hires. These were all effects ...
Thanksgiving Top Day of the Year for Home Cooking Fires in the U.S.
An estimated 1,446 home cooking fires were reported to U.S. fire departments on Thanksgiving Day in 2023, a 388 percent increase over the daily average, according to the National Fire Protection ...
Amazon Sued Over ‘Punitive’ Handling of Employee Absences
Amazon.com was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action, saying the retailer subjects thousands of warehouse employees with disabilities to a "punitive" policy governing workplace absences. ...
Allstate Analysis Highlights Riskiest Drive Times During Thanksgiving Holiday
New analysis shows that phone use, speeding, and hard braking jump 10 percent or more over the Thanksgiving holiday, according to Allstate. Based on trips from nearly two million customers, analysis ...
Iceland Plans for Doomsday Scenario if Atlantic Ocean Current Collapses
Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security concern and an existential threat, enabling its government to strategize for worst-case ...
Camp Mystic Ignored Risks Says Texas Lawsuit Over Flood Deaths
The operators of Camp Mystic in Texas, where 25 girls and two teenage counselors died in catastrophic flooding on July 4, failed to take necessary steps to protect the campers as life-threatening ...
Rear-end Crashes Top Most Common Winter Wrecks: Allstate Canada
New claims data from Allstate Insurance Company of Canada (Allstate Canada) found the three most common types of road collisions are rear-end accidents, lane change incidents, and single vehicle ...