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Arizona Man Gets 8 Year Prison Term for $140K Walmart Retail Theft
A man was sentenced for his role in two separate organized retail theft and trafficking rings, according to an announcement by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes. Alexander Dantzler was convicted of ...
Social Media Firms to Pay $27M to Settle Kentucky School District’s Lawsuit
A Kentucky school district secured roughly $27 million in settlements from Meta Platforms and other social media companies over claims they fueled a student mental‑health crisis, according to ...
UN Projects Next Five Years Will Smash Heat Records
In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according ...
Insurance Attorneys Flip $1M Hail Claim into Nearly $2M Suit for Contractor Interference
What began as a lawsuit filed against Church Mutual Insurance Company on a $1 million-plus claim dispute turned into a potential $2 million award against a contractor after a jury found the ...
Cruise Operator Carnival Discloses Personal Data Breach
Cruise operator Carnival Corp said on Wednesday it had detected a cybersecurity incident involving a compromised account of an employee in April, leading to the leak of certain personal information ...
Roof Costs Soar Even as Claims Decline: Verisk
Hail volatility and aging roofs are driving higher residential replacement severity, a new study by data analytics and technology provider Verisk finds. Roof losses didn't slow despite a 20 percent ...
Warmer Global Temps to Create Bigger, More Damaging Hailstones: Study
A warmer world will likely make bigger and more damaging hail, a new study said. Because climate change from the burning of fossil fuels should make more high-energy unstable air, which is conducive ...
NY Lawmakers Agree to Governor’s Auto Insurance Reforms in New Budget
After bypassing the April 1 deadline and engaging in weeks of debate and compromise, New York lawmakers have agreed on a $268.5 billion budget that includes auto insurance reforms championed by Gov. ...