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NHL Players Will Need to Get Used to Wearing Neck Guards at Olympic Games
There will be a big visual difference between hockey at the Milan Cortina Olympics and the version played in the NHL: Every player is required to wear a neck guard. "I haven't worn a neck guard since ...
Rejection of Texas Law Blacklisting ‘Woke’ BlackRock Could Lead to Other States Following Suit
A Texas judge's move to strike down a state law blacklisting "woke" financial firms, including BlackRock and HSBC, that used environmental, social or governance factors in investment decisions will ...
NTSB Report Finds Second Helicopter Narrowly Missed Same Slackline Where Crash Occurred
Witnesses report a second helicopter narrowly missed a slackline in the Arizona desert that led to a fatal helicopter crash only an hour before, according to a preliminary report from the National ...
‘Forever Chemicals’ Quietly Contaminate Drinking Water Wells in the U.S.
Kristen Hanneman made a small decision in 2022 that would upend life for her entire town. State scientists were checking private drinking water wells across Wisconsin for a widely used family of ...
Maryland Sees Biggest Reduction in Road Deaths in a Decade
Traffic fatalities fell an estimated 18% statewide last year, according to preliminary data outlined in a press release last week by Maryland Governor Wes Moore. Motor vehicle crash deaths declined ...
Rising Fire Risk Prompts Utilities to Deliberately Cut Power Across Western U.S.
States in the US West are grappling with an unusually warm, arid winter that is ramping up fire risk in some areas, driving utilities to take drastic precautions, including sometimes shutting off the ...
Nike Faces EEOC Probe Over Alleged ‘DEI-related’ Discrimination Against White Workers
The federal agency for protecting workers' civil rights revealed Wednesday that it is investigating sportswear giant Nike for allegedly discriminating against white employees through its diversity ...
Harsher Point Values for New York Driving Violations Set to Begin Feb.16
Beginning Monday, February 16, some of the more serious traffic violations will have increased point values, according to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. The changes are intended to ...