Insuring your home or other property against major disasters may become more expensive this year as the price insurance companies pay for their own coverage continues to climb. Reinsurers, or the companies that cover policies for insurers, have upped the price they charge insurance companies by as much as 50% …
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July, 2023
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2 July
9 shot, 2 suffer “traumatic injuries” at Wichita nightclub
Nine people were wounded and two others suffered “traumatic injuries” in a shooting at a Wichita, Kansas, nightclub, officials said. The shooting happened shortly before 1 a.m. local time Sunday at City Nightz. Police officers heard screaming followed by a “large number of people” leaving the club, police officials said …
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June, 2023
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27 June
Court dismisses Ivanka Trump from New York attorney general’s fraud lawsuit
A New York appeals court dismissed Ivanka Trump on Tuesday from a wide-ranging fraud lawsuit brought against her father and his company last year by the state’s attorney general. The civil lawsuit, brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, accused former President Trump of padding his net worth by …
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23 June
Titan sub implosion highlights “extreme tourism” boom, but adventure can bring peril
The death of five people on the Titan sub highlights the surge in what some are calling “extreme tourism,” in which generally well-heeled travelers scale remote mountains, paraglide into canyons, ski down slopes accessible only by helicopter and embark on other exciting — but potentially risky — adventures. This summer, …
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21 June
FBI agent speaks about the hunt for Somali pirate leader behind the fatal kidnapping of 4 Americans
Stream all new episodes of “FBI TRUE” beginning June 20, exclusively on Paramount+. In February 2011, ignoring warnings of high-seas piracy, Jean and Scott Adam and Phyllis Macay and Bob Riggle sailed across the Indian Ocean in a 58-foot-yacht called the Quest. The Adams were members of the Del Rey Yacht …
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19 June
Man arrested after allegedly throwing phone at Bebe Rexha during concert
Singer Bebe Rexha was taken to a hospital after an audience member threw a phone at her face during a Sunday night concert in New York City, the New York Police Department confirmed. The singer was performing at Pier 17 when 27-year-old Nicolas Malvagna “intentionally” threw a cell phone at …
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12 June
Man charged with murder after 3 shot dead, 3 wounded in Annapolis
Annapolis — Police charged a man Monday in a weekend shooting that killed three men and wounded three others in Maryland’s capital city, officials said. Charles Robert Smith, a 45-year-old Annapolis man, was charged with three counts of second-degree murder, three counts of attempted murder, three counts of first-degree assault …
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8 June
Horses at Arlington National Cemetery will be suspended for a year for rehab
The Army is extending the suspension of horses leading caissons during funerals at Arlington National Cemetery through June 2024 due to their health. The initial pause, which began in May, for the caisson platoon was scheduled to last 45 days. But during that time, veterinarians recommended significantly extending the pause …
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7 June
Not everyone is happy about the abrupt merger of PGA and LIV Golf
Some lawmakers, human rights activists and members of a group supporting 9/11 families are blasting the PGA Tour for its plan to join forces with Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf, accusing the U.S. golfing group of helping the nation “sportswash” its record of human rights abuses. The deal, announced Tuesday, was …
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4 June
Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin condemns threats to default on U.S. gov’t debt
Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, author of the new book “The Yellow Pad,” and, perhaps most important, veteran of the debt ceiling wars, offers a commentary about this past week’s debt ceiling showdown in Washington: In 1995, I was the Secretary of the Treasury when members of Congress threatened not …
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