Discarded Cigarette Likely Sparked Blaze At Country Club Of Halifax, Massachusetts
Flames tore through a restaurant at a country club in Halifax overnight. The Country Club of Halifax was closed when the fire broke out at 11 p.m.
September 30, 2019
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Over 1.2 Million Nissan, Infiniti Models Recalled Over Backup Camera Issue
Once a luxury, backup cameras are now a federally mandated piece of technology in all new cars. As such, any quirks with the systems can lead to recall headaches, as Nissan and its luxury division Infiniti are now experiencing.
September 24, 2019
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GM Recalls 3.8 Million Vehicles In North America Due To Braking Issue
General Motors Co said Wednesday it was recalling 3.46 million U.S. pickup trucks and SUVs to address a vacuum pump issue that could make braking more difficult and that has been linked to 113 accidents and 13 injuries.
September 11, 2019
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Judge Calls Out Facebook In Privacy Class Action Suit
A federal judge on Monday ordered Facebook Inc (FB.O) to face most of a nationwide lawsuit seeking damages for letting third parties such as Cambridge Analytica access users private data, calling the social media companys views on privacy “so wrong.”
September 10, 2019
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Chrysler Expands Faulty Tailgate Recall For Ram Trucks
A Ram power tailgate recall has been issued for the third time since 2018 because the tailgates can suddenly fall open while driving or while the trucks are stationary.
September 10, 2019
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Volkswagen Recalls Nearly 700K Vehicles For Roll-Away Issue
Volkswagen is recalling some of its cars because of a problem that could let them roll away unexpectedly.
August 26, 2019
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Dump Truck Crashes Through Upper Level Of Parking Garage, GPS Gets Blame
About 50 cars could be trapped for days in a Quincy parking garage after a dump truck partially fell through an upper level. The incident happened Wednesday at a garage at Furnace Brook Parkway and Copeland Street, Quincy police said. The truck was loaded with gravel.
August 23, 2019
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Google Pixel Settlement Claims Can Be Submitted Until Oct. 7
In May, Google agreed to pay $7.25 million to settle a class action lawsuit over faulty microphones in the first-generation Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, manufactured before Jan. 4, 2017. On Monday, new details were posted about how consumers could get their chunk of the settlement.
August 13, 2019
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Insurer Suing Man Who Admitted Torching Home After Court Order To Vacate
A man now serving a four-to-five year state prison term for burning down his Swampscott home three years ago is now facing a lawsuit from his former insurance company.
August 5, 2019
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NiSource Settles Massachusetts Gas Explosion Lawsuits For $143 Million
Utility operator NiSource Inc on Monday said it will pay $143 million to resolve class action lawsuits brought by residents and businesses that suffered losses caused by a series of gas explosions in three Massachusetts communities last year.
July 29, 2019
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Cape Cod Tornado Leaves Power Outages, Trail Of Damage
Power is expected to be restored for most on Cape Cod by Friday evening after a tornado tore through the region.
July 25, 2019
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8 Natick, Massachusetts Businesses Destroyed In Massive Fire
A huge fire destroyed eight businesses in Natick as it burned for several hours early Monday.
July 23, 2019
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Family Of Massachusetts Youth Killed In Blast Settles Suit Against Company
The family of a teenager killed during a 2018 gas explosion that injured a dozen others and destroyed scores of homes in three Boston suburbs settled its lawsuit against Columbia Gas of Massachusetts on Tuesday.
July 10, 2019
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Microburst Downs Trees, Damaging Property In Massachusetts Town
The clean up continues in western Mass. after a wet microburst touched down in Longmeadow causing trees to fall down damaging homes and cars.
July 9, 2019
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US Cargo Theft Cases Rise In First Quarter Of 2019
During the first quarter of this year, cargo thefts in the United States rose 25% to 144 reported incidents, with the average loss for each occurrence rising 1% to $116,717, according to a report from the SensiGuard Supply Chain Intelligence Center.
June 28, 2019
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