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Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana remained without power Wednesday, more than a week after deadly storms leveled trees and knocked down power lines across the region. Northern Indiana Public Service Co. said crews were working nonstop to fix the outages, but 75,000 customers still lacked electricity by late afternoon, mostly in Lake County next to the Illinois border. They included more than 20,000 customers in Gary, where residents lined up again at community centers for hot meals and a place to charge phones. The latest news for Gary wasn’t good: Full restoration is not expected there until…

Tesla Inc. and at least eight other carmakers are recalling millions of cars in China over safety concerns with their door handles, a major step to address flaws that have led to vehicle entrapment and multiple fatalities. More than 4 million vehicles are affected as part of the broad crackdown, one of the most sweeping recalls ever in the world’s biggest auto market. Tesla accounts for the largest share, with just under 3 million vehicles included in the action announced Friday. The Tesla vehicles have electrically controlled handles that can stop working in some crashes, which “could hinder occupants from…

Asset manager Apollo Global Management suffered a data breach last month in which hackers stole some personal information, according to a letter on Friday. The New York-based firm was among dozens of prominent U.S. financial institutions and other businesses that were recently targeted by ransom-seeking hackers who use phone calls to compromise their victims, Reuters reported earlier this month. Apollo said its investigation found there was unauthorized access to certain cloud platforms between July 6 and July 10. The firm notified law enforcement and engaged outside cybersecurity and forensic experts to investigate the breach. The company earlier this month learnt…

A Georgia man burglarized former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle’s home after learning Biffle and his family died in a plane crash, a North Carolina sheriff said Tuesday. Terrell Williams, 44, has been charged with second-degree burglary, safe cracking, money laundering and other felonies, Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell announced at a news conference. Williams was being held without bond in Cobb County, Georgia, on suspicion of another home burglary. Jail records did not list an attorney. Campbell said investigators were led to Williams in July, when Cobb County police arrested him and found items taken from Biffle’s home. Biffle, his…

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) has decided to fine Uber €825 million ($966 million) under European data protection rules for deactivating driver accounts through automated systems without adequately informing them, according to an August 17 decision reviewed by Reuters. The penalty would be the second-largest ever issued under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation, behind a €1.2 billion fine imposed on Meta by Ireland in 2023 for unlawfully transferring European Facebook users’ data to the United States, which Meta is appealing. Uber said it would also appeal. “We strongly disagree with this decision and disproportionate fine,” a spokesperson said, adding…

Orion180 Insurance Group Inc. filed for a US initial public offering, as the company looks to carve out a bigger share of the fast-growing specialty homeowners and flood insurance market. The Melbourne, Florida-based insurer had net income of $13.5 million on revenue of $80.1 million for the first six months of 2026, compared with a net loss of $3 million on revenue of $50.4 million a year earlier, according to its filing Thursday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Gregg Started in 2018, Orion180 offers excess and surplus lines homeowners insurance, generating $601 million of direct written premiums in…

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeno peppers has infected 431 people across 32 states, up from 345 cases in 27 states reported earlier this month. U.S. health authorities are currently investigating a multistate outbreak of salmonella javiana infections, with the CDC reporting a total of 431 infections, 57 hospitalizations and no deaths, as of August 19. According to the CDC, illnesses began between June 19 and August 2. The infections have been linked to jalapeno peppers from Sinaloa, Mexico, distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors. Related: FDA Urges Sanitation, Supplier Checks to…

Florida-based King Risk Partners has acquired The Roberts Agency, Inc., an independent insurance agency based in Bloomfield, Connecticut. This acquisition strengthens King Risk Partners’ presence in Connecticut while expanding its construction insurance and surety bonding capabilities throughout the region. In addition to construction insurance, The Roberts Agency also provides a broad range of commercial insurance, specialty coverage, benefits, and homebuilders programs. The Roberts Agency was founded in 1963 by Robert M. Wolcott in 1963. His three children have been involved in the agency. Robert’s daughters, Jennifer Semple and Laura Langan, owners of The Roberts Agency, said that joining King Risk…

A teen girl whose lawsuit was a test case in litigation accusing social media companies of deliberately addicting young people and fueling a mental health crisis dropped her claims against the owners of Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat on Thursday, according to a court filing. The plaintiff, a 15-year-old girl from New Jersey identified in California court records as P. M-Y., had alleged the platforms’ owners — Meta Platforms, Google and Snap Inc— contributed to her social media addiction, depression and self-harm. The companies said she dropped her claims without any payment. TikTok, which was also a defendant in her…

A tractor-trailer rollover sent a truckload of squid spilling onto a Rhode Island roadway, leaving a stench as they sat in the road for hours in the summer heat. Local authorities have dubbed it the “Squidpocalypse of ’26.” It was a warm, sunny day in the coastal town of Narragansett when the spill happened Sunday, and Narragansett Police Capt. Ryan Prest said he was told that the scene “started to smell bad as the squid sat out in the sun for a few hours.” In this image taken from drone footage, workers clean squid from a roadway in Narragansett, R.I.,…