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Cargo theft incidents were down 26% in the second quarter 2026 compared with the same time a year ago but it turns out that thieves stole expensive items as losses reached over $300 million. According to a report from Verisk’s CargoNet business, the severity of thefts totaling $304.6 million, is more than double the $135.7 million in goods stolen in Q2 2025. Metal and high-end technology remain high-value targets. Copper was the most targeted metal while thieves looked to take computer and networking equipment, components, and cryptocurrency mining hardware when it came to technology. Food and beverage thefts declined in…

The El Niño building in the Pacific Ocean is increasingly expected to reach a strength not seen in 76 years of record keeping. “During the October-December 2026 season, there is a 69% chance of a historic event that would exceed the strength of previous El Niño events dating back to 1950,” the US Climate Prediction Center said in a forecast Thursday. The El Niño has “a greater than 90% chance of a very strong event during the Northern Hemisphere fall and winter 2026-27.” The agency noted that temperatures in July across the Pacific rivaled only those of 1997, which was…

Three years ago, nearly every major US company explicitly considered diversity when choosing new directors. Now, most don’t. In all, 61 S&P 100 companies have dumped explicit diversity criteria for future board members since 2023, according to an ESGAUGE analysis of filings and governance documents for Bloomberg News. The findings show the extent of the retreat from diversity, equity and inclusion into corporate boardrooms. Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Starbucks Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co. have all eliminated diversity provisions for directors in the last three years. A conservative activist investor had previously identified companies including Goldman Sachs…

A New Jersey public school district has been found not liable for the fatal shooting of a 10-year old boy at a high school football game where security did not include metal detectors to screen attendees. The boy’s mother and estate sought to invoke the “state-created danger” theory to hold the Pleasantville Board of Education (PBOE) civilly liable for violating the boy’s rights under the New Jersey Civil Rights Act and Constitution by not protecting him. They alleged that the PBOE and school officials were negligent in their security in what was acknowledged to be a high crime area. New…

Severe weather cut power to more than half a million people in the Chicago area and northwestern Indiana as perilous thunderstorms and tornadoes pummeled the region Tuesday, causing widespread damage and bringing lightning that injured people at an Ohio prison. Tornado warning sirens howled as the skies darkened. All flights were temporarily stopped at Chicago’s two major airports, and officials warned of delays as the backlog was cleared. In Ohio, power outages swept the state capital region, and at least one death was reported. Sixteen incarcerated people were hospitalized, including one who was transported by helicopter, after lightning struck at…

Tornado Bus Company, Inc. and El Expreso Group, LLC, two affiliated Dallas-based bus companies that operate numerous international bus routes between the United States and Mexico, agreed to pay $3.9 million to resolve allegations that the companies violated the False Claims Act by applying for and receiving loans that they were not eligible for in the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould. Congress created the PPP in March 2020, as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act to provide emergency loans to small…

Reservoirs have rebounded, but the fight over water isn’t over in Corpus Christi. The City Council has ordered a public referendum on a citizen-led petition that would sharply increase the price of water for industrial facilities during drought. The proposal is expected to face a litany of legal challenges before November’s election. It would add millions of dollars in fees to the region’s largest water users, including ExxonMobil, Occidental Chemical and Valero, the next time reservoir levels are below 30 percent full, like they were for 29 months until early August. Community and environmental groups gathered nearly 13,000 signatures of…

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Johnson County woman has been sentenced to 24 months of probation for insurance fraud. Jinky Alcantara, aged 39, pleaded guilty on May 26, 2026, in Johnson County District Court to one felony count of insurance fraud. Alcantara produced false invoices to her insurance company as part of a burglary claim with the intent to financially gain from the submission of the false writings. She was sentenced on July 16, 2026, to 24 months of supervised probation and assessed $500 in fines, with additional court costs and fees. The Kansas Department of Insurance investigated…

Shein lost a UK lawsuit against PDD Holdings Inc.’s Temu over allegations its rival engaged in large-scale copyright violations. The Chinese-founded e-commerce giant must also compensate Temu for taking down thousands of product listings, according to a London court ruling published on Thursday. Shein had accused Temu at trial earlier this year of “astonishing” levels of copyright infringement and use of thousands of photographs from Shein’s website. Temu counter sued, alleging that its rival waged an “aggressive and relentless battle.” The ruling comes just ahead Shein’s planned Hong Kong initial public offering that’s targeting a valuation of about $30 billion.…

Two foodborne illness outbreaks linked to Taylor Farms have exposed a weakness at the heart of North America’s food system: the United States is increasingly relying on Mexico’s produce industry, and regulators are straining to oversee it to keep consumers safe. Taylor Farms, the $7 billion company that supplies fast-food chains, major food distributors and grocers, recalled prepared products containing jalapenos this week after U.S. authorities linked a salmonella outbreak that has sickened several hundred to peppers imported from Mexico. It followed a major cyclosporiasis outbreak, traced to iceberg lettuce Taylor Farms imported from Mexico, that has made more than…