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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft bid farewell to head coach Bill Belichick in a news conference Thursday, Jan. 11, marking the end of their 24-year partnership. Belichick’s stellar coaching record includes six Super Bowl championships, but Kraft has pocketed far more than all of those championship rings. Since hiring Belichick in 2000, the value…

The fatal crash of a news Philadelphia news helicopter is putting a spotlight on the dangers news crews face when taking to the skies.

The recent fatal crash of a news helicopter from ABC’s Philadelphia station is putting a spotlight on the dangers news crews face. According to reports, pilot Monroe Smith and photographer Christopher Dougherty were the only two on board when the chopper went down in Washington Township, New Jersey, killing both. State police discovered the wreckage…

Heavy rains batter the Pacific Northwest as an atmospheric river causes record-breaking rainfall, flooding and unusually warm weather.

An atmospheric river sweeps across the Pacific Northwest, inundating communities with heavy rain, floods, and record-breaking warmth. Rail travel has been paused as Amtrak suspends Seattle-Portland services due to potential landslides and flood warnings prompt road closures across Washington. Swift snowmelt in the mountains, combined with atmospheric rivers carrying mild air from the tropics, intensified…

Concerns over environmental damage rise as a Navy plane crashes into a Hawaii bay, with the parts of the plane resting on coral.

A U.S. Navy plane landed in shallow water off Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay on Nov. 20. The crash is causing environmental concerns as the plane’s tires are resting on parts of a reef, according to underwater footage released by the Navy.  The video shows the left engine of the aircraft resting on…

A Navy plane overshot its landing on a Marine Corps base, just miles outside of Honolulu in Hawaii and ended up in Kaneohe Bay

A Navy plane overshot its landing on a Marine Corps base, just miles outside of Honolulu in Hawaii on Monday, Nov. 20, and ended up in Kaneohe Bay. Officials said all nine passengers on the plane escaped unscathed. The plane missed the runway and landed in the water, similar to the 2009 “Miracle on the…

Maui's housing market is still feeling the effects of the August fires, with residents calling to continue a freeze on rent and evictions.

The deadly Lahaina and Kula fires devastated large areas of Maui and heavily impacted the island’s economy — especially the housing market. The Maui Tenants Association is calling on Hawaii Gov. Josh Green to continue a county-wide freeze on rent and evictions. The government’s official response came hours before the previous emergency proclamation was slated…

In newly un-redacted documents, the FTC says Amazon used a secret algorithm to raise prices on other retail sites

Amazon has long faced accusations of monopolistic practices, and now, the Federal Trade Commission claims it has proof in the form of an algorithm. In September, the FTC, along with 17 states, filed a lawsuit against Amazon. The suit’s central allegation is that the online retailer intentionally punished rivals for offering lower prices than Amazon.…

It's not your average shoplifting infraction. Retailers say they are losing tens of billions of dollars a year to organized retail crime.

It’s not your average shoplifting infraction. Retailers around the country report that they are losing tens of billions of dollars a year to organized retail crime. “It’s like a wildfire burning out of control with no easy way to stop it,” said Burt Flickinger, managing director of Strategic Resource Group and a top consultant in…

Organized crime is coming in a new form: mobs plundering stores is the organized retail crime that is plaguing stores nationwide.

When people think about organized crime, names like Al Capone, Frank Costello and Joe Colombo come to mind. However, brazen mobs plundering stores is the organized crime that is plaguing retailers nationwide. Organized retail crime is not your average shoplifting transgression. While shoplifting usually refers to small-scale theft for personal gain, organized retail crime involves…

A survey of 177 retail brands shows just how much theft is costing these businesses.

Target announced it would be shutting down select stores across the country, citing violence tied to ongoing organized retail theft. In Philadelphia, more than 50 people were arrested after looters ransacked multiple stores over two nights.The string of incidents resulted in the temporary closure of all state-run liquor stores in the area after several were…

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