Corporate America moves to curb firearm sales amid gun control push
In the wake of mass shootings, banks and retailers curb gun business. Gary Ramey’s Honor Defense loses payment processors. Bank of America and Citi restrict firearm financing. Walmart and Dick’s ban sales to under 21. Republicans protest banks’ influence. Delta, United, Hertz join the pressure. Experts say corporate action signals brand risk in a stalled policy landscape.
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Idaho
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Florida
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Hertz
Alamo
National
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Vista Outdoor
Georgia
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Delta
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Georgia State University
College of Law
Retailers test blue lights to deter public drug use
Wilkes Barre area stores install blue restroom bulbs to deter injection drug use by obscuring veins. Turkey Hill, with Six Flags, tests the method alongside brighter exterior lighting and staff training. Studies show mixed results but some retailers report fewer overdoses and safer conditions for workers and customers. Industry researchers caution against stigma and note addicts may circumvent the lights.
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University of Florida
Loss Prevention Research Council
Turkey Hill Minit Markets
Lancaster
Hayes
Brett Wolfson- Stofko
National Development & Research
Institutes
Luzerne County
Turkey Hill
William Lisman
Matt Dorgan
Corgan
Sheetz
Kensington
Pittsburgh
Nick Ruffner
Huntington
West Virginia
Zsa Zsa Wins 2018 WorldUgliest Dog Title in Petaluma
Zsa Zsa the English bulldog, age three, captured the 2018 World's Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma Marin Fairgrounds in Petaluma. Owner Megan Brainard of Anoka Minnesota earns 1500 dollars. judges praised unique features among contestants including a Chinese Crested Dachshund mix and a Pekingese named Wild Thang. The event, in its 30th year, moved to Saturday to boost attendance.
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San Francisco Bay Area
Zsa Zsa
Sonoma-Marin Sonoma- Marin Fairgrounds
Petaluma
Megan Brainard
Anoka
Minnesota
Brainard
Wild Thang
Sonoma-Marin Fair
Man Accused of Drowning Wife and Kids Claims Baptism
Leslie Kelly 36 of Chapmanville WV was charged with attempted murder domestic battery and child abuse after deputies say he held his wife and two children under water in a bathtub while claiming he was baptizing them. The alleged act occurred as God supposedly instructed him to perform the baptism. Kelly is jailed on 100000 bond. attorney status unknown.
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West Virginia
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Leslie Kelly
Logan County
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