New York City announced a lawsuit Wednesday accusing the solar panel company Radiant Solar of defrauding New Yorkers.
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Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
He was sentenced to eight years behind bars for that and a scheme to defraud the city of Antioch by cheating on college tests to receive an educational incentive pay raise.
Resorts gouge their customers at the window, and their customers find a workaround.
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Graham Averill,
Outside,
16 Jan. 2026
The price-gouging allegation dates back to the early months of the pandemic, when panic over shortages led to massive supermarket shopping sprees, and some products, such as eggs, saw sharp price increases.
Annual watercraft surcharges funding efforts to prevent the spread of invasive species are set to increase in 2026 from $10.60 to anywhere between $14 and $62, according to House Public Information Services.
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Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
28 Dec. 2025
Merchants would gain surcharging flexibility and those that accept one of a network’s credit cards would no longer have to accept all of them.
Grejo sank scowling back into his chair as though stung by Adi’s answer.
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Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Ten inches of snow and freeze-your-assets-off temperatures stung Broadway over the weekend, forcing cancellations and box office drops for some shows by the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
This sparse design extends into the rooms that are dressed in desert hues, with floating beds in the center of the room, walk-in showers, and private balconies that look onto the pool; some also have soaking tubs.
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Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
It has been suggested soaking the seeds in warm water for 24 hours can wash off the coating and speed growth.
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Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
These maintain the battery with no chance of overcharging.
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John Paul,
The Providence Journal,
23 Jan. 2026
Don Bell, the town council vice chair, said at the council’s September meeting that the strict state regulations around speed and red light camera data helped quell his fears that the program might overcharge or discriminate against certain residents.
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