NEW YORK (AP) — A New York midwife who gave nearly 1,500 children homeopathic pellets instead of required vaccinations has been fined $300,000, the state’s health department announced this week. Jeanette Breen, who operates Baldwin Midwifery on Long Island, administered the pellets as an alternative to vaccinations and then falsified their immunization records, the agency […]
Jan. 18—PLAINVIEW, Minn. — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency fined a Plainview dairy $20,000 for spilling thousands of gallons of cream into the Plainview-Elgin Sanitary District wastewater treatment plant. According to the MPCA, Plainview Milk Products Cooperative allowed about 6,900 gallons of cream spilled inside its facility to drain through its wastewater to the sewer […]
Just when you’ve put the shovel away and admired the freshly shoveled driveway and pavement in front of your home, the notification pops up on your phone: A foot of snow is still possible for Boise this weekend. More shoveling. It might get you wondering … your driveway is your responsibility, but what about the […]
An influencer is facing a $1 million fine after Italian authorities said she misled consumers. It pertains to a partnership with a pastry brand to sell a limited edition cake last Christmas. Authorities say consumers thought they were donating to charity, but that wasn’t the case. An Italian influencer could be on the hook for […]
An Italian fashion blogger-turned-businesswoman has apologised after being fined €1 million by Italy’s anti-trust authority for improperly communicating a charitable contribution tied to sales of a traditional Christmas cake sold with her logo. In an Instagram post, Chiara Ferragni said she would donate €1 million to the Regina Margherita Hospital in Turin to give “concreteness” […]
Manchester City have been fined £120,000 (€138,000) after their players surrounded referee Simon Hooper in the 94th minute of their 3-3 draw with Tottenham earlier this month. Hooper made the contentious call to bring play back after he initially played advantage following Emerson Royal’s mistimed challenge on Erling Haaland. Haaland was able to get back […]