Walmart faces millions in civil penalties and costs for allegedly dumping hazardous waste and customer records in California landfills, settling a lawsuit with the state and 12 counties. The company will pay $4.3 million in penalties and $3.2 million in reimbursements, as well as hire an auditor to conduct waste audits. This is Walmart’s second waste disposal issue, following a 2010 settlement, with the company denying any wrongdoing in the current case.
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Two planes aborted landings at DCA due to helicopters in flight path in week before crash: report
The investigation into the midair collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet that resulted in dozens of deaths revealed that military helicopter flights forced at least two planes to abort landings at Reagan National Airport prior to the crash. Concerns have been raised about frequent military training flights around the airport, where a helicopter lane intersects with aircraft flight paths. Despite reports of understaffing in the air traffic control tower, sources familiar with...
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