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By Richard Horgan Los Angeles (Knewz) — How has “Twiggy the Water Skiing Squirrel” not appeared in a Progressive Insurance TV commercial? As footage from the recent Yuma County Fair Fall Festival reminds, Progressive is Twiggy’s main sponsor, with comp…

By Alex Lang New York (Knewz) — Just hang up. The number of robocalls was down 8 percent in the first half of 2022 compared to the same time period last year, according to an industry group. Transaction Network Services recently released its findings i…

By Richard Horgan Los Angeles (Knewz) — There are two general categories of death caused by alcohol: direct and indirect. Together, at the start of the pandemic, they hit marks not seen in decades. This week, the CDC released separate reports about bot…

By David Wetzel New York (Knewz) — Chicago police fatally shot an armed suspect who fired at them during a chase on Oct. 2 and newly released video showed the deadly encounter. The Chicago Police Department released video of the incident via the Civili…

By David Wetzel New York (Knewz) — A Texas man is accused of keeping an undocumented immigrant inside a home and forcing him to work without being provided money or food for six months, according to KTAB. Police arrested Hai Zhuang and charged him with…

By Alex Lang New York (Knewz) — What’s in a name? In the battle between an adult film actress and a famous fashion designer, apparently a lot. So much, that it landed both in court over the “Dior” name. According to reports, actress Gigi Dior is being …

By David Wetzel New York (Knewz) — Two health care workers were killed during a shooting at Methodist Dallas Medical Center on Oct. 22, and police recently released bodycam of the incident. The Dallas Police Department edited the video “out of respect …

By David Wetzel New York (Knewz) — A man inappropriately touched a woman in New York City, and police are trying to identify him. Video of the incident shared on Instagram by New York police showed a man inappropriately touching a after approaching fro…

By David Wetzel New York (Knewz) — A paraglider in Florida proved to be in the right place at the right time on Oct. 30. Cristiana Piquet was on his usual paragliding trip in South Florida when he saw a woman clinging to her vehicle, which was complete…

By Richard Horgan Los Angeles (Knewz) — Talk About a close call! Earlier this month, photographer Juan Oliphant was rolling as marine conservationist Ocean Ramsey, very aptly named by her parents, was about to jump into Hawaii waters. At that very mome…