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Chinese online retailer Temu hit with $232 million fine over unsafe toys and electronics

LONDON (AP) — Temu was hit with a 200 million euro ($232 million) fine Thursday after a European Union investigation found the Chinese online retailer failed to protect consumers from illegal products like toxic or hazardous toys and unsafe electronics. The 27-nation EU's fine follows preliminary findings last year that Temu was exposing consumers to a high risk of products sold on its platform like baby toys and small electronics that didn't comply with EU consumer safety rules. The bloc's executive arm issued the penalty under the Digital Services Act, or DSA, a wide-ranging ...

Mascaro CEO named to safety list

PITTSBURGH — The National Safety Council has named John C. Mascaro Jr. to its 2026 CEOs Who Get It list, an annual recognition honoring leaders across the country who demonstrate exceptional commitment to workplace safety and health. Published in Safety+Health magazine, the list highlights ...

River summit highlights development

COLUMBUS — The Ohio River Commission is inviting community leaders in economic development, the maritime industry and local municipalities to a two-day event focused on growing Ohio's river economy and strengthening collaboration between industry and state leaders. The event builds on the work started when the Ohio River Commission was established in January 2025 by Gov. Mike DeWine to unify statewide leaders focused on advancing economic and workforce development, tourism and recreation across the state's 14 Ohio River counties. "The Ohio River has helped shape communities, ...

Cleveland group supports data centers; tax breaks cost $1.5B in 2025

A major business group in Ohio is support of data centers, which have sparked opposition in many locations across the state and a state constitutional petition drive to ban large centers. The Greater Cleveland Partnership, which has 12,000 members and describes itself as “the largest metropolitan chamber of commerce in the nation,” is calling for a “smart growth approach” to data centers. “A smart growth approach attracts investment, addresses energy demand and costs, protects water and the environment, and delivers broader business and community benefits,” the group said. ...