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The race for an open seat on Pennsylvania`s highest court initially resembled the sleepy contests that had played out for decades: low turnout, little media coverage and just enough spending to afford some biographical TV ads on cable. Then attack …

Authorities are investigating the deaths of more than two dozen racehorses in a barn fire at an upstate New York track that they believe was deliberately set. The horses were killed early Thursday after the barn where they were housed …

A contract worker has died in a machinery accident at an underground precious metals mine in south-central Montana and work has temporarily stopped while the death is investigated, mine officials said. The worker was preparing an area for future mining …

An Ohio appellate court revived a dog bite injury claim against an insurer after finding that the terms of an exclusion in the homeowners’ insurance policy, intended to bar coverage for dogs with a history of violence, may not have …

An additional 1.2 million chickens will be slaughtered to prevent the spread of the bird flu after the virus was confirmed on an Iowa egg farm in the second massive case this week. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land …

Hotchkiss Insurance has acquired InCore Group, an independent insurance consulting agency serving Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. This move expands Hotchkiss’ footprint for commercial insurance and employee benefits into West Texas and surrounding states. Lubbock, Texas-based InCore Group is known …

MENTONE, Texas (AP) – An earthquake struck a sparsely populated and remote area of West Texas last Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, and the temblor could be felt hundreds of miles away. The USGS reports the 5.3 magnitude quake …

MCKINNEY, Texas (AP) – A small plane overshot the runway while landing at a Texas airport over the weekend and struck a car driving along a nearby road, injuring one person, authorities said. Video shows the propeller plane smash through …

A federal advisory panel’s proposal that the U.S. government expand the areas considered to be at high risk of flooding could increase the number of homeowners required to buy flood insurance. While this would increase the amount of insured flood …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at A summary of these new hires follows here. Canopius Promotes Newman to UK CEO Canopius Group, the London-based specialty re/insurer, announced the appointment of Mark Newman as chief executive officer for …