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NHTSA Probing Fatal Tesla Crash in Virginia, Adding to Investigations
Tesla Inc. is facing increased scrutiny as federal investigations said Thursday they are investigating a fatal crash in Virginia involving one of the company’s SUVs that collided with a tractor-trailer truck. The accident, which took place on July 19 in …
Read More Security First Accountant Charged with Siphoning $1.4M Through Fake Invoices
An accountant for Ormond Beach-based Security First Insurance Co. has been charged with stealing more than $1.4 million by creating false invoices and routing the funds to her personal accounts. Samantha Rae Link, 30, of Daytona Beach, was arrested Wednesday, …
Read More Boston Financial Adviser Sentenced After Defrauding Older Victims of Annuity Funds
A financial adviser who stole about $1.2 million from the retirement accounts of his mostly older victims, one of whom had dementia and another of whom had a traumatic brain injury, has been sentenced to more than four years in …
Read More Kentucky Governor’s Storm Relief Efforts Could Trim GOP Leaning in Rural Areas
Gina Thorn`s life was uprooted when a monstrous tornado tore through her Kentucky hometown of Mayfield, but her family stuck it out and now they`re homeowners for the first time. Thorn says Gov. Andy Beshear deserves credit for their brighter …
Read More Supreme Court Halts Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Settlement Pending Review
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a challenge by President Joe Biden’s administration to the legality of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement, putting on hold a deal that would shield its wealthy Sackler family owners from …
Read More 5 Killed in Pennsylvania When RV Blows Tire, Crashes into Tractor-Trailer
A recreational vehicle blew a tire on an interstate highway in Pennsylvania, crossed the median and collided head-on with a tractor- trailer, killing four people in the RV and the truck driver, authorities said. The crash occurred around 8:50 p.m. …
Read More Tutoring Firm Settles EEOC’s First Bias Lawsuit Involving AI Software
A China-based tutoring company has agreed to settle a U.S. government agency’s novel lawsuit claiming it used hiring software powered by artificial intelligence to illegally weed out older job applicants. The 2022 lawsuit against iTutorGroup Inc was the first by …
Read More NOAA Increases Prediction for Atlantic Hurricane Season to “Above-Normal”
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is increasing its prediction for the ongoing 2023 Atlantic hurricane season to “above-normal” activity. Warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures across much of the tropical and subtropical Atlantic are likely to offset the usually limiting atmospheric …
Read More People Moves: WTW Hires Bryce From Magnes for Personal Lines, Canada; Markel Taps PwC’s Feng as Warranty & Indemnity U/W; RSA Names Godfrey as Transformation Dir.
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at WTW, Markel and RSA Insurance. A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Hires Bryce for Personal Lines, Canada Insurance broker WTW announced the appointment of Allison Bryce as the …
Read More Antarctica Risks ‘Cascades of Extreme Events’ as Earth Warms: Study
Extreme weather in Antarctica, including ocean heat waves and ice loss, is set to become more intense unless urgent policy action reduces the burning of fossil fuels, a new study has found — the latest to sound the alarm on …
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