Posts by Hometown Insurance
California Bill Would Require Restaurants to Disclose Food Allergens on Menus
Braxton Kimura dreads eating at restaurants. The California teenager is severely allergic to peanuts, shellfish and most tree nuts. Consuming even a tiny amount could send him to the emergency room. “Eating out is definitely really dangerous. It’s something that …
Read More 21 Hospitalized After Bus Carrying Junior High Football Team Crashes Near Pittsburgh
A bus carrying a junior high football team to a game crashed Saturday north of Pittsburgh, sending 21 of the 28 people on board to the hospital, officials said. Twenty-five Aliquippa Junior High students and three adults were headed to …
Read More Musk, X Corp to Settle $500M Lawsuit Over Twitter Firings
Elon Musk and his social media company X Corp have reached a tentative agreement to settle a lawsuit filed by former Twitter employees who said they were owed $500 million in severance pay. Attorneys for X Corp and the former …
Read More North Carolina Supreme Court Says Bars’ COVID Lawsuits Against State Can Continue
The North Carolina Supreme Court issued favorable rulings Friday for bars and their operators in litigation seeking monetary compensation from the state for COVID-19 restrictions first issued by then-Gov. Roy Cooper that shuttered their doors and, in their view, treated …
Read More NHTSA Probes More Than 1.4 Million Honda Vehicles Over Engine Failure
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is opening a probe into more than 1.4 million Honda 7267.T vehicles sold in the United States over concerns that connecting rod bearing failures in their engines could lead to complete engine failure. In …
Read More Ransomware Hack Hits Orange Telecom, Data Published on Dark Web
A criminal hacking gang has stolen business customer data from French telecommunications company Orange SA and posted it online, according to people familiar with the matter. The breach, which Orange disclosed and reported to national authorities at the end of …
Read More Kazakhstan Presses on With $4 Billion Sulfur Fine on Oil Majors
Kazakhstan’s environmental-protection ministry told oil majors operating in the country they have 40 days to pay a multibillion-dollar fine for sulfur pollution, a blow to the producers who claimed victory in the case weeks ago. At the start of August, …
Read More Aging US Railroad Bridges Are Self-Inspected and Findings Are Kept Secret
The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a nearly 75-year-old railroad bridge that spans the Marys River in Corvallis, home to Oregon State University. Long after the flames died out, Michelle Emmons, …
Read More Australia Has Banned 3 ‘Forever Chemicals’ – but Europe Wants to Ban all 14,000
Last month, Australia’s ban on the import, use and manufacture of three types of “forever chemical” came into effect. These chemicals – PFOA, PFOS and PFHxS – have long lifespans and resist breaking down. They’re considered harmful due to their …
Read More Typhoon Kajiki Nears Vietnam, Bringing Strong Winds and Rain
Typhoon Kajiki is set to make landfall along Vietnam’s northern coast on Monday, after gathering strength over the weekend as the system tracked west across warm ocean waters. The storm was 145 kilometers (90 miles) east of Ha Tinh city …
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