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Ohio Company to Pay $326K for Allegedly Selling Unregistered Pesticides
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week a settlement with Tranzonic Cos., known as Hospeco Brands Group, in Cleveland, Ohio, for allegedly selling unregistered pesticide products and a product with incorrect pesticidal claims. The company will pay $326,200 …
Read More Arkansas to Receiving $1M in Funding for April Storm Cleanup and Recovery
The U.S. Department of Labor announced last week the award of $1 million in grant funding to Arkansas for cleanup and recovery activities after severe storms caused extensive damage and flooding in April. Between April 2-22, 2025, a strong weather …
Read More Florida Regulators Say They Need More Authority to Rein in Slide’s Exec Pay
Florida’s insurance regulators expressed concern about recent news that Slide Insurance executives took home millions in compensation last year, suggesting that state agencies need new authority to limit pay packages. “It’s super concerning but we need to have the legislative …
Read More Texas Cotton Industry Struggles as Synthetic Fibers Go Mainstream
For decades, the cotton industry has long been considered king in the Texas agriculture world. However, a shift has left it standing on shaky ground. In the last few years — as cotton producers struggled with low market prices, high …
Read More Judge Sanctions Lawyers Defending Alabama’s Prisons For Citing Fake Cases from AI
A federal judge reprimanded lawyers with a high-priced firm defending Alabama’s prison system for using ChatGPT to write court filings with “completely made up” case citations. U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco publicly reprimanded three lawyers with Butler Snow, the law …
Read More Ga. Funeral Home Sent Parents Their Deceased Son’s Brain by Mistake, Lawsuit Says
Two funeral homes allegedly gave grieving parents their deceased son’s brain in a box, which began to smell, leaked into their car and got on the father’s hands when he moved it, according to an updated lawsuit filed this week. …
Read More Southwest Crew Members Injured After Jet Makes Evasive Move Over California
Two flight attendants on a Southwest Airlines Co. jet were injured Friday after the pilot had to maneuver sharply in response to alerts that another aircraft was in the vicinity. About six minutes after takeoff, Southwest Airlines flight 1496 dropped …
Read More Construction Projects Facing Delays Under Threat of ICE
Under a broiling Alabama sky a frustrated Robby Robertson, a construction site superintendent, surveys an 84,000 square foot, mostly built recreation center close to the Gulf coast port city of Mobile. The site is eerily quiet. Last month, the $20 …
Read More Jeju Air Jet Still Had Working Engine When it Crashed: Investigation Update
A Jeju Air plane that crashed in December during an emergency landing after a bird strike could have kept flying on the damaged engine that was still working after pilots shut down the other one, according to an update from …
Read More Markets/Coverages: QBE and Matrix iQ Partner to Provide UK Fleet Risk Mgmt Solutions
QBE, the business insurer, has announced a strategic partnership with Matrix iQ, a leading provider of connected vehicle and behavioral data solutions. Through this partnership, QBE customers will be able to access Matrix iQ’s technology-agnostic platform, which provides fleet operators …
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