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Typhoon Talim Expected to Smash Into China Late Monday
Talim continued to gain power after strengthening into a typhoon early on Monday and is set to be the first to make landfall in China this year, prompting authorities to cancel flights, suspend high-speed trains and order people to stay …
Read More JPMorgan Should Pay $190 Million Over Epstein Ties, US Virgin Islands Says
The US Virgin Islands said it was seeking at least $190 million from JPMorgan Chase & Co. in its lawsuit accusing the bank of enabling Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking. The territory stated its minimum damages in a Friday filing in Manhattan …
Read More Is Automation the Answer to Microbusiness Insurance Profitability?
Could self-service and digital quoting and binding be gamechangers for independent agents and brokers working in microbusiness lines? Though they’re the smallest of small businesses, microbusinesses account for the largest portion of small businesses in the United States. They dominate …
Read More Disney Hopes to Toss Board’s Lawsuit Against It
Walt Disney Co asked a Florida judge on Friday to dismiss a lawsuit by a state oversight board as part of the entertainment giant’s effort to pursue its case against Governor Ron DeSantis, the latest development in a year-long feud. …
Read More Microsoft Says Chinese Hackers Used Code Flaw to Steal Emails From US Agencies
Microsoft said on Friday that Chinese hackers misappropriated one of its digital keys and used a flaw in the company’s code to steal emails from U.S. government agencies and other clients. The company said in a blog post that the …
Read More People Moves: McGriff Names Conroy Over Energy Practice
The national insurance broker McGriff has named Jimmy Conroy vice president and marketing account executive for its Birmingham-based energy practice. Conroy joins McGriff with almost 10 years in insurance, focused on renewable energy. Recently, he was vice president for a …
Read More Rally Race Through Maine Forest Canceled After Opening Day Fatality
A competitor was killed in a crash on the first day of a rally race through a forest in western Maine, leading organizers to cancel the event`s second day. Erin Kelly, a 48-year-old woman from Marshall, Virginia, was killed Friday …
Read More Fire Kills Almost Every Animal at Florida Wildlife Center
An early morning fire on Thursday killed nearly all the animals at a wildlife center in Florida, officials said. News outlets reported the fire broke out around 3 a.m. Thursday at the Alligator and Wildlife Discovery Center in Madeira Beach, …
Read More Heavy Rainfall Floods Homes, Businesses in East Mississippi, West Alabama
Extreme rainfall flooded roads and property in east-central Mississippi Thursday, leading authorities to rescue three people from vehicles and homes. Water pushed a car into a ditch, and the driver escaped before the car submerged, local public media and the …
Read More New Air Bag Death Prompts ‘Do Not Drive’ Warning for 2003 Dodge Ram Pickups
Chrysler-parent Stellantis has warned 29,000 owners of 2003 Dodge Ram pickups to immediately stop driving pending repairs after one person was killed when a Takata air-bag inflator exploded. The fatality in May is the first reported involving a Takata passenger-side …
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