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Tech Group Sues Arkansas Over Law Parental Permission for Minors Creating Social Media Accounts
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A tech industry trade group sued Arkansas on challenging a new state law that requires parental permission for minors to create social media accounts. NetChoice, a group whose members include Facebook parent Meta, TikTok and …
Read More 14-year-old Charged After Accidental Shooting of Youth in Tennessee
A 14-year-old boy is facing charges in Tennessee after a gun in his backpack accidentally fired in the gym of a youth community center on Wednesday, striking a 10-year-old peer and sending him to the hospital, according to police. The …
Read More Parkland Deputy’s Acquittal Shows Florida Has No ‘Cowardice Under Fire’ Law
When Florida prosecutors charged former Deputy Scot Peterson for his alleged inaction during the 2018 Parkland school massacre, they faced a major hurdle: no law precisely fit. So it was not a surprise to legal observers that Peterson was acquitted …
Read More Fox Corp Settles Lawsuit With Fired Former Producer for $12M
Fox Corp settled for $12 million a lawsuit by former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg, who had claimed gender discrimination and accused the network’s lawyers of pressuring her to make misleading statements in the Dominion Voting Systems case, her lawyer …
Read More Guy Carpenter Completes Acquisition of Re Solutions in Israel
Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance business of Marsh McLennan, announced it had completed its previously announced acquisition of Re Solutions, the leading independent reinsurance broker in Israel. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With immediate effect Re Solutions has become …
Read More People Moves: Liberty Mutual Promotes Johnson From Ironshore; Federer Named CEO Fusion Specialty N.A.
Liberty Mutual Names Johnson President of Field Operations & Marketing, Global Risk Solutions North America Liberty Mutual Insurance, based in Boston, Mass., appointed Ben Johnson as president of field operations & marketing, Global Risk Solutions (GRS) North America, effective July …
Read More SiriusPoint Completes $1.3B Reinsurance Loss Portfolio Transfer With Compre
SiriusPoint Ltd., the Bermuda-based re/insurer, announced it has completed a ground-up loss portfolio transfer (LPT) of a portfolio of primarily reinsurance business with the legacy acquisition specialist Compre. This is the second LPT the companies have partnered on. Compre assumed …
Read More Maryland Begins Sales of Recreational Marijuana
Maryland is becoming the latest state to legally sell recreational marijuana, as businesses aim to tap into July Fourth festivities to kick off sales. About 100 stores already licensed to sell cannabis for medicinal purposes were able to begin selling …
Read More Audit Finds Connecticut State Police Falsified Traffic Stop Data
Hundreds of Connecticut state police troopers falsified information on at least 26,000 traffic stops from 2014 to 2021, skewing reports on the race and ethnicity of pulled-over motorists, according to an audit released Wednesday. Data analysts with the University of …
Read More North Carolina Roller Coaster Shut Down After Crack Found in Support Beam
A North Carolina amusement park closed one of its roller coasters Friday after a crack was found on a support beam. According to news reports, Carowinds shut down Fury 325. The park’s website advertises the ride as the “tallest, fastest, …
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