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Ohio Residents Experience Rashes, Aches After Derailment
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) – Heather Bable speaks rapidly, recalling the terror of the night when a train loaded with hazardous chemicals derailed less than a half-mile from her home in East Palestine, Ohio. She heard an earthshaking boom and, …
Read More Court Order Restricts Sale of ‘Ghost Gun’ Parts in New York
The New York attorney general has won an order that stops gun companies from selling or distributing unfinished or unserialized gun parts used to assemble untraceable “ghost guns” to New York consumers. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan granted …
Read More China is ‘Big Threat’ to Energy Industry, Cybersecurity Official Says
The US energy industry must shore up protection against cyberattacks from China, a more pressing concern than attacks from Russia amid its war on Ukraine, according to a senior government cybersecurity official. “The big threat we all need to be …
Read More Storm Breached California River’s Levee, Hundreds Evacuated
Authorities ordered more than 1,500 people to evacuate early Saturday from a Northern California agricultural community famous for its strawberry crop after the Pajaro River’s levee was breached by flooding from a new atmospheric river pummeling the state. Monterey County …
Read More Florida Girl Killed When Straight-Line Winds Blow Tree Onto Car
A 16-year-old girl in the Florida Panhandle was killed when a tree fell on the vehicle she was in during a fierce storm that saw wind speeds reach 80 mph (129 km), authorities said. The girl was killed and the …
Read More Insurers Try to Merge Lawsuits Brought by Lessors for Jets Confiscated in Russia
Insurers led by AIG are asking London’s High Court to merge various lawsuits brought by aircraft lessors against insurance companies refusing to pay out claims for jets effectively confiscated in Russia. AerCap Holdings NV, the world’s biggest jet lessor, is …
Read More Family of NC Meteorologist Killed in Crash Files Suit Against Helicopter Companies
The family of a meteorologist who was killed last fall in a helicopter crash in North Carolina is suing a maintenance facility and the companies that owned and operated the aircraft. The lawsuit was filed the same week in which …
Read More Mosaic Insurance Opens Singapore Office, Hiring 2 Specialty Underwriters
Mosaic Insurance has opened an office in Singapore and hired two specialty underwriters to build its transactional liability business across the Asia-Pacific region. Benn Wilson will serve as regional CEO, and head of Asia for Mosaic’s transactional liability division. Joining …
Read More Markets/Coverages: Coalition Enters UK Excess Cyber Insurance Market
Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent and cyber-security firm, announced it will enter the excess cyber insurance market in the United Kingdom to help protect businesses with enhanced coverage. By adding additional capacity to the market in this …
Read More Swiss Financial Regulator Monitors Silicon Valley Bank Collapse for Signs of Contagion
Swiss financial regulator FINMA on Monday said it was monitoring the situation surrounding failed Silicon Valley Bank and looking for signs of contagion from the bank’s collapse. “FINMA takes note of the media reports on Silicon Valley Bank in the …
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