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Gas Pipeline to Las Vegas Resumes Operating After Shutdown That Interrupted Homes and Businesses
A pipeline facility in California that was forced to shut down deliveries of gasoline and diesel from the Los Angeles area east to areas including Las Vegas and Phoenix due to a leak, resumed operations over the weekend, according to …
Read More Southern California Edison Sued by City for Damaging Wildfire
A city claims in a lawsuit that Southern California Edison equipment ignited a damaging wildfire last fall. The lawsuit filed on behalf of the city of Hemet claims that the utility did not manage its electrical power lines and failed …
Read More Florida Citrus, Hit by Storms and Fungus, Now Faces a Butterfly from the Caribbean
The lime swallowtail butterfly — an invasive species that hails from Asia and which has damaged citrus trees throughout the Caribbean for nearly 20 years — has now reached Florida. The Papilio demoleus Linnaeus butterfly is fairly large, with a …
Read More Kentucky Governor Says Storm Relief Fund ‘Open Book’ for Review
Donations that poured into a tornado relief fund started by Kentucky’s Democratic governor have been spent or pledged, but Republicans are pushing for greater legislative oversight after reports surfaced that some checks went to people unaffected by the tragedy. Gov. …
Read More More Than 100 Firefighters Battled Huge Industrial Site Fire in North Carolina
More than a dozen fire departments responded to a massive fire early Saturday at an industrial site in Wayne County, North Carolina. County officials say the blaze, with flames as high as a three-story building at one time, was reported …
Read More Howden’s Aston Lark to Acquire UK Broker Allegiance Insure
Aston Lark, a Howden company, announced it has agreed terms to acquire the independent broker Allegiance Insure Ltd. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. London-based Allegiance Insure was established by Charles Wintour in 2015. The company specializes in …
Read More Court Orders Nestlé to Pay $2.2 Million to Bullied Former Executive
Nestlé SA must pay a former executive 2 million Swiss francs ($2.16 million) after she was bullied and forced out of the company, the newspaper Tages Anzeiger reported, citing a local appeals court ruling. The Canton of Vaud Court of …
Read More Maersk Sues Evergreen in Danish Court Over 2021’s Suez Canal Blockage
Shipping group Maersk said on Monday it had filed a lawsuit against the owner and operator of container ship Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal for six days in 2021, claiming compensation for delays caused by the incident. The …
Read More Vermont Regulators Remove Possibly Contaminated Marijuana From Stores
Vermont regulators have removed marijuana potentially contaminated with a pesticide from five retail stores after a consumer reported feeling sick after smoking some. Vermont’s Cannabis Control Board issued a consumer protection warning last week for all strains of marijuana produced …
Read More Liberty Mutual Launches Global Cyber Office to Better Manage Complex Cyber Risks
Liberty Mutual Insurance announced the formation of a Global Risk Solutions (GRS) Global Cyber Office and the appointment of a leadership team consisting of industry experts. The office aims to build and scale Liberty Mutual’s cyber capabilities around the world, …
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