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Chipotle Sued After Manager Allegedly Ripped off an Employee`s Hijab at Kansas Location
A federal agency has sued the restaurant chain Chipotle, accusing it of religious harassment and retaliation after a manager at a Kansas location forcibly removed an employee`s hijab, a headscarf worn by some Muslim women. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, …
Truck Crash in Illinois Kills Five and Forces an Evacuation
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Five people were killed and five were seriously injured after a truck overturned in central Illinois, causing a toxic substance to leak from its cargo and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of area residents, authorities said …
New York Drying Out After Soaking by Record Rainfall
New York City began drying out Saturday after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades, as city dwellers dried out basements and traffic resumed on highways, railways and airports that were temporarily shuttered by Friday`s severe rainfall. …
Fire Destroys Jamie Wyeth Paintings, Damages Historic Buildings, in Maine
A fire destroyed several waterfront buildings in Maine, including an art gallery with several paintings by Jamie Wyeth and an illustration by his grandfather, N.C. Wyeth., the building`s owner said Friday. The original paintings and illustration, along with several signed …
Report: Pilot Error, Training Issues Factors in Alaska Crash That Killed Czech Billionaire
The probable cause of a heli-skiing crash in Alaska in 2021 that killed a Czech billionaire and four others was a failure by the pilot to adequately respond to whiteout conditions, a federal accident report concluded. The report from the …
Baltimore Archdiocese Files for Bankruptcy As State Ends Shield Against Old Claims
The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced Friday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization days before a new state law goes into effect removing the statute of limitations on child sex abuse claims and allowing victims to sue their abusers decades …
Washington Asks Insurers to Expedite Approval Process for Debris Removal After Wildfires
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler sent a letter asking insurance companies and adjusters working with communities impacted by the Gray and Oregon Road fires to expedite the approval process for debris removal. Speeding up the process will help assure people …
AXIS and Stone Point Credit Launch Monarch Point Re, Raising Over $400M of Capital
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., together with its direct and indirect subsidiaries and branches, announced that it has partnered with Stone Point Credit Adviser LLC to launch Monarch Point Re, a newly created collateralized reinsurer. The launch was accompanied by a …
Texas Comptroller: State Revenue Driven by Increasing Insurance Premiums
When Texas lawmakers meet next month for a special session on funding public education, they will have more money available to them to spend than they anticipated when they passed the state’s $321.3 billion budget earlier this year, Texas Comptroller …
Keystone Adds Oklahoma’s Ascent to Growing Agency Network
Keystone, the participant-owned insurance agency network, has added Ascent Insurance Group (formerly LBV Insurance) based in Edmond, Oklahoma to its growing network of agencies. Ascent is a boutique style commercial lines insurance brokerage specializing in workers’ compensation and commercial insurance. …
Invasive Spotted Lanternflies Found in Illinois, Threatening Crops and Native Tree
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois is the latest state to find invasive spotted lanternflies, a winged insect that`s spreading across the eastern U.S. and is subject to squish-on-sight requests in New York and elsewhere. First detected in the U.S. nearly …
Ohio Adopts Four International Building Codes
The state of Ohio has adopted four of the 2021 International Codes including the 2021 editions of the International Building Code, the International Mechanical Code, the International Plumbing Code and the International Existing Building Code. The decision comes after careful …