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Hackers Hit Hundreds of Cisco Firewalls in US Government
Hackers compromised firewall devices within the US government, according to a senior federal official, amid broader warnings of cyberattacks on widely-used devices manufactured by Cisco Systems, Inc. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, issued an emergency directive …
House Bill Aims to Combat Forum Shopping in Trucking Industry Lawsuits
A new bill introduced in Congress would give federal courts original jurisdiction over state venues in limited civil cases involving interstate commercial trucking accidents. The Forum Accountability and Integrity in Roadway (FAIR) Trucking Act, introduced by Congressman Tom Barrett (R-Michigan) …
FAIA Bans Live Animal Displays After PETA Concerns About June Convention
Attendees at the Florida Association of Insurance Agents’ June convention in Orlando may have noticed the live giraffe exhibit at the Marriott World Center. The giraffe won’t make it for the 2026 convention. Nor will any other live animal exhibits. …
Public Adjuster, Already in Prison, Sentenced to Another 19 Years Concurrent
A public adjuster who pleaded guilty in March to defrauding Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Co. and a Georgia church out of millions of dollars has been sentenced to 19 years in prison. A federal judge in Georgia last week also ordered …
FAA Extends Significant Flight Cuts at Newark Through October 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration said last Thursday it will extend significant flight cuts at Newark, one of the three main airports serving the New York City area, through late October 2026 as it continues to face an air traffic controller …
4 Dead After Flooding in Arizona, Including in Historic Mining Town
Four people died after heavy rain caused flooding in Arizona, including three in a rural 19th-century mining town where floodwaters on Friday forced people to seek safety on rooftops and washed out a propane distributorship, scattering about 1,000 tanks downtown. …
Lawmakers Press FEMA on the Future of US Flood Insurance
Two Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration about its management of the National Flood Insurance Program after cuts at the agency that runs it, the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In a letter to FEMA’s Acting Administrator David Richardson that …
First Radar Images From NASA Satellite Showcase Maine Coast, North Dakota Farmland
NASA’s first radar images from a new Earth-mapping satellite show the Maine coast and North Dakota farmland in incredible detail. The pictures, released Thursday, are from a spacecraft that rocketed into orbit from India two months ago. The joint U.S.-Indian …
Minnesota’s Political Divide Stalls Gun Control Efforts
As Minnesota mourned a mass shooting at a church that left two schoolchildren dead and 21 people injured, Gov. Tim Walz promised to call a special session for the Legislature to pass solutions to gun violence and school safety. But …
Grad Students are Developing a Way to Cool Texas Data Centers Without Water
Sai Abhideep Pundla has been awake since 3 a.m. After a red-eye flight from Las Vegas, where he briefed data center company executives and local government officials about the future of artificial intelligence, he’s back in a lab at UT-Arlington, …
People Moves: Alliant Adds Gramling to Employee Benefits Group
Alliant Insurance Services has hired Alex Gramling as Senior Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Gramling will serve a national client base, drawing from a background that spans the full spectrum of employee benefits, including …
Gallagher Sues Two Former Brokers Who Started Own Firm
Global insurance brokers Arthur J. Gallagher is suing two former employees who left to start their own New York brokerage firm for allegedly soliciting Gallagher clients and using confidential information in violation of their employment agreements. Gallagher claims that James …