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Arkansas to Receiving $1M in Funding for April Storm Cleanup and Recovery

The U.S. Department of Labor announced last week the award of $1 million in grant funding to Arkansas for cleanup and recovery activities after severe storms caused extensive damage and flooding in April. Between April 2-22, 2025, a strong weather …
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Florida Regulators Say They Need More Authority to Rein in Slide’s Exec Pay

Florida’s insurance regulators expressed concern about recent news that Slide Insurance executives took home millions in compensation last year, suggesting that state agencies need new authority to limit pay packages. “It’s super concerning but we need to have the legislative …
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Texas Cotton Industry Struggles as Synthetic Fibers Go Mainstream

For decades, the cotton industry has long been considered king in the Texas agriculture world. However, a shift has left it standing on shaky ground. In the last few years — as cotton producers struggled with low market prices, high …
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Judge Sanctions Lawyers Defending Alabama’s Prisons For Citing Fake Cases from AI

A federal judge reprimanded lawyers with a high-priced firm defending Alabama’s prison system for using ChatGPT to write court filings with “completely made up” case citations. U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco publicly reprimanded three lawyers with Butler Snow, the law …
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Ga. Funeral Home Sent Parents Their Deceased Son’s Brain by Mistake, Lawsuit Says

Two funeral homes allegedly gave grieving parents their deceased son’s brain in a box, which began to smell, leaked into their car and got on the father’s hands when he moved it, according to an updated lawsuit filed this week. …
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Southwest Crew Members Injured After Jet Makes Evasive Move Over California

Two flight attendants on a Southwest Airlines Co. jet were injured Friday after the pilot had to maneuver sharply in response to alerts that another aircraft was in the vicinity. About six minutes after takeoff, Southwest Airlines flight 1496 dropped …
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Construction Projects Facing Delays Under Threat of ICE

Under a broiling Alabama sky a frustrated Robby Robertson, a construction site superintendent, surveys an 84,000 square foot, mostly built recreation center close to the Gulf coast port city of Mobile. The site is eerily quiet. Last month, the $20 …
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Jeju Air Jet Still Had Working Engine When it Crashed: Investigation Update

A Jeju Air plane that crashed in December during an emergency landing after a bird strike could have kept flying on the damaged engine that was still working after pilots shut down the other one, according to an update from …
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Markets/Coverages: QBE and Matrix iQ Partner to Provide UK Fleet Risk Mgmt Solutions

QBE, the business insurer, has announced a strategic partnership with Matrix iQ, a leading provider of connected vehicle and behavioral data solutions. Through this partnership, QBE customers will be able to access Matrix iQ’s technology-agnostic platform, which provides fleet operators …
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Europe Inc Swerves Trump Trade War ‘Hurricane’ but Laments Higher Tariffs

European companies were left wondering on Monday whether to cheer a hard-won U.S. trade deal or lament a still sharp jump in tariffs versus those in place before President Donald Trump’s second term. A day earlier, European leaders heralded a …
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Viewpoint: Driverless Cars Are Changing the Future of Claims

In the age of a tech-fueled automotive transformation in which vehicle usage is at an all-time high, the public perception of uncertainty around driverless cars remains. As of 2025, only 13% of U.S. Consumers would trust riding in an autonomous …
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Justice Department Prepares Crackdown on Trump Tariff Violators

Federal prosecutors are laying the groundwork to criminally charge companies and individuals that try to evade US tariffs as President Donald Trump readies a fresh round of levies next week. American customs officials have long sought to thwart attempts to …
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