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People Moves: Powers Insurance & Risk Management Adds Gaglioti and Hester; GuideOne Insurance Names Sheets SVP and General Counsel
Powers Insurance & Risk Management Adds Gaglioti and Hester Powers Insurance & Risk Management, headquartered in St. Louis, hired Brittany Gaglioti as a commercial account manager and Contina Hester as a personal lines marketer. Gaglioti oversees all aspects of the …
Tulsa Commission to Study Reparations for 1921 Race Massacre Victims and Descendants
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tulsa officials announced the creation of a new commission to recommend how reparations can be made for a 1921 massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in the city. The panel will review a 2023 report …
Push for Flood Mitigation Draws Concerns Over Impact in Mississippi and Louisiana
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Flooding left squishy, stinky messes in hundreds of homes in Mississippi’s capital city in 2020 — a recurring problem when heavy rains push the Pearl River over its banks. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says …
Texas Carbon Monoxide Poisonings Spike After Hurricane Beryl
Texas lawmakers nearly three years ago promised changes to prevent the devastation from a deadly winter storm from happening again. But the damage caused by Hurricane Beryl last month shows that much remains the same, particularly when it comes to …
US Justice Dept. Launches Whistleblower Program Aimed at Corporate Crime
The U.S. Justice Department on Aug. 1 debuted its first-ever whistleblower program offering monetary awards to tipsters who report certain types of corporate misconduct, an effort designed to ratchet up the pressure on companies who face allegations of wrongdoing. The …
Authorities Investigating After Worker Killed at Tampa Airport by Falling Equipment
A worker who was fatally injured at Tampa International Airport last week was struck by a piece of heavy equipment that fell from a track, according to news reports. Authorities said Cesar Hernandez Donu, 29, of Seffner, Florida, was working …
Containment Increased on Massive Wildfire, 640 Structures Destroyed
Firefighters have increased containment on the 627-square-mile Park Fire near Chico, California, which is now 34% contained. The fire, now the fourth largest wildfire in history, is 401,740 acres. It was 24% contained on Friday. It has destroyed 640 structures …
Deputy ID’d in Florida Shooting That Killed One, Injured 2 Other Officers
Authorities have released the name of a Florida sheriff’s deputy killed in what officials called an ambush shooting that wounded two other deputies as they tried to reach him after all responded to a disturbance in a home. Master Deputy …
A Gas Carrier Faking Its Location Helps Russia Avoid Sanctions
A liquefied natural gas tanker that’s docked at a sanctioned Russian gas facility has no known insurer, is managed by a little-known Indian company and is pretending to be somewhere else. Samir Madani, co-founder of TankerTrackers.com, identified the ship recently …
Hurricane Slams Florida After Gaining Fury in Warm Waters
Hurricane Debby slammed into Florida southeast of Tallahassee as a Category 1 storm after intensifying over warm waters, the latest evidence that this will be a robust season for tropical cyclones. The storm’s top winds reached 80 miles (130 kilometers) …
CrowdStrike Rejects Delta Air Lines Claims Over Flight Woes
CrowdStrike on Sunday rejected a claim by Delta Air Lines that it should be blamed for flight disruptions following a July 19 global outage sparked by a faulty update, and suggested it had minimal potential liability. Delta CEO Ed Bastian …
Pennsylvania Says U.S. Deal With Norfolk Southern Falls Short for Pennsylvanians
Pennsylvania officials contend that a $310 million federal government settlement reached with Norfolk Southern Railway Co. over the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio does not adequately meet the needs of Pennsylvanians affected by the tragedy. In a letter …