The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sued Walmart and work scheduling platform Branch Messenger for allegedly forcing delivery drivers that are part of the discounter’s gig program to use costly deposit accounts to get paid and mispresented how they could …
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Road conditions were deteriorating over the weekend in the central U.S. as a winter storm brought a mix of snow, ice and plunging temperatures, with forecasts calling for the dreaded combo to spread eastward in the coming days. “Winter returned,” …
Drivers Skid and Crash as Wintry Mix Blasts Central US Read More »
Relation Insurance Services acquired the assets of Forest Insurance Agency. The transaction went into effect on December 1, 2024; terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Specializing in personal and business insurance, Forest is based in Forest Park, Illinois. The …
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Authorities have said there is no evidence that the truck attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day was directed by the Islamic State but the incident – as well as the same-day truck explosion outside a hotel in Las …
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DALLAS (AP) — A fire that broke out at a shopping center in Dallas on Friday morning killed more than 500 animals, most of which were small birds, authorities said. The 579 animals in the pet shop at Plaza Latina …
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Law firm Clyde & Co announced its merger with Dallas law firm Tillman Batchelor LLP. Mark Tillman and Colin Batchelor have joined Clyde & Co’s Dallas office as partners and will be joined by their team of six people. The …
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Guy Carpenter reports that average global and regional property catastrophe rates-on-line decreased during the January 2025 renewals in amounts ranging from 5.3% to 7.2%. Guy Carpenter defines rate on line (ROL) as the cost of reinsurance based on premium as …
Global Property Catastrophe Rates-on-Line Down 6.6% During Renewals: Guy Carpenter Read More »
U.S. President Joe Biden violated the Constitution by blocking Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel through a sham national security review, the companies alleged in a lawsuit they said was filed on Monday. The companies want the federal …
US Steel, Nippon Sue Biden Administration Over Decision to Block Merger Read More »
In recent years, occasions large and small — parties, Super Bowls, mixed martial arts fights, even Thanksgiving — have provided a reason for residents across Hawaii to set off illegal fireworks. The increasingly sophisticated displays, loved by some and loathed …
Deadly Accident Has Hawaii Officials asking to End Amateur Fireworks Shows Read More »
Russia-appointed officials in Moscow-occupied Crimea announced a regional emergency on Saturday, as oil was detected on the shores of Sevastopol, the peninsula’s largest city. Fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers nearly three weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, …
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