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Vietnam Logs Five Feet of Rain in One Day, Nearing World Record
Widespread flooding across central Vietnam killed at least nine people and damaged more than 100,000 homes in the tourist hubs of Hue and Da Nang, [Read More…]
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Administration Backs Off Bid for Atlantic Oil Drilling, But Gulf Still on Table
The Trump administration is ruling out selling offshore oil and gas leases along the US East Coast, after its initial plan for auctioning them drew [Read More…]
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US Appeals Court Revives $2.5 Billion Opioid Lawsuit in West Virginia
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday revived a $2.5 billion lawsuit against drug distributors accused of contributing to an opioid addiction crisis in West Virginia [Read More…]
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Court Dismisses Securities Fraud Charges Against Fashion Designer Cole’s Brother
The brother of designer Kenneth Cole says he was vindicated on Monday by a federal appeals court’s decision to overturn his criminal fraud conviction. Neil [Read More…]
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Uber Taking on Waymo in San Francisco With Lucid, Nuro Robotaxis
Uber Technologies Inc. is preparing to offer driverless rides on vehicles developed by Lucid Group Inc. and Nuro Inc. in the San Francisco Bay Area [Read More…]
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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Safe T Professionals in Arizona
Gallagher Bassett acquired 100% of Chandler, Arizona-based Safe T Professionals LLC. Gallagher Bassett previously held a minority investment in the business. Anna Martinez, Joshua Martinez [Read More…]
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Reinsurers Hold Bulk of Jamaica’s Property Exposures From Hurricane Melissa: Reports
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a powerful category 5 storm – a record for the Caribbean island nation — which brought storm surge, [Read More…]
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Hurricane Melissa Makes Cuba Landfall After Lashing Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba less than a day after it became the strongest recorded storm to strike Jamaica, where it left hundreds of [Read More…]
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People Moves: Tassone Jr. Promoted to AM Specialty CEO; Canopius Names Leftwich US Head of Strategy; FM Hires Erbig as CFO
Tassone Jr. Promoted to CEO of AM Specialty Dominick Tassone Jr. was promoted to CEO of AM Specialty Insurance Company (ASIC U.S.), effective Jan. 1, [Read More…]
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UN Sees World’s Emissions Falling 10% by 2035, Far Short of 60% Goal
Global emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases are expected to fall by about 10% by 2035, compared with 1990 levels, representing the first decline ever forecast [Read More…]