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Travelers Championship With Elevated Status, $20M Purse Opens With McIlroy Hole-in-One

Nathan Grube, the tournament director of the Travelers Championship, used to worry about the years when the U.S. Open took place on the West Coast. Many of the world’s top golfers would make a decision to take a break the …

World Insurance Acquires The Mogil Organization of New York City

World Insurance Associates announced that it acquired the business of The Mogil Organization LLC of New York, New York. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Since 1957, Mogil has offered corporate and personal insurance to businesses and families. Mogil …

Massachusetts Judge Rejects Auto Insurance Class Actions Over Diminished Value

A judge in Massachusetts has denied class certifications for claimants seeking payments from two insurers for the lost resale value of their motor vehicles that were damaged in accidents and then repaired. Suffolk County Superior Court Justice Kenneth W. Salinger …

Court Temporarily OKs ‘Sensitive’ Places But Not Insurance Rule of New Jersey Gun Law

A federal appeals court has temporarily agreed to keep part of New Jersey’s handgun carry law in effect as court proceedings play out. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted the state attorney general’s request to keep part …

New York Lawmakers Approve Bill Removing Medical Debt From Credit Reports

Hospitals and other health care providers in New York would be banned from reporting medical debt to credit agencies under a bill passed this week by the state’s legislature – a measure intended to limit the damage that illness and …

Sanders Seeks Senate Probe Into Amazon’s Warehouse Safety Practices

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has opened a Senate investigation into Amazon’s warehouse safety practices, the latest in a series of probes he’s initiated against big corporations in his role as chairman of a committee that oversees health and labor issues. …

New York Law Protecting Warehouse Workers From ‘Unreasonable Quotas’ Goes Into Effect

Legislation aimed at protecting New York warehouse workers from “unreasonably demanding work quotas” is now in effect. New York Governor Kathy Hochul said the Warehouse Worker Protection Act includes new requirements for distribution centers to disclose work speed data to …

Three Die After Brother Crashes Into Vehicle Driven by Sister in New York

A third person has died following a head-on crash between two siblings in a rural town in western New York, officials said. Dahlia J. Klink, 24, was pronounced dead Sunday night from injuries she suffered after her younger brother crashed …

Philadelphia’s I-95 to Open to Traffic This Weekend With Interim Fix: Governor

Temporary lanes on Interstate 95 will be open sometime this weekend, with permanent repairs to follow, Gov. Josh Shapiro said Tuesday, more than a week after a section of the interstate collapsed in Philadelphia. “Traffic will be flowing here on …

Four Die As Fire in E-Bike Shop Spreads to Upper Apartments in New York City

A fire that started in a New York City e-bike shop early Tuesday spread to upper-floor apartments, killing four people and injuring several others, authorities said. City fire officials said the blaze was reported shortly after midnight on the Lower …

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