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Four Die in Washington After Alaska Company’s Plane Crashes

Four people were killed in a fiery plane crash Friday morning northeast of Seattle, authorities said. The single-engine Cessna 208B crashed in a field, the Federal Aviation Administration said, not too far from a small airport near Snohomish. The four …

TDI Recognizes Animal Nutrition Company With Workplace Safety Award

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) recognized Global Animal Products with a Lone Star Safety Award for their exemplary workplace safety programs and low rates of work-related injuries and illnesses. Global Animal Products manufactures organic minerals …

Iowa Fire That Killed 4 Children Blamed on Power Strip

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) – A house fire that killed four children in northern Iowa was caused by an electrical power strip, authorities said Thursday. The blaze was reported early Wednesday in Mason City, and when firefighters arrived they found …

People Moves: Branch Names Patel as First Chief People Officer; Burns & Wilcox Adds McCarty in Michigan

Patel named First Chief People Officer for Branch Branch has named new hire Pratiksha Patel as the company’s first chief people officer. Patel joins the Columbus, Ohio-based company with more than two decades of experience across diverse global industry leaders, …

COP27 Delivers Climate Fund Breakthrough at Expense of Progress on Emissions

Countries closed this year’s U.N. climate summit on Sunday with a hard-fought deal to create a fund to help poor countries being battered by climate disasters, even as many lamented its lack of ambition in tackling the emissions causing them. …

Chicago Suburb to Pay $10M to Settle Hit-and-Run Lawsuit

OAK LAWN, Ill. (AP) – A Chicago suburb will pay $10 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 2019 hit-and-run crash in which the village’s then-manager struck and critically injured a pedestrian with his municipal vehicle. The Oak Lawn …

West Texas Earthquake Causes Damage Hundreds of Miles Away

MENTONE, Texas (AP) – A strong earthquake that struck a remote area of the West Texas desert caused damage in San Antonio, hundreds of miles from the epicenter, officials said. University Health said last Thursday that its Robert B. Green …

Maryland Condo Explosion That Injured 14 Linked to Suicidal Resident

A fiery explosion that injured more than a dozen people at a Maryland condominium building was ignited by a resident who intended to kill himself and died in the blast, police said. Authorities found the 36-year-old man’s body in the …

Biden Declares Emergency for Snowed-In New York Counties

President Joseph Biden on Sunday night declared that an emergency exists in the state of New York and ordered federal assistance to supplement state and local response efforts following the severe snowstorm that began late last week and continued over …

People Moves: Liberty Specialty Mkts Names Intact’s Conran as CUO; Arch Taps WTW’s Bradley as Cyber U/W; Rokstone’s iFarm Underwriting Recruits from Marsh, Geo

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets, Arch Insurance International, and Rokstone’s iFarm Underwriting. A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Specialty Markets Names Conran as CUO Liberty Mutual Insurance’s Global Risk Solutions …

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