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Inszone Acquires Nam International Insurance Services in California

Inszone Insurance Services acquired Nam International Insurance Services Inc. in Fremont, California. Nam was founded in March 2003 by Parvinder Janda to serve the insurance needs of individuals and businesses in the Fremont area. Sacramento, California-based Inszone is an insurance …

Uvalde Families Sue Meta and Call of Duty Maker

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Families in Uvalde took more legal action Friday on the second anniversary of the Robb Elementary School attack, suing Meta Platforms, which owns Instagram, and the maker of the video game Call of Duty over claims …

Michigan Dairy Worker Diagnosed With Bird Flu

A Michigan dairy worker has been diagnosed with bird flu — the second human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows. The male worker had been in contact with cows at a farm with infected animals. He experienced …

Storms Leave 15 Dead, Hundreds Injured in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas

VALLEY VIEW, Texas (AP) — Powerful storms killed at least 15 people, injured hundreds and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where dozens sought shelter in …

Report Claims ‘Utter Chaos’ Including Drunk Deputies During Search for Maine Gunman

The search for the gunman behind last October’s mass shooting in Maine was marked by “utter chaos,” including one group of deputies who had been drinking nearly crashing their armored vehicle and others showing up in civilian clothes who could …

Roofing Contractor to Contest OSHA Citations After Employee’s Fatal Fall

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has determined that a Massachusetts roofing contractor again violated federal regulations for fall protections, following an investigation into how an employee fell about 27 feet and was killed. The accident occurred as workers …

Caterpillar to Pay $800K Over Systemic Hiring Discrimination at Illinois Plant

Heavy equipment company Caterpillar has agreed to pay $800,000 to resolve allegations of systemic hiring discrimination against Black applicants at an Illinois plant, the U.S. Labor Department said on Tuesday. The money will cover back wages and interest to affected …

Insurers Are Working to Shore Up the $2 Billion Carbon Offset Market

Data fraud, questionable accounting practices and intensified catastrophes are just some of the issues that have battered the voluntary carbon market. Those misfortunes have helped spur a new line of business: Insurance policies designed to de-risk credits that polluters buy …

California Advances Legislation Cracking Down on Auto Theft, Stolen Goods Resellers

The California Senate approved a bipartisan package of 15 bills this that would increase penalties for organized crime rings, expand drug court programs and close a legal loophole to make it easier to prosecute auto thefts. One proposal would require …

Contamination Fears Stoked by Water Leak at German Nuclear Site

Water is leaking into an underground nuclear waste facility in Germany creating fears about toxic contamination of groundwater and highlighting the legacy that the shuttered nuclear industry has left behind. The operator of the storage site says that salt water …

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