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Pedestrian Fatalities Projected to Reach Highest Level in 40 Years

Twenty people per day were hit and killed by drivers in the U.S. last year, according to an analysis by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). Using the latest data available to project the number of pedestrian deaths in each …

Tesla Cut From S&P 500 ESG Index, and Elon Musk Tweets His Fury

An S&P Dow Jones Indices executive told Reuters on Wednesday it has removed electric carmaker Tesla Inc. from the widely followed S&P 500 ESG Index because of issues including claims of racial discrimination and crashes linked to its autopilot vehicles, …

New Jersey Trampoline Park Can’t Enforce Arbitration Clause Against Minor Who Lied

A New Jersey company cannot enforce an arbitration provision in an agreement signed by a 15-year-old minor who misrepresented his age to gain access to its commercial trampoline park. The Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division held that the …

Ford Recalls 39,000 U.S. SUVs After Engine Fire Reports

Ford Motor Company said Thursday it was recalling 39,000 SUVs after reports of 16 fires, and has advised owners to park their vehicles outdoors and away from structures until a fix is completed. The recall, which covers some 2021 model …

Delaware Governor Signs Paid Family, Medical Leave Law

Delaware Governor John Carney has signed legislation creating a statewide paid family and medical leave insurance program. Under the new law, eligible Delaware workers can get up to 12 weeks of paid leave to address a worker’s own or family …

Investigation Underway Into Massachusetts Apartment Building Fire That Took 4 Lives

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) —The number of people who died in a fire at a Massachusetts apartment building last weekend has climbed to four with the discovery of two more bodies on Monday, fire officials said. The search of the three-story, …

Rhode Island Lawmakers Revise Recreational Marijuana Bill Ahead of Next Week’s Votes

Rhode Island lawmakers unveiled changes Tuesday to a bill to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana, revisions that aim to ensure the legislation passes the state’s General Assembly. The amended bill was released Tuesday in advance of committee votes scheduled for …

Global Broking Network Brokerslink Adds First Tech Firms as Members

Brokerslink has added six technology firms as members – the first non-broking or risk consulting firms to join the global network since its creation in 2004. These “B.tech affiliates” signal the network’s intent to enter a new era of digitalization, …

Investment Firm Brookfield to Buy UK Repair Site HomeServe for £4.1B

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. agreed to buy emergency household repairs provider HomeServe Plc in a deal valuing the company at £4.1 billion ($5 billion), one of the UK’s largest take-private transactions this year. Investors will get 1,200 pence for each …

Generali Q1 Net Profit Beats Forecasts, Despite Russia Impairments

Assicurazioni Generali beat expectations in the first quarter even as impairments on Russia drove net profit lower, a boost for CEO Philippe Donnet who last month won a shareholder battle to keep his job for another three years. Italy’s biggest …

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