Los Angeles began accepting license applications from marijuana growers, manufacturers and testing companies this week, after months of delays that left many businesses in the state’s largest legal marketplace struggling to survive. The start of the process arrived with a …
A single personal electronic device that overheats and catches fire in checked luggage on an airliner can overpower the aircraft’s fire suppression system, potentially creating a fire that could rage uncontrolled, according to new government research. Regulators had thought that …
London Market Group (LMG) has appointed of Clare Lebecq as CEO. Lebecq, who will take on the role on a permanent basis, will start on Nov. 1 and replaces Chris Beazley, who will return to MS Amlin as CEO of …
A man driving a car at a Connecticut auto auction suffered a medical emergency, struck four pedestrians and crashed into another vehicle on Wednesday, sending six people to area hospitals, police said. The driver of the car, who was revived …
Fire officials say a worker making repairs to a building in Connecticut has suffered severe electrical burns. Fire Chief Paul Januszewski tells the New Haven Register the man was upgrading the North Haven building’s electrical system Wednesday when he was …
New York has appointed a working group to draft legislation to legalize and regulate the adult use of marijuana in the state. The move comes soon after a N.Y. Department of Health study commissioned by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo …
Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced that it has acquired the property and casualty insurance business of Cypher Systems Group Inc. (CSG) and certain of its affiliates, an insurance broker servicing large Canadian group and affinity programs. The …
Mark Carney threw himself back into the thick of the Brexit debate on Friday, saying the chance of the U.K. dropping out of the European Union without a deal is “uncomfortably high.” The intervention suggests the Bank of England governor …
The Atlantic hurricane season may have gotten off to an early start this year, but it’ll probably end with a whimper — at least when it comes to the total number of storms. Twelve named storms are likely to form …
Genetic-testing companies that have decoded the DNA of millions just introduced new guidelines to protect data privacy. But those best practices failed to address a major concern: what happens to customers’ data that is shared for research with pharmaceutical giants, …
