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8 05, 2024

Attorney Sentenced for Lying to Clients About Civil Case Outcomes

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A former Scranton attorney has been sentenced to prison for lying to clients who filed civil cases and for forging corresponding documents — including a judge’s signature. Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry reported that James Conaboy, of Clarks Summit, previously …

8 05, 2024

Georgia Regulations Would Cut Agents’ Licensing Course Load from 20 Hours to 8

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The Georgia insurance commissioner is accepting comments on proposed rule changes that would cut the pre-licensing course load by almost two-thirds for personal lines agents. “The primary purpose of the proposed changes to all Regulation Chapters … is to modernize …

8 05, 2024

Georgia AG Says Savannah Overstepped on Ordinance Banning Guns in Unlocked Cars

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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s attorney general says city officials in Savannah overstepped their authority by making it illegal to leave firearms in unlocked cars. Savannah’s mayor and city council in April enacted the new city ordinance aimed at making …

8 05, 2024

Viewpoint: The 10 Major Risks Shaping Insurance Today

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I readily admit that lists of top risks, top threats, and opportunities for insurance are well-trodden ground, and ranking risks in order of importance inevitably triggers debate about which risk should be near the top or bottom, rather than the …

8 05, 2024

US Probe Finds Widespread Sexual Misconduct at FDIC

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation must make sweeping changes to address widespread sexual harassment and other misconduct, according to an independent report released on Tuesday that raises questions about the future of the banking regulator’s leadership. The report, prompted by …

8 05, 2024

TikTok Lawsuit Sets Stage for Prolonged Legal Fight Over US Ban

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China-based ByteDance Ltd. made clear it won’t comply with a new US law requiring it to sell its popular TikTok video-sharing app, setting up what likely will be a prolonged court battle pitting free-speech rights against national-security interests that could …

8 05, 2024

Cyber Startup Wiz Raises $1B in Private Funds, Valued at $12B

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U.S.-Israeli cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz said on Tuesday it raised $1 billion in a private funding round that values the four-year old company at $12 billion. Wiz, which has raised $1.9 billion since its founding in 2020, said the funds …

8 05, 2024

Company to Pay $650K Over Child Labor Violations at Meat Processing Facilities

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Tennessee-based sanitation company has agreed to pay more than half a million dollars after a federal investigation found it illegally hired at least two dozen children to clean dangerous meat processing facilities in Iowa …

8 05, 2024

Clergy Sexual Abuse Probe Targets New Orleans Catholic Church Leaders

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities have expanded an investigation of clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans to include senior church officials suspected of shielding predatory priests for decades and failing to report their crimes to …

8 05, 2024

Full Repairs to Damaged Red Sea Internet Cables Delayed by Yemen Political Splits

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Full repairs to three submarine internet cables damaged in the Red Sea in February are being held up by disputes over who controls access to infrastructure in Yemeni waters. The Yemeni government has granted permits for the repair of two …