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9 05, 2025

Trump’s Migrant Crackdown Adds to Miami’s Real Estate Woes

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President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is making it harder for foreigners to buy and rent homes, threatening a key pillar of Miami’s half-decade-long economic boom. Miami, like much of the US, had already been seeing a real estate slowdown driven …

9 05, 2025

Citadel Lobbies for Four-Year Non-Competes in Home State of Florida

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Ken Griffin’s Citadel is putting its Florida lobbying muscle behind an effort to allow four-year non-compete clauses and garden leaves in its home state, tightening employers’ hold on well-paid staffers and executives considering defection. The bill has cruised through the …

9 05, 2025

Deadly April Rainfall in South, Midwest Intensified by Climate Change, Scientists Say

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Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and other states in early April and made those storms more likely to occur, according to an analysis released Thursday by the World Weather Attribution group of scientists. The series …

9 05, 2025

FTX Lawsuit Against Tom Brady, Stephen Curry, Others Is Narrowed

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A federal judge narrowed but stopped short of dismissing a lawsuit by investors seeking to hold celebrities like sports stars Tom Brady, Stephen Curry and Shohei Ohtani liable for promoting the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The investors said the defendants …

9 05, 2025

Why Trump’s Plan to Stop Tallying Weather Losses Matters to the Insurance Industry

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Extreme weather is an increasingly expensive problem in the US. Last year, fires, droughts and storms caused more than $182 billion in damages — but going forward, the federal government won’t be keeping track. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, …

9 05, 2025

New Mexico Utilities Tell Residents to Prepare for Outages When High Fire Risk is High

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Electric providers in New Mexico told the state’s utility regulator at citizens at a hearing on Thursday in Santa Fe that residents should be prepared to potentially lose power when high winds and dry conditions raise wildfire risk in their …

9 05, 2025

20 Charged in Alleged Theft of 126 Cars Worth $4.6 Million in NYC and Suburbs

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New York law enforcement officials reported that 20 men and women have been indicted and charged with participating in a scheme to steal cars throughout New York City and its suburbs. The vehicles — which officials said were valued at …

9 05, 2025

Abu Dhabi’s IHC, BlackRock Start $1 Billion Reinsurance Firm

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International Holding Co., Abu Dhabi’s largest listed company that’s overseen by a key member of the emirate’s royal family, is setting up a $1 billion reinsurance venture with BlackRock Inc. The yet-to-be-named firm will launch with more than $1 billion …

9 05, 2025

Minnesota YMCA to Pay $140K to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

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The St. Cloud Area Family YMCA will pay $140,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced this week. The EEOC charged in its suit …

9 05, 2025

Business Moves: Clear Group’s Shape Underwriting Acquires HNW Specialist Protect Underwriting; Optio Buys UK PI Specialist MGA, Custodian Management

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Clear Group’s Shape Underwriting Acquires HNW Specialist Protect Underwriting Shape Underwriting, the London-headquartered managing general agent, has acquired Protect Underwriting LLP, a specialist MGA in private client high-net-worth business. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. This transaction marks …