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1 08, 2025

Bayer Adds $1.37 Billion to Reserves for Ongoing Roundup Litigation

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German pharmaceutical and biotechnology group Bayer said on Thursday it had set aside an additional 1.2 billion euros ($1.37 billion) in provisions to address ongoing litigation in the United States over weed killer Roundup. The German group said that, on …

1 08, 2025

Tesla Must Pay $243 Million Over Fatal Autopilot Crash

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Tesla Inc. was told by a jury to pay $243 million over a 2019 Autopilot crash in Florida that killed a young woman and seriously injured her boyfriend, the first significant court loss for the automaker in litigation related to …

31 07, 2025

Parents Want More Warnings After Brain-Eating Amoeba Killed Son in SC Lake

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Two weeks after Jaysen Carr spent the Fourth of July swimming and riding on a boat on one of South Carolina’s most popular lakes, he was dead from an amoeba that lives in the warm water and entered his brain …

1 08, 2025

Demolition Begins on Last Pieces of Baltimore’s Collapsed Key Bridge

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Demolition crews are using giant saws, backhoes and other heavy equipment to remove large sections of the remaining pieces of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed last year after a container ship lost power and veered off course, killing …

1 08, 2025

‘Soft Market Under Stress’ Offers Unique Window of Opportunity for Insurance Buyers

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A buyer-friendly competitive commercial insurance market is likely to be short-lived, according to a new analysis of second-quarter 2025 market conditions from global professional services firm Aon. “This is not a typical soft market cycle; it’s a soft market under …

31 07, 2025

Five Alabama Jail Medical Staff Indicted in Death of Mentally Ill Inmate

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Five medical employees at an Alabama jail have been indicted in connection with the death of a mentally ill man who died of hypothermia after being held for two weeks in a concrete cell. The indictment unsealed Tuesday brings the …

1 08, 2025

As the Floods Hit, Kerrville Officials’ Messages Show Lack of Information About What Was Coming

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As the floods hit, Kerrville officials’ messages show lack of information about what was coming” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, …

1 08, 2025

Radioactive Wasp Nest Found at SC Site Where US Once Made Nuclear Bombs

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone. Employees who routinely …

31 07, 2025

Orlando Joins Florida’s Stadium Boom With $420 Million Bond Sale

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Orlando plans to borrow more than $420 million to renovate Camping World Stadium, joining a wave of Florida cities pouring public funds into stadium projects. The city plans to sell about $420 million of tax-exempt bonds on Thursday to modernize …

1 08, 2025

Insurer’s $120M Contribution Finalizes Rochester Diocese Claims Fund

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The Catholic Diocese of Rochester, its insurers, and survivors of clergy sexual abuse have agreed on a $246 million fund to pay abuse claims as part of the diocese’s Chapter 11 plan to emerge from bankruptcy. The plan came together …