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2 07, 2026

Bayer Fuels Break-Up Talk as Roundup Business Put Into Separate Unit

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Bayer said on July 2 it was consolidating its U.S. Roundup business in a new unit, less than a week after scoring a major legal victory that blocked thousands of state-court lawsuits related to the weedkiller. The creation of the …

2 07, 2026

Former Auto-Owners Claims Manager in NC Charged With Fraud in His Own Claim

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A longtime claims manager for Auto-Owners Insurance Co. has been charged with defrauding the company of more than $43,000. Ian V. Eisnaugle, 41, of Hendersonville, North Carolina, was charged with insurance fraud and forgery in June after he reportedly submitted …

2 07, 2026

Flood Re to Cut Insurance Payouts to Richest UK Households

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The UK’s flood insurer of last resort is unfairly favoring wealthier households and will be reformed to reduce the burden of multimillion-pound payouts, the government said Wednesday. As part of the changes, Flood Re will lower the premiums it charges …

2 07, 2026

Trump May Ask Supreme Court to Reconsider Carroll Appeal Denial

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President Donald Trump may ask the US Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to turn away his appeal of a $5 million verdict against him in E. Jean Carroll’s sexual-abuse lawsuit, her lawyer said in a court filing asking for …

2 07, 2026

Flood Re to Cut Insurance Payouts to Richest UK Households

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The U.K.’s flood insurer of last resort is unfairly favoring wealthier households and will be reformed to reduce the burden of multimillion-pound payouts, the government said Wednesday. As part of the changes, Flood Re will lower the premiums it charges …

2 07, 2026

World Insurance Adds Maryland’s Still Creek Agency

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World Insurance Associates LLC reports it acquired the business of Still Creek Insurance of Rockville, Maryland on March 1, 2026. Still Creek Insurance offers auto, home, business, and life insurance. The agency is led by Steven Bender, Kevin Rowe, and …

2 07, 2026

New York City, Northeast Swelter in Hottest Day of the Year

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New York City and the eastern US are set to swelter through the hottest day of the year so far, as a heat wave drives up power prices and strains electric grids. About 142.7 million people from Kansas to Maine …

2 07, 2026

DUAL North America Launches California Homeowners Product

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DUAL North America launched a California Homeowners insurance product, expanding its U.S. personal lines offering. The product is written on an HO-3 form, backed by an A.M. Best ‘A’ rated carrier, and offers dwelling coverage limits of up to $5 …

2 07, 2026

Big Tech’s Carbon Emissions Spike With Runaway Growth of AI

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The greenhouse gas emissions of Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google spiked in 2025, pointing to a growing problem for the hyperscalers: reconciling their climate goals with the massive amount of energy required to power AI, much of it still …

2 07, 2026

Washington Farm Labor Contractor Fined $700,000 for Breaking Worker Protection Laws

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A Washington farm labor contracting company faces nearly $700,000 in fines for labor violations. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries cited Superbee Contracting LLC, of Moxee in Yakima County, with breaking six farmworker protection laws involving nearly 1,200 …