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26 08, 2026

Freestone Acquires Illinois-Based 360 Benefits

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Freestone Insurance Group, a Shore Capital Partners portfolio company, has acquired 360 Benefits, an employee benefits focused brokerage based in Chicago. 360 serves privately held, middle-market employers across a broad range of industries, delivering high-touch consultative benefits and risk management …

26 08, 2026

Meta, States Have Discussed Settling Teen Social Media Case

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Meta Platforms Inc. and state attorneys general have discussed a possible mid-trial settlement of a blockbuster case accusing the company of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram to addict teens, people familiar with the matter said. The trial, now in its …

26 08, 2026

Yale Police Officer Charged With Workers’ Compensation Fraud

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A New Haven man has been arrested and charged with illegally collecting workers’ compensation benefits from the state while being employed as a campus police officer at the Yale University Police Department. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, in November …

26 08, 2026

Plane Crashed on Second Attempt to Land in Heavy Fog in Alaska, Killing 8, Officials Say

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A plane that crashed at a remote military site in western Alaska, killing all eight people on board, had been making its second runway approach in heavy fog when it lost contact, authorities said. The Cessna’s two pilots could not …

26 08, 2026

Alabama AG Launches Probe Into OpenAI After Hugging Face Breach

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Alabama’s attorney general said the state had opened an investigation into OpenAI after its models hacked technology company Hugging Face last month, raising concerns about how artificial intelligence firms control their powerful systems. Here are a few details: Last week, …

26 08, 2026

Meta Agrees to Pay Up to $16.7 Billion in Social Media Case

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Meta Platforms Inc. has agreed to pay up to $16.7 billion to settle a landmark social media case with multiple US states, according to a court filing Wednesday. The deal requires the company to put new guardrails on its platforms …

26 08, 2026

Large SC Restaurant Chain Pays $700,000 in Back Wages, Fines from DOL

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A South Carolina restaurant chain has paid more than $718,000 in back wages and penalties after federal investigators found that the company had failed to pay overtime to workers and allowed managers to dip into the tip pool. Tropical Grille …

26 08, 2026

PwC International Can’t Exit Evergrande Case, HK Court Rules

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A Hong Kong court declined to remove PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd. from a multibillion-dollar lawsuit brought by China Evergrande liquidators against the firm and its Hong Kong and mainland Chinese affiliates.Deputy High Court Judge Patrick Fung said the evidence PwC International …

26 08, 2026

Iran, Oman Agree to Share Strait of Hormuz Revenue

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Iran’s military said it reached a revenue-sharing agreement with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, as the two sides push for a wider deal on the management of the crucial waterway. “Agreements have been reached regarding each country’s share of …

26 08, 2026

Top Container Line Halts Russian Black Sea Service Due to Drones

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The world’s top container shipper MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. has suspended new bookings to and from Russia’s Novorossiysk port with immediate effect after one of its vessels was attacked by a drone. The decision follows a recent strike on the …