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25 07, 2022

Lawsuit: Chicago Police Misused Gunshot Detection Technology in Murder Case

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A federal lawsuit filed last Thursday alleges Chicago police misused “unreliable” gunshot detection technology and failed to pursue other leads in investigating a grandfather from the city’s South Side who was charged with killing a neighbor. Chicago prosecutors used audio …

26 07, 2022

Auto Claimants Waiting Longer for Collision Repairs

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Auto claimants are waiting longer for collision repairs — 4.5 days longer this spring compared to the same period last year, according to a report released Friday by Enterprise Rent-a-Car. Enterprise extrapolated repair times by tracking the average length of …

25 07, 2022

FEMA Report: Flood Insurance Hikes Will Drive 1 Million From Market

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When questioned by members of Congress, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said its new update to the nation’s flood insurance program will prompt more people to sign up for coverage, even though many will pay more for it. But in …

26 07, 2022

Markets/Coverages: Openly’s New Homeowners Carrier; Neptune Flood, SIAA Partnership; MiKargo247 Launches for Per-Load Freight

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Openly Starts Openly Insurance Company, a Licensed Homeowners Insurance Carrier Openly announced the launch of the Openly Insurance Company, a homeowners insurance carrier licensed in 17 states. Openly had formerly operating solely as a MGA. The announcement was made only …

25 07, 2022

Australia on High Alert for Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Its Cattle Herds

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Australia is on high alert for foot-and-mouth disease in its cattle herds after traces of the virus were found on imported animal products. The disease is already ripping through Indonesia, and is creeping ever closer to paddocks Down Under, where …

26 07, 2022

Alex Jones’ Defamation Trial Set to Begin in Texas

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Jury selection was set for Monday in a trial that will determine for the first time how much Infowars host Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook Elementary School parents for falsely telling his audience that the deadliest classroom shooting in …

25 07, 2022

Crews Protect Homes as California Wildfire Burns Near Yosemite

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A destructive wildfire near Yosemite National Park burned out of control through tinder-dry forest on Sunday and had grown into one of California’s biggest blazes of the year, forcing thousands of residents to flee remote mountain communities. Some 2,000 firefighters …

26 07, 2022

North Carolina Agency to Test Soil and Water at Fertilizer Plant Explosion Site

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A North Carolina environmental agency has approved a plan to test the soil and groundwater for contamination at the site of a massive fertilizer-plant fire in January. Montrose Engineering and Geology laid out its plans in a 71-page document approved …

25 07, 2022

Hippo Intends Reverse Stock Split After NYSE Non-Compliance Notice

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Hippo Holdings Inc. announced that it intends to file a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that includes a proposal for a reverse stock split. This move comes in connection with a special meeting of stockholders to be …

26 07, 2022

Texas School Mask Mandate Ban Upheld by Federal Appeals Court

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott can maintain his ban on school mask mandates, a federal appeals court ruled. A three-judge panel of the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday said that a group of disabled students failed to show …