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20 08, 2026

Legacy Consolidator Marco Capital to Buy Insurance Services Firm Pro Global

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Marco Capital, the property/casualty legacy consolidator and parent of insurance services group PoloWorks, has entered into an agreement to acquire Pro Global, subject to regulatory approval. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition represents a significant milestone …

20 08, 2026

Romania Destroys Marine Drone Near Neptun Deep Gas Project: Minister

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Romania scrambled F-16 fighter jets to destroy a marine drone spotted a few hundred meters from the Black Sea gas project Neptun Deep, Defence Minister Radu Miruta said on Thursday. The incident underscores the growing threat to critical energy infrastructure …

19 08, 2026

Burst of New Solar Power Makes Midwest Grid the Biggest in US

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Growing solar power in a swath of the US Midwest dominated by Republican leadership has led that region’s electric grid to become the nation’s biggest in terms of electric supply. The Midcontinent Independent System Operator, which provides power to 45 …

19 08, 2026

Amazon to Expand Drone Deliveries to Suburban Chicago, Atlanta

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Amazon.com Inc. plans to expand its drone delivery operation to cities in at least five more US states in the coming months, the latest step toward turning the decade-old research-and-development project into a commercial service. Prime Air drones will start …

19 08, 2026

Texas to Audit Data Center Projects

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The audit and verification of data centers ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott will involve about 250 to 300 projects, most of which are data centers, state grid operator officials told the Public Utility Commission on Friday. The officials’ testimony also …

20 08, 2026

Report Shows Growing Silicosis Epidemic Among Quartz Countertop Workers

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Newswise — A new report documenting California’s rapidly growing silicosis epidemic among quartz countertop workers underscores the urgent need for a national effort focused on stronger surveillance, earlier diagnosis and policy interventions to protect workers from a preventable yet often …

20 08, 2026

CIAB Survey: Overall Soft Market Conditions Continue in Q2

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Average commercial insurance premiums decreased across all account sizes for the first time since 2017 during the first quarter. The trend continued for the second quarter. During Q2 2026, The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB)’s market survey found …

20 08, 2026

Report Documents Growing Silicosis Epidemic Among Quartz Countertop Workers

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Newswise — A new report documenting California’s rapidly growing silicosis epidemic among quartz countertop workers underscores the urgent need for a national effort focused on stronger surveillance, earlier diagnosis and policy interventions to protect workers from a preventable yet often …

20 08, 2026

Zuckerberg Encouraged Growth Over Child Safety, Ex-Meta Executive Testifies at Trial

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A former engineering director at Meta Platforms META.O testified on Wednesday that CEO Mark Zuckerberg fostered a culture that treated child safety as secondary to growth and engagement on Facebook and Instagram.A Arturo Bejar, a vocal critic of Meta’s safety …

20 08, 2026

North Carolina Banned Litigation Funding but Other States not Following Suit

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The decade-long war between the third-party litigation funding sector and the commercial insurance industry reached a turning point when North Carolina became the first state to ban commercial litigation funding on June 22. While some legal and business publications framed …