6 05, 2026

Pennsylvania Sues Character AI, Says Chatbot Poses as Doctors

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Pennsylvania has sued the artificial intelligence company behind Character.AI to stop its chatbot from posing as doctors. Governor Josh Shapiro on Tuesday called the lawsuit against Character Technologies the first of its kind by a U.S. governor. It followed the …

6 05, 2026

Insurance Distribution Associations Unite to Form New Industry Advisory Council

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ACORD, the global standards-setting body for the insurance industry, announced the formation of the ACORD Inter-Association Advisory Council (IAAC). IAAC is a coalition of North American property/casualty associations representing independent agents, brokers, and intermediaries across the North American distribution channel. …

6 05, 2026

Specialty Insurance Rates Soften Faster Than Expected, Hitting 2020 Price Levels: WTW

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Specialty insurance market rates declined in 2025 and during the January 1, 2026 renewals, with the pace of change exceeding expectations, according to WTW’s Specialty Insurance Marketplace Survey (SIMS). Data from the January 1 renewals and new business point to …

6 05, 2026

Spanberger Weighs Legislation to Allow Class Action Lawsuits in Virginia Courts

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Gov. Abigail Spanberger is weighing whether to sign or veto legislation that would, for the first time, allow Virginians to file class action lawsuits in state courts — a shift advocates say would expand access to justice, but one that …

6 05, 2026

Fatal 2022 China Plane Crash Points to Midflight Fuel Cutoff

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The China Eastern Airlines Corp. jetliner that plummeted into a hillside in 2022, killing all 132 people on board, had its fuel supply cut during the flight, newly released investigative material shows, supporting the theory that the aircraft was intentionally …

6 05, 2026

Crew Rescued After Cargo Ship Sinks Off Greece, Coast Guard Says

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Greece has rescued all nine crew members, eight Turkish and one Azerbaijani, of a cargo ship that hit rocks and sank off the island of Andros early on Wednesday, a Greek coast guard official said. The Vanuatu-flagged freighter had left …

6 05, 2026

Trump Administration Seeks to Stop Minnesota Lawsuit Against Oil Companies

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President Donald Trump’s administration moved Monday to block a lawsuit Minnesota officials filed almost six years ago alleging oil companies and a petroleum trade group deceived state residents about climate change. The U.S. Department of Justice, the administration’s law enforcement …

6 05, 2026

Musk Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million Over SEC Twitter Stake Case

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Elon Musk agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that he cheated Twitter shareholders in 2022 by failing to properly disclose his growing stake in the social media company. An Elon Musk revocable trust would …

6 05, 2026

Volkswagen’s Brazil Unit Recalls Five Models for Instrument Panel Software Fix

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Volkswagen’s Brazilian unit announced on Monday [May 4] a recall of five models manufactured up to five years ago for a software inspection and potential update to fix a malfunction in the instrument cluster. The recall includes the Polo, Virtus, …

6 05, 2026

SEC Rule to End Biden-Era Climate Policy Sent to White House

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The White House is reviewing a proposal from the Securities and Exchange Commission to formally end Biden-era climate disclosure rules for publicly-traded companies. The regulator sent the measure to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget for review on …