1 11, 2024

Court Upholds Firing of Philadelphia Cops Over Offensive Facebook Posts

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The Philadelphia police department did not violate the First Amendment rights of several officers who were fired or suspended for racist and violent social media posts, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone issued her ruling Monday, …

1 11, 2024

Jaywalking Is Now Legal in New York City. It’s Still Risky.

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Jaywalking — that time-honored practice of crossing the street outside of the crosswalk or against the traffic light — is now legal in New York City. Legislation passed by the City Council last month officially became law over the weekend …

1 11, 2024

Penn Nursing Awarded $3.2 Million Grant to Improve Firearm Storage

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The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has been awarded a $3.2 million, five-year grant to develop an evidence-based secure firearm storage intervention at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). The grant is from the National Institute of Nursing Research of …

1 11, 2024

Delaware Voters to Elect Insurance Commissioner

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On November 5, Delaware voters will decide who will be the state’s insurance commissioner. Incumbent Trinidad Navarro is running for re-election. He won more than 70% of the vote in the Democratic primary in September. Navarro was first elected commissioner …

1 11, 2024

Delos in California Secures Another $9M Funding

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Property insurance managing general agent Delos Insurance Solutions said it has raised $9 million through a Series A funding round led by HSBC Asset Management and includes IA Capital Group, Blue Bear Capital and Generation Space along with angel investors. …

1 11, 2024

Insurer Not Liable if Bank Improperly Cashes Insurance Check, Appeals Court Finds

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Insurance carriers are not responsible if a bank improperly cashes a check made out to two insureds and gives the proceeds to only one of them, a federal appeals court decided this week. The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals …

1 11, 2024

Companies Are Dropping the D or E From DEI to Avoid Criticism

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After a backlash against DEI programs by conservative activists, a majority of executives in a new survey said that their companies have changed how the initiatives are described with reduced emphasis on racial diversity. Among more than 60 executives, slightly …

1 11, 2024

Abbott, Reckitt Score First Victory in Baby Formula Trial

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Abbott Laboratories and a unit of Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc were cleared by a jury over claims they hid risks their premature-infant formulas can cause a bowel disease that severely sickened a baby boy. It was the companies’ first trial …

1 11, 2024

Purdue Pharma Nears New Bankruptcy Deal With Sacklers, Mediator Says

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Purdue Pharma is close to a new bankruptcy settlement with its owners, members of the wealthy Sackler family, and state and local governments that have filed lawsuits alleging that its painkiller OxyContin spurred a deadly opioid-addiction crisis in the U.S., …

1 11, 2024

Deadly Spain Floods Show Difficulty of Adapting to Intense Rains

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Floods that killed more than 150 people in eastern Spain this week were caused by a storm that dumped a year’s worth of rainfall in less than 24 hours. The tragedy has raised questions about whether earlier warnings could have …