20 07, 2026

New York City Braces for Heavy Rain Tuesday After Weekend Floods

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Flooding rain is set to make a return to New York and New Jersey Tuesday, days after a weekend storm blocked city streets and forced pedestrians to wade through thigh-high water in some areas. Up to four inches (10 centimeters) …

21 07, 2026

LA Dodgers Owner’s Insurers Being Probed by Prosecutors

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The billionaire Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter’s sprawling investment empire is facing scrutiny from U.S. prosecutors, who have been investigating potential financial improprieties at two of his insurance companies and at Guggenheim Partners LLC, according to people with knowledge …

21 07, 2026

Cyclosporiasis Cases in Michigan Climb Above 6,000, State Health Officials Say

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Michigan health officials reported 6,148 cases linked to an outbreak of cyclosporiasis on Monday, an increase of 1,146 cases since their last update on Friday. The outbreak in Michigan has resulted in 102 hospitalizations, according to the latest update from …

21 07, 2026

Texas Heat to Challenge State Grid’s Power Demand Record

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A blast of intense heat across eastern Texas is set to challenge the state grid’s all-time power demand record. Preliminary estimates from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or Ercot, show demand late Monday afternoon neared the 85.508 gigawatts record …

22 07, 2026

As Parasite Spawned Chaos, Taylor Farms Slow-Walked Response

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The US Food and Drug Administration had apologized, Taylor Farms said in a post on X. An agency lab test linking its produce to the country’s worst cyclosporiasis outbreak in decades was a false positive. Not only that, but the …

20 07, 2026

FDA Walks Back Positive Lab Test in Lettuce Cyclospora Outbreak

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The Food and Drug Administration on Sunday withdrew an earlier positive test that had tied Taylor Farms’ lettuce to the cyclospora outbreak, even as health officials said the supplier remains a focus of their investigation. The false positive doesn’t change …

21 07, 2026

Overlapping Disasters Challenge States Amid Trump Cuts

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Across the US last week, different disasters — from Canadian wildfire smoke darkening the skies in the Midwest and Northeast to extreme heat along the East Coast to catastrophic flooding in Texas — disrupted daily life and put people’s health …

21 07, 2026

London Offices Without AC Become ‘Extremely’ Hard to Lease

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London’s office market is weighing the possibility of lower prices for properties that don’t come with cooling options such as air-conditioning, according to real estate brokers and consultants. “Heat is now up there as a red flag,” said Chris Cummings, …

21 07, 2026

Berry Producer Driscoll’s Sued Over Alleged Greenwashing, Use of Forever Chemicals

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The world’s largest berry company will have to face a class-action lawsuit for supposed “greenwashing” after it allegedly failed to disclose the risk or use of pesticides containing what are known as “forever chemicals.” In a class-action lawsuit filed earlier …

21 07, 2026

People Moves: MacLean Named VP, Head of Surety at Frankenmuth

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Frankenmuth Insurance promoted Keith MacLean to vice president, head of surety. MacLean has over 20 years of industry experience and most recently served as vice president, commercial surety field operations. In his new role, MacLean will be responsible for setting …