24 04, 2026

Marketplace 4 Insurance Buys Maryland’s Swann Agency

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Georgia-based Marketplace 4 Insurance announced the acquisition of Swann Insurance Agency, an independent insurance agency based in Columbia, Maryland. Terms were not disclosed. The acquisition of Swann will expand M4I’s footprint in the Mid-Atlantic region. All Swann employees will join …

24 04, 2026

NTSB Cites LaGuardia’s Runway Safety System in Collision That Killed 2 Pilots

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The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday a key runway safety system failed to activate before a March 22 fatal collision at New York’s LaGuardia Airport between an Air Canada Express jet and a fire truck that killed two pilots. …

24 04, 2026

Apple, Amazon Push Back on Stricter Emissions Reporting Rules

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Major corporations are pushing back against a possible tightening of emissions reporting standards that would have implications for the clean energy transition in years to come. More than 60 companies — including Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., General Motors Co., FedEx …

24 04, 2026

Trump Says He’ll Probe Banks Over Response to LA Wildfires

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President Donald Trump said he would look into the actions of banks in their response to last year’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires following a meeting with that city’s mayor, Karen Bass. Trump said he met with Bass and other officials …

24 04, 2026

Bayer Shareholders Keep the Squeeze on CEO Over Roundup Lawsuits

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As Bayer AG tries to draw a line under costly Roundup herbicide litigation in the US this year, shareholders are using its annual general meeting to make clear that the stakes are higher than ever — including for Chief Executive …

24 04, 2026

Wildfires in Georgia and Florida Destroy 50 Homes and Force Evacuations

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Huge plumes of smoke blanketed swaths of the Southeast on Wednesday as crews battled rapidly growing wildfires that destroyed more than 50 homes in Georgia and forced hundreds to flee the drought- and wind-fueled flames. Some of the biggest blazes …

24 04, 2026

Study Finds ‘Alarming’ High Flood Risk for 17M Americans on Atlantic, Gulf Coasts

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More than 17 million people along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at the highest risk of being affected by flooding, with New York and New Orleans standing out, according to one of the most comprehensive studies ever of …

24 04, 2026

FTC Settles Case Against Anesthesia Company

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he U.S. Federal Trade Commission is settling its case against a private equity portfolio company it says was used to buy up anesthesiology practices and raise prices in Texas, according to court documents filed on Thursday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The …

24 04, 2026

A 50% Surge in Zombie Oil Wells Prompts Texas to Crack Down on Toxic Water Leaks

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Texas is planning new rules to speed up its response to so-called zombie oil wells after the number of sites leaking toxic wastewater increased more than 50% this year. Oil companies in the largest US crude-producing state are pumping so …

24 04, 2026

Inszone Acquires Michigan’s James R. Vozar Insurance Agency

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Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of James R. Vozar Insurance Agency. With offices in Athens, Quincy, and Union City, Michigan, this acquisition further strengthens Inszone’s presence in the Midwest and adds deep specialized knowledge in the agricultural sector to …