2 02, 2024

French Farmers Head Home but Anger Spreads Elsewhere in Europe

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Protesting farmers demanding just prices and less red tape blocked the border between Belgium and the Netherlands on Friday, whilst their peers in France started lifting blockades countrywide after the government made further concessions. Farmers’ protests have erupted in numerous …

2 02, 2024

Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame Opens Nominations for Class of 2024

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The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame (AIHF) has opened nominations for its Class of 2024 inductees. Nominations opened February 1 and will remain open through April 15, 2024. Nominations may be submitted online at www.arinsurancehof.org. The chosen inductees will be …

2 02, 2024

Small Plane Crashes into Mobile Home Park Near Tampa, Killing 3

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A small plane crashed into a Clearwater, Florida, mobile home park Thursday night, killing the pilot and two people on the ground, the Federal Aviation Administration and local news outlets reported. The pilot of the single-engine Beechcraft reported engine failure …

2 02, 2024

Crash Tests Indicate Nation’s Guardrail System Can’t Handle Heavy Electric Vehicles

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Electric vehicles that typically weigh more than gasoline-powered cars can easily crash through steel highway guardrails that are not designed to withstand the extra force, raising concerns about the nation’s roadside safety system, according to crash test data released Wednesday …

2 02, 2024

Norway’s Most Powerful Storm in Over 30 Years Rips Roofs Off Houses, Cuts Power

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Norway’s most powerful storm in more than three decades ripped off roofs, heightened avalanche risks, canceled flights and cut power as it raged in parts of the Scandinavian country Thursday. Hurricane-force winds brought gusts of up to 180 kilometers (112 …

2 02, 2024

Tobacco Giants’ Patent Settlement Clears Path for Smokeless Products

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Tobacco giants Philip Morris International Inc. and British American Tobacco Plc settled a series of patent suits that clears a path for both firms to bring their cigarette alternative products to US and European markets. The accord ends legal challenges …

2 02, 2024

Europe’s Toughest ESG Rule Hits Wall of German Objections

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The European Union’s most stringent ESG rule to date may be scuppered due to eleventh-hour German opposition to the plan. The EU was on track to move forward with the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive after December, when lawmakers and …

2 02, 2024

Liberty Mutual to Eliminate 250 Positions

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Liberty Mutual has confirmed it is eliminating about 250 positions, or 0.5% of its global workforce, as it continues implementing new organizational structures within US Retail Markets and Global Risk Solutions units. In an email a spokesperson said some employees …

1 02, 2024

Pennsylvaia Counties Still Restoring Systems After Cyber Incidents

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Two Pennsylvania county governments — Bucks and Washington— reported some progress this week restoring computer systems and overcoming the effects of cyber incidents. But both still have work to do to return to business-as-usual more than a week after they …

1 02, 2024

Greyhound Bus and SUV Collide in Northern Alabama, Killing Motorist

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ARDMORE, Ala. (AP) — A Greyhound bus and a car collided on a northern Alabama road, killing a man and injuring the bus driver and eight bus passengers, authorities said Tuesday. The crash happened shortly after 10 p.m. Monday, the …