22 10, 2024

People’s Trust Managed Repair Clause Survives Another Florida Legal Challenge

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After at least three appeals court decisions in the last four years, homeowner lawsuits that take issue with a Florida insurance carrier’s managed repair program may finally have run their course. “It really should” be a nail in the coffin …

22 10, 2024

Manhattan’s The Vessel, Closed After Suicides, Reopens With New Safety Features

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The Vessel, a towering, honeycomb-like sculpture in Manhattan that was popular with tourists before a series of suicides forced its closure in 2021, will reopen Monday with new safety features. The 150-foot (46-meter) structure opened in 2019 as the centerpiece …

21 10, 2024

Hilcorp Fined $9.4 Million for New Mexico Methane Emissions

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Hilcorp Energy Co., the privately held oil producer run by billionaire Jeff Hildebrand, will pay a $9.4 million civil penalty for failing to reduce emissions of methane and volatile gases in New Mexico. It’s the first settlement to address violations …

22 10, 2024

US Watching Dark Fleet Ship-to-Ship Oil Transfers in Asia Waters

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The US is paying close attention to the “dark fleet” of tankers carrying restricted oil and doing ship-to-ship transfers in Southeast Asian waters, the State Department’s top energy official said. Countries in the region need to consider the risks these …

21 10, 2024

Midwest Chicken Farmers Struggle to Feed Flocks After Closure of Producer

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Dozens of farmers in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin are scrambling to feed their flocks after a struggling organic broiler chicken producer abruptly closed a year after getting a $39 million federal loan. Pure Prairie Poultry shuttered its Charles City, Iowa, …

22 10, 2024

Natural Disasters Cost China $13 Billion in January-June

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Natural disasters such as flooding, drought and extreme temperatures cost China 93.16 billion yuan ($12.83 billion) in the first half of this year, with almost 33 million people affected, the government said on Friday. Heavy snow, 22 strong earthquakes including …

22 10, 2024

SEC to Increase Scrutiny of AI Tools Used by Financial Brokers, Advisers

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s examiners will step up scrutiny of financial firms’ use of artificial intelligence next year, the latest sign of regulators’ growing concerns about the emerging technologies. Investment advisers, brokers, clearing agencies and others can expect …

22 10, 2024

Another Satellite Breakup Adds to Rising Problem of Space Junk

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A large communications satellite has broken up in orbit, affecting users in Europe, Central Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, and adding to the growing swarm of space junk clouding our planet’s neighborhood. The Intelsat 33e satellite provided broadband …

21 10, 2024

People Moves: Applied Underwriters Aerospace Names Parker Chairman

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Applied Underwriters Aerospace, headquartered in Atlanta, has named Richard Parker as chairman of the Washington, D.C.-based group. Parker has over 35 years of experience in space insurance, satellite engineering and satellite and launch vehicle procurement. Before joining Applied Underwriters, he …

21 10, 2024

Big Tobacco Nears $24 Billion Settlement to End Canada Lawsuits

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Philip Morris, British American Tobacco, and Japan Tobacco will pay C$32.5 billion ($23.6 billion) to settle a long-running tobacco lawsuit in Canada, as part of a court-appointed mediator’s proposed plan, Philip Morris said on Friday. If approved, the plan would …