19 08, 2022

Disqualified for Disabilities, Railroad Workers Push Back

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After Terrence Hersey had a stroke on the way home from his railroad job in 2015, he underwent months of therapy to learn how to put words together in sentences and learn to walk again. He had to relearn how …

19 08, 2022

Settlement Requires Arkansas Senator to Unblock Critics on Social Media

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An Arkansas state senator will be required to unblock critics from his social media accounts under a settlement a national atheists’ group said it reached with the state on Wednesday. American Atheists announced the settlement in its federal lawsuit against …

19 08, 2022

Iowa Council Member Countersues Police Officers over Protest Arrest

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A Des Moines council member is countersuing two police officers who took the unusual step earlier this year of suing several people who participated in a 2020 protest following a Minneapolis officer’s killing of George Floyd. Councilwoman Indira Sheumaker’s countersuit …

19 08, 2022

New Orleans Officials Seek to End Federal Oversight of Police

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New Orleans officials asked a federal judge Tuesday to end court-supervised oversight of its police department under a pact negotiated with the U.S. Justice Department a decade ago, after deadly police shootings of civilians following Hurricane Katrina cast renewed scrutiny …

19 08, 2022

People Moves: Moody’s, RMS Names Hare Managing Director of APAC; Catalina Hires Diaz-Matos as Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Legal Officer

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This edition of International People Moves details appointments at RMS and and Catalina. A summary of these new hires follows here. Moody’s, RMS Appoints Hare MD of APAC Andrew Hare has been appointed managing director, Asia Pacific at RMS, the …

19 08, 2022

AM Best Downgrades Credit Rating of Missouri’s Cameron Mutual

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AM Best has downgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bb” (Fair) from “bb+” (Fair) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B (Fair) of Cameron Mutual Insurance Company (Cameron Mutual) (Cameron, MO). The outlook of the …

19 08, 2022

PCF Acquires John E. Peakes Insurance Agency in California

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PCF Insurance Services acquired John E. Peakes Insurance Agency Inc. in Ventura, California. John E. Peakes is a family-owned, personal lines agency. They offer personal, business, gym, fitness studios, restaurants, and apartment building insurance options. Lehi, Utah-based PCF is a …

19 08, 2022

Delaware Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Industry Is State Issue: Federal Court

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A federal appeals court has ruled that a lawsuit filed by Delaware’s attorney general seeking to hold the petroleum industry responsible for climate change effects in the state must be heard in state court instead of federal court. Wednesday’s ruling …

19 08, 2022

Fire Consumes Once Famous Grossinger’s Hotel in New York’s Catskills

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LIBERTY, N.Y. — A fire consumed a building at the site of the long-closed Grossinger’s resort, once among the most storied and glamorous hotels in New York’s Catskills. In its heyday after World War II, Grossinger’s drew hundreds of thousands …

19 08, 2022

Florida’s Deadly High Speed Rail to Get $25 Million Safety Improvement

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Tracks used by the nation’s deadliest railroad will see added fencing to keep pedestrians away and safety improvements at crossings under a $25 million federal grant announced Monday. Brightline and government officials announced the grant as the privately owned passenger …