27 04, 2021

Agency Start-up Sigo Serving Latinx, Immigrant Drivers Raises $1.5M

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A start-up managing general agency focused on auto insurance for underserved populations including immigrants and Latin Americans has raised seed funding to help it launch an initial product. Sigo pulled in $1.5 million in financing from Amicle Capital, Bonded Capital …

27 04, 2021

New Jersey to Bake Climate Change Risk Into Policies, Share Costs

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New Jersey will incorporate the impacts of climate change and rising seas into all its major policy decisions in the near future, and will seek to share the costs of protecting the state among all levels of government and the …

27 04, 2021

Small Quakes Confirmed in Lake Tahoe Region of California, Nevada

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A series of small earthquakes jolted the Lake Tahoe region of California and Nevada on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. A 3.7 magnitude quake struck at 8:33 a.m. centered about 4.5 miles southeast of Dollar Point, California, the USGS …

27 04, 2021

Explosion at Gender Reveal Party Rocks Several New Hampshire Towns

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One New Hampshire family’s gender reveal party was such a blast that it rattled towns, set off reports of an earthquake, and could be heard from across the state line, police said. Police in Kingston, a town not far from …

27 04, 2021

Hawaii Launching Program to Buy 2018 Eruption-Damaged Homes

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Property owners on the Big Island who were affected by the 2018 Kilauea volcanic eruption can apply to have Hawaii County buy back their land starting next week. Hawaii County said the first phase of its Kilauea Disaster Recovery Voluntary …

27 04, 2021

Analysis: Weighing Effects of Bolsonaro’s Intervention in State Insurance Firm’s IPO

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SAO PAULO – The first IPO by a Brazilian state-controlled company under President Jair Bolsonaro’s government has emerged as a test of whether his penchant for intervening in the running of state-run firms will dampen investor interest in the Brazilian …

27 04, 2021

China Reports Tanker Crash, Oil Spill in Yellow Sea

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BEIJING — China’s Shandong Maritime Safety Administration said on Tuesday that the tanker A Symphony, carrying around 1 million barrels of oil, has spilled oil in the Yellow Sea. The Suezmax tanker was last seen near the Qingdao port, live …

27 04, 2021

How Tech Firms From Amazon to YouTube Ban Users for Off-Site Behavior

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Earlier this month, Twitch announced it would start banning users for behavior away from its site. The move by Amazon Inc.’s live-streaming platform involved hiring a law firm to conduct investigations into users’ misconduct, a new twist in the latest …

27 04, 2021

Expert Explains Mental Health Report on Newspaper Gunman

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A key expert for prosecutors in the Capital Gazette shooting testified Friday that the gunman’s methodical planning both for the attack and for after it indicate he is legally sane and criminally responsible for killing five people at the newsroom …

27 04, 2021

GEICO Must Pay $2.7M After Failing to Accept $30K Offer: Georgia Supreme Court

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GEICO Indemnity Co.’s refusal to settle a bodily injury claim for $30,000 will cost it more than $2.7 million, under a ruling last week by the Georgia Supreme Court. The high court’s 7-0 decision answered three certified questions posed to …