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Fifth La Niña in Six Years to Disrupt Crops and Supply Chains
Deadly flooding in Asia and early snowstorms across the U.S. are signaling the return of a weather-roiling La Niña, a cooling of Pacific waters that can disrupt economies and trigger disasters ...
Jury Orders Johnson & Johnson to Pay $40M in Latest Talc Trial
A California jury on Friday awarded $40 million to two women who said Johnson & Johnson's baby powder was to blame for their ovarian cancer.
The jury in Los Angeles ...
Insurance Covers Settlement Paid by Stocks Instead of Money: Delaware High Court
A settlement paid by stocks rather than money is a covered loss that must be paid by an insurer, the Delaware Supreme Court has affirmed. The state's high court agreed with a lower court's ruling ...
Bill Seeks Phase-Out of Chinese Sensors in Self-Driving Cars; Hack Risk Feared
A U.S. lawmaker has proposed phasing out Chinese-made sensors in self-driving cars and critical infrastructure amid warnings they could be hacked and disabled from space during a conflict, crippling ...Washington Faces Historic Floods That Have Washed Away Homes, Stranded Families
Days of torrential rain in Washington state caused historic floods that have stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and ripped at least two homes from their foundations, and experts ...
OpenAI And Microsoft Sued Over Murder-Suicide Blamed on ChatGPT
OpenAI and its investor Microsoft Corp. were sued over a Connecticut murder-suicide in the latest case to blame the popular ChatGPT chatbot for dangerous psychological manipulation of users. The ...
Trump Signs Order Seeking to Limit State-Level AI Regulation
President Donald Trump signed an order aimed at thwarting state-level regulation of artificial intelligence through lawsuits and funding cuts, handing a win to tech industry leaders who've pressed ...
Acrisure to Buy MGA Vave From Canopius
Acrisure said it is acquiring Vave, a managing general agent, from parent Canopius. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Vave will continue to operate under its brand name, and its management team, ...
Amica COO Murphy Retires After 45 Years
Amica Mutual Insurance Company announced that Ted Murphy, senior executive vice president and chief operations officer, will retire at the end of 2025 after 45 years of ...