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‘Forever Chemicals’ Quietly Contaminate Drinking Water Wells in the U.S.
Kristen Hanneman made a small decision in 2022 that would upend life for her entire town. State scientists were checking private drinking water wells across Wisconsin for a widely used family of ...
TikTok Charged for Breaching EU Rules With App’s Addictive Features
TikTok was charged on Friday with breaching EU online content rules over what the bloc's regulator said were its addictive features and was told to change the design of its app or risk a fine of as ...
Register: Risky Future AI Tools for Aerial and Geospatial Intelligence ‘Demo Day’ Event on Feb. 11
Insurance Journal's Risky Future series is hosting the "AI Tools for Aerial and Geospatial Intelligence" Demo Day, a series of free AI tool demonstrations designed exclusively for carriers, MGAs, ...
Maryland Sees Biggest Reduction in Road Deaths in a Decade
Traffic fatalities fell an estimated 18% statewide last year, according to preliminary data outlined in a press release last week by Maryland Governor Wes Moore. Motor vehicle crash deaths declined ...
Rising Fire Risk Prompts Utilities to Deliberately Cut Power Across Western U.S.
States in the US West are grappling with an unusually warm, arid winter that is ramping up fire risk in some areas, driving utilities to take drastic precautions, including sometimes shutting off the ...
Nike Faces EEOC Probe Over Alleged ‘DEI-related’ Discrimination Against White Workers
The federal agency for protecting workers' civil rights revealed Wednesday that it is investigating sportswear giant Nike for allegedly discriminating against white employees through its diversity ...
Zurich Insurance’s Beazley Bid Sets the Stage for More Insurance Deals
Zurich Insurance's bid to buy British insurer Beazley will set the stage for further deals in the sector as buyers jostle for exposure to the lucrative specialty lines market, analysts, industry ...
Allstate CEO Wilson Takes on Affordability Issue During Earnings Call
Allstate posted significantly higher net and underwriting income for fourth-quarter and full-year 2025. With affordability top of mind, that leads to questions about excessive profits. Similar to ...