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Walmart, World’s Biggest Retailer, Will Curb Diversity Efforts
Walmart Inc. is reversing course on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, joining a growing list of businesses retreating on DEI programs targeted by conservative activists. The world's ...
Insurer, Contractors Allege Staged Injury Claims Scheme Under New York Scaffold Law
A construction industry captive insurer along with three construction contractors have filed a lawsuit alleging a massive New York fraud scheme involving staged workplace accidents and bogus workers ...
Nissan Persuades U.S. Court to Decertify Brake Defect Class Actions
Nissan persuaded a federal appeals court on Friday to decertify 10 class actions accusing the Japanese automaker of selling cars and SUVs with defective automatic emergency braking systems that ...
New Research Predicts Increase in Active Atlantic Hurricane Seasons: NOAA
A new study published in Science Advances suggests an increase in the variability of Atlantic tropical cyclone activity, leading to more active and inactive hurricane seasons and less near-normal ...
Winter Storms Could Complicate Thanksgiving Travel
Another round of wintry weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, according to forecasts across the U.S., while California and Washington state continue to recover from ...
AM Best Improves Outlook on U.S. Personal Auto Segment to ‘Stable’
Insurance rating agency AM Best said it has shifted its outlook of the U.S. personal auto insurance segment to stable from negative thanks to improving loss ratios of the top 20 carriers this year. ...
Contentious COP29 Deal Shows Climate Cooperation Fraying at Edges
When COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev stepped to the podium at the closing meeting of the Baku climate summit on Sunday morning, hoping to clinch a hard-fought agreement on global climate finance, he ...
INTERPOL, Canada Government Join Forces to Put Brakes on Transnational Vehicle Theft
A new initiative, between INTERPOL and the Government of Canada, will target the multi-billion dollar global industry fueling organized crime involved in vehicle theft and illegal trade of spare ...