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Florida Home Sales Decline Amid Hurricane Recovery, Surging HOA and Insurance Costs
Florida is home to the five U.S. metropolitan areas where pending home sales are falling the fastest, according to a new report from real estate platform Redfin. The Sunshine State's housing market ...
More Logging Proposed to Curb Wildfires in the Pacific Northwest
U.S. officials would allow increased logging on federal lands across the Pacific Northwest in the name of fighting wildfires and boosting rural economies under proposed changes to a sweeping forest ...
Biden Administration Urges Congress to Fund Disaster Relief
President Joe Biden's budget director called on U.S. lawmakers on Monday to quickly pass emergency disaster relief funding in the wake of damaging storms and said it would send Congress a funding ...
New York Judge Rejects Climate Concerns in Effort to Shutter Bitcoin Mine
A cryptocurrency plant in central New York can continue operating after a court rejected the state's effort to shutter the facility over concerns about its climate impact. The decision was hailed as ...
New Hampshire High Court Invalidates GEICO Underinsured Claim Provision
A claim provision requiring insureds to seek underinsured benefits from their auto insurer within three years of an accident is unenforceable in New Hampshire because it restricts the insureds' right ...
Fewer Worker Deaths Investigated by OSHA in FY 2024
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said its enforcement has led to fewer workers dying. OSHA, a part of the Department of Labor, said it investigated 826 worker deaths in fiscal year ...
Cyber Crime Climbs, 90% of Americans Have Been Targeted
A majority of Americans were targeted in a digital scam attempt in the last year, with 1 in 4 believing they fell victim to a scam, and 3 in 10 losing money to cyber crime., according to F-Secure's ...
Insurance Industry Labor Market Remains Stable: Report
A majority of carriers (86 percent) intend to increase or maintain their staff sizes in the next 12 months, according to Jacobson's Q3 2024 Insurance Labor Market Study. The Bureau of Labor ...