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Jury Awards $116M in Deadly New York No-Door Helicopter Crash
A jury has awarded $116 million to the family of one of five people killed in a no-door helicopter that crashed and sank in a New York City river, leaving passengers trapped in their safety ...
States With Medical Cannabis Laws Show Decrease in Employee Health Insurance Costs: Study
A newly published study that investigated the effects of adopting a medical cannabis law on the cost of employer-sponsored health insurance in the United States found a correlation between medical ...
The Hidden Cost of Standing Still: Legacy Platforms Slow Growth and Halt the Shift to AI-Enabled Insurance Business
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There is a hidden disease that is killing insurers — the disease of legacy technology. The problem is a matter...
U.S. DOL Awards $12.7M in Grants Promoting Workplace Safety, Health Training, Education
A total of $12.7 million in work safety grants was awarded to 102 nonprofits nationwide to fund education and training initiatives designed to create safer workplaces, the United States' Department ...
U.S. Interest Rate Cut Builds ‘Greater Confidence’ About Inflation
The U.S. central bank on Wednesday kicked off an anticipated series of interest rate cuts with a larger-than-usual half-percentage-point reduction that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said was ...
Lawsuit: Ship Owner Ignored Needed Repairs Before Baltimore Bridge Collapse
The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical problems on the vessel, the Justice Department alleged ...
2024’s U.S. Tornado Count Ranks as One of the Highest
The year-to-date estimated tornado count for the U.S. is 1,597, which ranks 2024 among the highest tornado counts on record for the same January-August period, according to preliminary data from ...
Major Companies Abandon an LGBTQ+ Rights Report Card After Facing Anti-Diversity Backlash
More than two decades ago, when gay men and lesbians were prohibited from serving openly in the U.S. military and no state had legalized same-sex marriages, a national LGBTQ+ rights group decided to ...
U.S. to Convene Global AI Safety Summit in November
The Biden administration plans to convene a global safety summit on artificial intelligence, it said on Wednesday, as Congress continues to struggle with regulating the technology. Commerce Secretary ...