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EEOC Scraps Guidance Expanding Workplace Protections for LGBTQ Workers
The U.S. agency that enforces laws prohibiting workplace discrimination on Thursday rescinded legal guidance that had strengthened protections against unlawful harassment for LGBTQ workers and women ...
Accuweather: Winter Storm to Cause Up to $115B in Damage, Economic Losses
The weekend winter storm that impacted more than 200 million people from more than 24 states is expected to result in total damage and economic losses of between $105 billion and $115 billion, said ...
What is business transformation in insurance? Insurance business transformation is an operating model and technology foundation shift that allows organizations...
Shallow Tremors Could Help Forecast Major Earthquake in Northern California
New research by the University of California - Davis suggests a much more complex, hidden fault system exists beneath the Northern California coast, indicating that tiny tremors may help forecast a ...
U.S. Safety Board Probes Waymo Robotaxis Passing Stopped School Buses
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday it is opening an investigation into self-driving car company Waymo after its robotaxis illegally passed stopped school buses in Austin, ...
New York City Apartment Building Gas Explosion, Fire Kills 1, Injures 14
A gas explosion sent fire racing through the top floors of a high-rise apartment building in New York City early Saturday, killing one person and injuring 14 others as temperatures plunged into the ...
House Committee Advances Bill to Extend Federal Terrorism Backstop
Looking to ensure the longevity of a worthwhile federal program, the insurance industry has continued to lobby in favor of the TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 2026. The legislation (HR ...
Special Master: Experts Can Testify About Suspected J&J Talc Products’ Cancer Link
In a victory for thousands of women suing Johnson & Johnson over claims that the company's baby powder and other talc products caused their ovarian cancer, a court-appointed special master ...
Suspect Self Deports to Avoid Trial in $100M California Jewelry Heist
Federal immigration authorities allowed a suspect in a $100 million jewelry heist believed to be the largest in U.S. history to deport himself to South America in December, a move that stunned and ...