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U.S. health officials plan to test certain dairy-based ingredients used in a wide variety of baby formulas for spores that can cause infant botulism, in the wake of the ByHeart recall last year that was connected to 51 infant hospitalizations. …
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Consumers of auto insurance in the U.S. received a respite overall from several years of premium increases, but don’t tell that to drivers in some states and don’t look for it to continue. According to online insurance agent Insurify, the …
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has yet to release a long-anticipated final report from its Review Council after canceling a December 11 meeting where members were expected to vote on final recommendations. As a result, FEMA and the National Flood …
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Alphabet unit Waymo said it had raised $16 billion in its latest fundraising round that valued the self-driving car startup at $126 billion, nearly tripling its valuation in less than two years. As one of the most sought-after applications of …
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Almost three years ago, in May of 2023, a circuit court judge in Lee County, Florida, sharply criticized a restoration contractor, accusing him of concealing the true cost of condominium roof work in an assignment-of-benefits claim with Tower Hill insurance. …
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A state high court has ruled subsidiaries of American International Group and Chubb cannot use the so-called “bump-up” exclusion in denying coverage for a settlement in a securities lawsuit. Late last month the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed a ruling from …
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Tuesday's hearing is to force a reckoning for what activists say are a trove of Swiss bank accounts not fully covered in earlier probes leading Swiss banks to pay $1.25 billion.
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An active 2026 tornado season is expected for the Central Plains, with roughly 15% more tornadoes than the 20-year average, according to the Kansas Institute of Tornado Dynamics. Factors influencing this forecast include persistent La Niña conditions, warmer-than-average Gulf of …
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China banned concealed door handles on electric vehicles, the first country in the world to outlaw a design popularized by Tesla Inc. that is now facing global regulatory scrutiny due to a spate of deadly incidents. Cars sold in China …
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A bill to initiate reforms to the California FAIR Plan that include changes to customer service and claims, and added transparency was introduced on Monday. Assembly Bill 1680, the Make It FAIR Act, authored by Assemblymember Lisa Calderon and sponsored …
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