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Local authorities Tuesday evening ordered the evacuation of a condominium building in Clearwater, Florida, after cracks developed in a concrete support beam in the parking garage. The South Beach III condo building on Sand Key “is currently being evacuated due …

A federal jury in California has ordered Israeli firm NSO Group to pay more than $167 million in punitive damages to Meta Platforms for installing malware on its WhatsApp messaging app six years ago. Spyware vendor NSO Group must pay …

Columbia University and New York-Presbyterian hospitals will pay $750 million to patients who sued over being sexually abused by a former gynecologist who was convicted of sex crimes in 2023. The settlement was achieved on behalf of 576 former patients …

Rite Aid is again seeking bankruptcy protection as the struggling drugstore chain says it will try to sell substantially all of its assets. The company said Monday that its stores will remain open as it returns to Chapter 11 bankruptcy …

Airlines including United Airlines and Korean Air re-routed or canceled flights and about a dozen Indian airports were shut on Wednesday after India struck nine sites in Pakistan, raising fears of an escalation. India attacked Pakistani Kashmir and Pakistan said …

Federal authorities are seeking to contain and clean up the damage from a decades-old oil well in southeast Louisiana that spewed crude and natural gas for more than a week. Upwards of 79,000 gallons (299,047 liters) of “oily water mixture” …

Chaucer Group, the specialty re/insurer, announced the launch of a standalone third-party liability (TPL) insurance product in collaboration with Armilla AI, the Toronto-based managing general agent that provides specialized insurance and risk management solutions for artificial intelligence. The TPL product …

Alphabet Inc.’s Google should be forced to sell off two of its businesses that help websites buy, sell and serve online advertising after a judge found the company illegally monopolized those markets, the Justice Department said. The company should be …

Delta Air Lines must face a proposed class action by passengers who said it refused to offer full refunds after delaying or canceling their flights following a massive computer outage last July, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. U.S. District …

Berkshire Hathaway shareholders on May 3 rejected a resolution requiring the company to report on risks from its subsidiaries’ race-based initiatives, one of seven proposals tied to diversity, artificial intelligence and other issues that were voted down. Shareholders also voted …

Gallagher announced it has acquired Turkey-based Aspera Sigorta ve Reasürans Brokerliği A.Ş. (Aspera). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 2022, Aspera is a boutique insurance and reinsurance broker specializing in industrial property, power & energy, plus construction. …

Thousands of rail passengers in Spain were hit with delays after copper cables used in the signaling system of a high-speed line traveling south from Madrid to Seville were stolen at five locations, authorities said Monday. The theft, which happened …

Florida lawmakers late last week gave final approval to a long-debated condominium bill, one designed to give condo owners a little relief on the high cost of bringing structures up to code. But the final version of the bill seems …

The Army is pausing helicopter flights near a Washington airport after two commercial planes had to abort landings last week because of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that was flying to the Pentagon. The commander of the 12th Aviation Battalion …

A San Jose, California-based electrical engineering and construction company paid $1.4 million for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. The U.S. Department of Labor found Cupertino Electric Inc. failed to pay proper overtime rates, fining and fined the company for …

The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited Pepperdine University and four janitorial contractors after an investigation reportedly found violations of state janitorial registration laws. The labor commissioner says Pepperdine University, located in Los Angeles County, hired janitorial companies that were not …

Insurance broker World Insurance Associates LLC has acquired the business of Christopher Williams Agency and Barrett Millard LLC of Pittsford, New York. The Christopher Williams Agency began in 1961, and it purchased Barrett Millard in 2023. The agencies sell personal …

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple sent out an announcement this week to all property and casualty insurance companies notifying of a statue that requires insurers to disclose all available discounts that could lead to reduced premiums for current or prospective …

Benefit Advisors Network (BAN), an international network of progressive and visionary employee benefit brokers and consulting firms from across the United States and Canada, announced Houston, Texas-based Carroll Insurance has been accepted for membership into the organization. Serving a diverse …

Rivian Automotive Inc. is investing $120 million in a new supplier park in Illinois, another win for Governor JB Pritzker after the company announced a $1.5 billion plan to expand its plant in the state. The 1.2 million-square-foot park in …