Blackouts in Extreme Weather Create Demand for Cleaner Backup Power August 23, 2024 By Alexa St. John Software engineer Kenna Ofoegbu in Houston, Texas tries hard to keep his three kids cool during the summer and that...
People Moves: Hub Names Smith President of Carolinas Ops August 23, 2024 Hub International Ltd., the global insurance broker, has named Tim Smith president and CEO of its operations in the Carolinas....
Arkansas County to Pay $3M Settlement Over Detainee’s 2021 Death in Jail August 23, 2024 FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — A county in western Arkansas has approved a $3 million settlement with the family of...
Vibrant Green Fields Signal a Big US Corn Crop and Weak Prices August 23, 2024 By Michael Hirtzer and Gerson Freitas Jr. Between hail, strong winds, floods and plant disease, US corn crops were put through some tough times this summer. But...
FBI: From Cybercrime to Terrorism, America Faces Many Elevated Threats ‘All at Once’ August 23, 2024 By Michael Goldberg The country is facing heightened threats from many corners at a time when law enforcement agencies are struggling, FBI Director...
Fed’s Powell Says ‘Time Has Come’ to Cut Interest Rates August 23, 2024 By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday “the time has come” for...
Parent of Risk Strategies and One80 Intermediaries Closes $1 Billion Financing Deal August 23, 2024 Accession Risk Management Group, the parent company of specialty insurance brokerages Risk Strategies and One80 Intermediaries, reports it has closed...
Complex Salvage Operations Begin as Last Body Is Recovered From Wrecked Superyacht August 23, 2024 By Giselda Vagnoni and Guglielmo Mangiapane Italian divers have retrieved the body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch’s18-year-old daughter, Hannah, who was the last person still...
Tornado-Like Waterspouts Are ‘More Likely’ as the Mediterranean Warms August 23, 2024 By Eamon Farhat and Jack Wittels The type of weather phenomenon that may have led billionaire Mike Lynch’s yacht to sink in the Mediterranean this week...
London-Based Ship Registry Helps Russia Oil Tankers Keep Running August 23, 2024 By Julian Lee and Alex Longley Three oil tankers that are under British sanctions for transporting Russian petroleum are sailing under the flag of a nation...