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Sister of Mississippi Man Who Died After Police Stop Rejects Settlement

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A woman who sued Mississippi’s capital city over the death of her brother has decided to reject a settlement after officials publicly disclosed how much the city would pay his survivors, her attorney said Wednesday. George …

People Moves: WTW Appoints deLaricheliere to FIPS Leadership Role; Risk Strategies Names Heron National Real Estate Practice Leader

WTW Appoints deLaricheliere to Leadership Role Within Financial Institutions and Professional Services WTW, headquartered in London, appointed Alex deLaricheliere as Strategy and execution leader and banking subvertical leader within the financial institutions and professional services (FIPS) industry division of corporate …

Maine Alters ‘Yellow Flag’ Law, Expands Mental Health Care in Wake of Shootings

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, expanding background checks for private sales of weapons, bolstering the state’s “yellow flag” law, criminalizing …

Ardonagh to Acquire Italian Commercial Lines Business Mansutti S.r.l

The Ardonagh Group, the London-based insurance distribution platform, announced it has agreed to acquire Mansutti S.r.l, the commercial lines business of Italian insurance broker, Mansutti SpA. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1925, Mansutti SpA, which …

Tornado in Southern China Kills 5 People, Damages Factories in City of Guangzhou

A tornado struck the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on Saturday, killing five people and damaging more than 140 factory buildings, state media said. The China Meteorological Administration said the tornado struck about 3 p.m. in the Baiyun district of …

Recreational Marijuana Supporters Can Gather Signatures for No. Dakota Ballot Initiative

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota ballot initiative group can gather signatures to put a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana to a statewide vote in the fall, the state’s top election official said last Thursday, in the latest legalization effort …

Family of Chicago Man Killed in Police Shooting Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit

CHICAGO (AP) — The family of a Chicago man killed when plainclothes police officers fired their guns nearly 100 times during a traffic stop filed a wrongful death lawsuit last week, accusing the department of “brutally violent” policing tactics. The …

UK’s Second Biggest Mortgage Lender Pulls Offers Over Flood Risk

The UK’s second biggest mortgage provider has stopped making loans on homes at risk of flooding, over fears they may become uninsurable — and therefore, unsellable — over the coming years. Nationwide Building Society uses mapping technology to identify which …

London Firms Are Letting More Staff Work Entirely From Home

London’s employers are letting more staff work entirely from home, according to a prominent recruitment firm, with workers keen to earn the premium paid by jobs in the capital without enduring its high living costs. The proportion of white-collar jobs …

Missiles Fired by Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Damage Panama-Flagged Oil Tanker in Red Sea

Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels caused “minor damage” to a Panama-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea on Friday [April 26], authorities said. The attack follows an uptick in assaults launched by the Houthis in recent days …

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