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License Pulled for Utah Boarding School Where Paris Hilton Says She Was Abused as Teen
Utah revoked another campus license on Friday for the boarding school where Paris Hilton said she was abused as a teenager, marking a major victory in the hotel heiress’ yearslong effort to get the school shut down. The Utah Department …
POSTED JULY 20, 2026 2:26 PM |
Texas Hill Country Floods Test New Warning Systems After Last Year’s Deadly Disaster
After deadly floods killed more than 100 people in Texas’ Hill Country last July, officials vowed major changes in hopes of preventing the failures that contributed to the high death toll. They promised better flood warning systems, tighter safety rules …
POSTED JULY 20, 2026 2:12 PM |
Yemen’s Houthis to Impose Maritime Blockade on Saudi Arabia
The Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni group, said they would impose a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia, putting at risk the flow of millions of barrels that the kingdom exports via the Red Sea. The blockade is in response to what …
POSTED JULY 20, 2026 1:57 PM |
New Jersey E-Bike Registration, Insurance Requirements Now in Effect
Sunday July 19 was the deadline for most New Jersey electric bicycle owners to register their e-bikes and obtain liability insurance required under a new law. New Jersey’s new e-bike law classifies all e-bikes principally garaged in the state as …
POSTED JULY 20, 2026 1:40 PM |
Private Equity Backing AGI, an AI-Enabled Platform for Faster Brokerage Growth
Despite growing concerns about private-equity-backed ventures and the use of artificial intelligence, an Atlanta-based firm said it has launched an AI-enabled platform designed to help insurance brokerage partners grow at faster rates. American Growth Insurance (known as AGI) announced last …
POSTED JULY 20, 2026 1:34 PM |
Viewpoint: Do Heart Attack Patients Have More Micro and Nanoplastics in Their Blood?
Microplastics are a big environmental issue. They’ve been found in oceans, drinking water, seafood, the air we breathe, and increasingly throughout the human body, from the placenta to the brain. A new study by researchers in Italy, published in the …
POSTED JULY 20, 2026 1:02 PM |
Update: Two Dynacom Tankers Attacked off Oman Amid Escalating US-Iran War
Greek shipping company Dynacom Tankers said two of its managed vessels were hit by projectiles of unknown origin on Monday while sailing off the coast of Oman. The re-escalation in fighting between the U.S. and Iran is again threatening commercial …
POSTED JULY 20, 2026 12:01 PM |
Update: Iran and US Widen Attacks, Raising Fears for Gulf Shipping and Water Supplies
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Monday they had struck U.S. military assets across the Middle East after another night of U.S. bombardment of Iranian cities, part of a cycle of attacks that has all but wrecked an interim ceasefire agreement. …
POSTED JULY 20, 2026 10:20 AM |
UK Financial Services Firms Sharpen Staff Scrutiny as New Misconduct Regime Looms
Financial firms in Britain are sharpening their focus on employee conduct, with some weeding out staff suspected of misconduct such as harassment and bullying ahead of new rules designed to curb an industry lawmakers have called a hotbed of abuse …
POSTED JULY 20, 2026 9:23 AM |
Ohio-Based Toy Manufacturer Sued for Discrimination and Retaliation
Step2 Company, LLC, a toy and plastic products manufacturer with plants in Northern Ohio, violated federal law by failing to provide reasonable accommodations to a pregnant employee with disabilities and firing her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged …
POSTED JULY 20, 2026 8:00 AM |
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