The Trump administration’s latest attempt to isolate Nicolás Maduro’s government further complicates day-to-day operations for foreign oil companies in Venezuela, experts say. On Monday, the administration designated Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization that it says is …
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Poland Expects Russia to Escalate Sabotage After Rail Explosion
Poland’s deputy prime minister said he expects Russia to escalate its sabotage activities in the country following an explosion on a busy rail route to Ukraine for which authorities blame Moscow. Krzysztof Gawkowski told Bloomberg News that the NATO member’s …
2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Goes Out Like a Lamb
This year’s Atlantic hurricane season was marked by contrasts, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). From intense bursts of activity to relative calm, the season will end on November 30 with activity falling within the agency’s predicted …
Meta Settles Cambridge Analytica-Related Claims for $190 Million
Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta Platforms Inc. directors agreed to a $190 million settlement of claims they failed to rectify repeated violations of Facebook users’ privacy and improperly engineered an accord to shield the billionaire chief executive officer from personal …
New Jersey Vegetable Processing Firm Faces $1M OSHA Penalty After Worker Fatality
The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a fresh-cut vegetable processing company for willfully and repeatedly violating safety requirements after a worker was fatally injured while cleaning and sanitizing a machine. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited …
How E-Deliveries Are Fueling More Crashes, Traffic, Pollution and Worker Injuries
Rapidly growing e-commerce and last-mile delivery services have contributed to significant increases in crashes, traffic, workplace injuries and air pollution, according to a report from New York City Comptroller Brad Lander. The report estimates that roughly one-in-three New Yorkers receives …
Viewpoint: Why Predictable Performance Earns Banks Better D&O Rates
In the insurance world, uncertainty is expensive. For community banks seeking Directors and Officers liability coverage, that uncertainty has traditionally translated into premiums that fail to fairly distinguish between well-governed institutions and their less disciplined peers. But a technological revolution …
World Insurance Adds New Jersey’s Mossbrook & Hicks Insurance Agency
New Jersey-based insurance broker World Insurance Associates reports that it acquired the business of Mossbrook & Hicks Insurance Agency of Cape May Court House, New Jersey on August 1, 2025. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The personal and …
Hackers Strike Ivy League Schools Already Under Political Pressure
Hackers have struck elite US universities in recent weeks, pilfering sensitive data from donors and making off with students’ information in a string of digital heists that only add stress to schools already besieged with political pressure. Dartmouth College, Harvard …
Surge in Water Demand Could Put Ohio Farmers and Industry on Collision Course
Deep inside a report on the future of water in central Ohio is this warning: Industrial demands for water will skyrocket at the same time experts expect farmers will need to regularly irrigate their fields during the critical growing period …
