Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced that 30 people, including corporate lawyers and financial professionals, have been indicted in connection with an insider trading scheme that relied on information about mergers stolen from major law firms. Nineteen people were arrested, including …
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John Popovics thought he’d done everything right. Earlier this year the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign civil engineering professor was planning a trip to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to take part in a National Science Foundation workshop. Because the costs were …
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The Kentucky Department of Insurance recently posted the local government premium tax schedule for 2026-2027, showing tax rates and fees for more than 400 cities, towns and counties. The tax rate varies considerably from one local jurisdiction to another, the …
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On a March afternoon, artificial intelligence detected something resembling smoke on a camera feed from Arizona’s Coconino National Forest. Human analysts verified it wasn’t a cloud or dust, then alerted the state’s forest service and largest electric utility. One of …
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A Boston man was sentenced in federal court for surreptitiously providing answers to exam questions for a person seeking a commercial learner’s permit (CLP). In Massachusetts, a permit is required before obtaining a commercial driver’s license. Frank Castro was indicted …
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The White House is looking into an executive order that would create a vetting system for new artificial intelligence models like Anthropic PBC’s Mythos in a bid to protect business and government networks from AI-related cyber risks, a top economic …
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JPMorgan Chase tried to reach a settlement with a former investment banker before he filed a lawsuit recently making sexual assault and harassment claims, a bank spokesperson said on Wednesday. The largest U.S. bank offered $1 million to settle the …
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Slide Insurance Holdings Inc. is expanding into California with a residential property excess and surplus lines program. The company said its entry into the California market us consistent with its strategic timeline. Related: California Taking Action Against State Farm Over …
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Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company (PLM), headquartered in Philadelphia, made several executive leadership changes and promotions across the organization. Steve Firko, CPCU, a PLM veteran of over two decades, assumed the role of president. Firko, who has 40 years of …
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Insurance giant American International Group said on Tuesday it had agreed to sell its remaining stake in life insurance and retirement firm Corebridge Financial, marking the culmination of a five-year separation. Here are some details: AIG has agreed to sell …
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