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June 15, 2026
Missouri Sues Baby Monitor Manufacturer for Alleged Links to Chinese Military
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has filed a lawsuit against Lorex Corporation, a major seller of home cameras and baby monitors. The lawsuit alleges Lorex has concealed material ties to the Chinese military via its manufacturer, Dahua, pu...
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June 15, 2026
Musk’s xAI Accused of Illegally Firing Engineer Who Raised Safety Concerns
A former engineer at Elon Musk’s xAI who now heads a think tank focused on AI safety filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired from the SpaceX subsidiary for raising concerns about the risks artificial intelligence poses to humanity. Devin …...
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June 15, 2026
Florida Tries to Block Rescue Pets from New Mexico and Texas as Screwworm Spreads
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Pets has barred pets rescued from shelters in Texas and New Mexico in a beefed-up effort to stop the spread of the New World Screwworm pest that infests livestock. “We will respond ...
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June 15, 2026
Louisiana State Senate Confirms Four Leadership Appointments at LDI
The Louisiana State Senate confirmed four of Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple’s key senior staff appointments to their positions during the 2026 Legislative Session. Whitney Greene, who joined the department on March 23, was confirmed as Execu...
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June 15, 2026
Tornadoes in Illinois and Indiana Leave Residents Grappling With Damage
Residents in tornado-ravaged areas in Illinois and Indiana were grappling with the damage to their homes and neighborhoods on Friday, after the strong line of storms barreled through communities south of Chicago and left trails of destruction. Cleanu...
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June 15, 2026
Floods Threaten Texas and Louisiana This Week
Louisiana and Texas, including Houston, will get hit with flooding rains for the next few days as a potential tropical storm tries to spin up across the western Gulf. There is a moderate level 3 risk of heavy rainfall across …...
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June 15, 2026
Chrisleys Sue Former Defense Attorney, Alleging Malpractice in Conviction
Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley are accusing one of their former defense attorneys of legal malpractice that they say led them to be convicted and imprisoned, separating them from each other and their family, ruining their reputations and &#...
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June 15, 2026
Supreme Court Nixes Challenge to New York Law Allowing Suits Against Gun Industry
The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday a gun industry challenge to a New York law that permits lawsuits against gun makers, wholesalers and dealers for endangering people’s safety through sales of firearms and ammunition. The justices dec...
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June 15, 2026
Tugboat in California Closes $3M Seed Round to Expand Claims Support
Tugboat, a consumer insurance platform that helps homeowners with property damage and insurance claims, announced an oversubscribed $3 million in seed funding to scale its platform and offer expanded claim support for homeowners. The round was led by...
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June 15, 2026
Tech Update: Willis Unveils Tool to Help RMs Respond to Climate-Related Property Risks
Willis, a WTW business, unveiled a new version of its Climate Diagnostic model to help risk managers better understand and respond to climate‑driven volatility affecting property insurance markets. Embedded within WTW’s Risk IQ platform, Climat...
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June 15, 2026
Anthropic Block Marks US Reversal, Warning to Silicon Valley
The extraordinary move by the US to bar foreign access to Anthropic PBC’s best AI models underscores the Trump administration’s newfound willingness to exert control over a pivotal industry. It also reminds Silicon Valley that it’s ...
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June 15, 2026
Baldoni, Lively Fight Ends With Actress Awarded Legal Fees But No Damages
Blake Lively can recover some legal costs from fellow actor and director Justin Baldoni but not punitive damages and other relief she sought after settling her legal claims over their 2024 film “It Ends With Us,” a judge ruled Friday. ...
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June 15, 2026
Scouring the Strait of Hormuz for Mines Could Take Weeks
Ensuring the Strait of Hormuz is safe from mines could delay a return to normal shipping traffic by weeks following a deal to reopen the waterway, shipping and maritime security sources say. The operation by conventional minesweepers and state-of-the...
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June 15, 2026
US and Iran Say They’ve Agreed Deal to Reopen Hormuz This Week
The US and Iran reached an interim peace agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and move further toward ending a 15-week war that’s wrought chaos across the Middle East and reverberated through the global economy. The development caused equit...
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June 15, 2026
UK Forces Board Sanctioned Tanker in Russian Shadow-Fleet Raid
British forces boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the English Channel early on Sunday, the first UK-led operation of its kind targeting Russia’s so-called shadow fleet. Royal Marine Commandos and officers from the National Crime Agency boarded ...
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June 15, 2026
Tata’s iPhone Parts Factory Contaminated Farmland Water, India Pollution Body Alleges
An Indian pollution regulator has alleged wastewater discharged from a Tata components factory for Apple’s iPhone has contaminated the groundwater for nearby farms and warned of a forced shutdown unless Tata gives a satisfactory explanation. In...
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June 15, 2026
Update: Shippers and Oil Giants Seek Clarity on US-Iran Peace Deal
A US-Iran deal intended to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within days left many of the world’s top shipowners, traders and oil producer nations seeking clarity about the terms of the pact that’s pivotal to the global economy. Some Persian &#...
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June 15, 2026
Wall Street Is Gaining Access to New Catastrophe Models to Help Predict Wars
As Wall Street races to incorporate war into its risk scenarios, the same people modeling natural catastrophes are now adapting their methodology to help investors, banks and insurers predict military conflicts. Since 2008, the number of countries en...
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June 15, 2026
OpenAI Under Investigation by Group of State Attorneys General, Source Says
A coalition of U.S. state attorneys general has opened a sweeping investigation into OpenAI, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. The ChatGPT maker was served on Friday with a subpoena seeking documents related to a wide range …...
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June 15, 2026
Workers’ Refusal of Light Duty Does Not Have to Relate to Injury, Georgia Court Says
An injured employee in Georgia does not need to show that his reason for refusing light-duty work is injury-related, the Georgia Court of Appeals found in a decision that could continue to prove tricky for employers and insurers, especially during &#...
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June 15, 2026
El Nino Is Here and Scientists Fear It’ll Bring Costly Heat, Floods, Droughts, Fires
El Nino, Nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday. Experts said the El Nino, a natural warming cycle, should further heat a globe alr...
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June 15, 2026
New York Law Aims to Block 3D Printers From Making Guns
A first-of-its-kind law in New York could force 3D printers sold for homes and business to come equipped with technology blocking them from making guns. The new requirement, also under consideration in California, attempts to thwart the latest techni...
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June 15, 2026
Tent Collapses at Virginia Church Celebration, Killing 1 and Injuring 22
A large tent collapsed during a Virginia church’s 20th anniversary celebration on Friday evening, killing one person and injuring nearly two dozen others, officials said. Heavy rain, lightning and strong winds tore through Moneta, a small commu...
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June 15, 2026
California Man Charged With Defrauding Western Alliance Bank Out Of $100M
A California man has been criminally charged with defrauding Western Alliance Bancorp out of nearly $100 million by falsifying title insurance policies to inflate the value of collateral he pledged to obtain loans. In a complaint made public on Wedne...
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June 12, 2026
Appeals Court Affirms Conviction of Ex-Police Chief in Insurance Fraud Case
A federal appeals court this month affirmed the conviction of a former Texas police chief who arranged the destruction of a personal vehicle, falsely reported it stolen, and received insurance proceeds. The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal...
