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Wisconsin Man Pleads No Contest for Attempting to Burn Down Congressman’s Office
A Wisconsin man accused of trying to burn down a congressman’s office earlier this year because he was upset over the federal TikTok ban has pleaded no contest to felony arson. Caiden Stachowicz, 20, of Menasha, entered the plea Monday …
POSTED NOVEMBER 14, 2025 9:00 AM |
Congressional THC Ban Threatens Texas’ $8 Billion Hemp Industry
As part of the spending deal to end the government shutdown, federal lawmakers approved a provision cracking down on hemp products containing THC, restoring a ban Texas Republicans sought to impose earlier this year. The funding package, passed by the …
POSTED NOVEMBER 14, 2025 8:30 AM |
Young Supercar Collectors Aren’t Afraid to Risk Their Investments
Jack Morris treasures his 2009 Lamborghini Murcielago LP 640. But it’s not always easy to love. “It’s huge, it’s heavy, it’s clunky, you can’t see out of it,” says the 24-year-old of the orange V-12. “On paper, if a Porsche …
POSTED NOVEMBER 14, 2025 8:05 AM |
Big Russian Port Operator Says its Systems Were Targeted by Foreign Hackers
Russia’s Port Alliance group, which operates a network of sea cargo terminals, said on Thursday that foreign hackers had targeted its systems over three days in a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack and an attempted hack. It said in …
POSTED NOVEMBER 14, 2025 7:47 AM |
AI Is Writing Performance Reviews. What Could Go Wrong?
JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s decision to let managers use artificial intelligence for help writing performance reviews stands to bring relief to one of bosses’ most dreaded annual tasks. It also raises questions as to whether bot-written reviews will make the …
POSTED NOVEMBER 14, 2025 7:20 AM |
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for Members of Kansas Medical Mutual Group
AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “bbb+” (Good) of Kansas Medical Mutual Insurance Company and its subsidiary, KAMMCO Casualty Company, …
POSTED NOVEMBER 14, 2025 7:00 AM |
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Are Set to Reach a New High This Year
Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel use will reach a record high this year despite countries’ pledges to begin lowering their climate pollution. Emissions are projected to hit 38.1 billion tons, a rise of 1.1% compared to last year, according …
POSTED NOVEMBER 14, 2025 6:10 AM |
PwC: Insurance Execs Say Agentic AI Leading Industry Transformation
More than half of insurance executives say generative and agentic artificial intelligence are the technological investments that will have the most transformative impact on the industry over the next three years, according to PwC. The professional services firm noted in …
POSTED NOVEMBER 14, 2025 6:09 AM |
Parkland Shooting Wasn’t Multiple Incidents With Multiple Deductibles, Court Says
In an age of frequent mass shootings, insurers cannot escape coverage by arguing that each pull of the trigger was a “separate occurrence” unless the policy unambiguously says so, a federal appeals court held this week in a case stemming …
POSTED NOVEMBER 14, 2025 6:01 AM |
Markets & Coverages: Plymouth Rock, North Jersey Chamber Partner on Affinity Program
Auto and home insurer Plymouth Rock Assurance announced an affinity program with the North Jersey Chamber of Commerce (NJCC) offering personal auto and home insurance discounts to all NJCC members and their employees in New Jersey. Greg Kalinsky, president and …
POSTED NOVEMBER 14, 2025 6:00 AM |
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