Walmart Inc. is adding drone delivery in five new cities in a bid to expand online sales and get goods to shoppers faster. The world’s largest retailer will start offering drone service at 100 stores across Charlotte, North Carolina; Tampa, …
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AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Members of Midwest Insurance Group
AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to “a” (Excellent) from “a-” (Excellent) of Midwest Insurance Company (Springfield, Illinois), West River Insurance Company (Sioux Falls, …
US Supreme Court Makes ‘Reverse’ Discrimination Lawsuits Easier to Pursue
The U.S. Supreme Court made it easier on Thursday for people from majority backgrounds such as white or straight individuals to pursue claims alleging workplace “reverse” discrimination, reviving an Ohio woman’s lawsuit claiming she was illegally denied a promotion and …
Texas Lawmakers Spike Bills to Study, Restrict PFAS
FORT WORTH — Rising public concern in Texas over PFAS, or “forever chemicals” linked to cancer, infertility and immune disorders sparked lawmakers to file half a dozen bills to study the chemicals, regulate them in sewage sludge and ban them …
Google to Spend $500M Revamping Compliance in Shareholder Settlement
Google agreed to spend $500 million over 10 years to overhaul its compliance structure, to settle shareholder litigation accusing the search engine company of antitrust violations, settlement papers show. The preliminary settlement of so-called derivative litigation against officials at Google …
Army Corps Finds Great Lakes Pipeline Tunnel Would Have Major Environmental Impacts
Building an underground tunnel for an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that stretches across a Great Lakes channel could destroy wetlands and harm bat habitats but would eliminate the chances of a boat anchor rupturing the line and causing a catastrophic …
LA City Council Passes Budget That Trims Fire, Police Spending
The Los Angeles City Council approved a $13.9 billion budget proposal for the next fiscal year on Friday, trimming Mayor Karen Bass’s plans to increase public safety spending, in an effort to reduce layoffs amid a nearly $800 million deficit. …
Newark Airport Runway to Reopen Monday After Construction
A runway at Newark Liberty International Airport will reopen on Monday nearly two weeks ahead of schedule following several chaotic weeks of equipment outages, runway construction and air traffic control staffing shortages that caused flight cancellations, diversions and delays, U.S. …
Funding Cuts Threaten Safety Training for Workers in America’s Most Dangerous Jobs
By the time Robbie Roberge spotted the fire consuming his boat’s galley last August, he knew he had just minutes to evacuate his beloved Three Girls fishing vessel, named for his daughters. As the flames spread up the boat’s walls, …
Administration Reverses Course on Planned Closure of Mine Safety Offices
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Trump administration is dropping plans to terminate leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the agency responsible for enforcing mine safety laws, the Department of Labor said Thursday. Earlier this year, …