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California Commissioner Orders Insurance Claim, Coverage Deadline Extensions
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has issued a notice to insurers ordering them to stop enforcing policy or statutory deadlines on policyholders for claims or coverage until 90 days after the statewide “state of emergency” or other “state of emergency” …
POSTED APRIL 03, 2020 7:52 PM |
Mississippi Businesses Shift Production During Pandemic
As the nation hunkers down and people shelter in place amid the coronavirus pandemic, several Mississippi businesses have stayed open, switching gears to make much-needed products. A jeans company is making face guards, a coffeehouse is making loaves of bread …
POSTED APRIL 03, 2020 4:58 PM |
Gender Reveal Party Sparks 10-Acre Fire in Florida
A gender reveal party mixed with explosives sparked a 10-acre fire in Florida. It happened Saturday in Brevard County, WESH-TV reported. The county has prohibited open burning because of an increase in fires, and officials are urging people to follow …
POSTED APRIL 03, 2020 4:54 PM |
47 Long-Term Care Sites in Louisiana Seen as Coronavirus ‘Clusters’
As coronavirus cases spike ever higher in Louisiana, the state’s nursing homes, assisted living sites and adult residential care facilities are showing more and more “clusters” of the virus, but the full scale of the outbreak at those sites remains …
POSTED APRIL 03, 2020 4:44 PM |
Oklahoma’s Insurance Risk Partners Joins BRP Group
Oklahoma City-based Insurance Risk Partners (IRP) has entered into a partnership with BRP Group Inc. to become part of their BKS-Partners operating group. IRP was formed in 2016 by industry veterans Paul and David Brown, and Patrick Truhlar, who have …
POSTED APRIL 03, 2020 4:23 PM |
Illinois Lawsuits Challenge Society Insurance’s Coronavirus Claim Denials
Two lawsuits have been filed in federal court in Illinois by a group of businesses — who were forced to close their operations by government authorities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic — over the denial of business interruption …
POSTED APRIL 03, 2020 3:52 PM |
New Jersey Manufacturer Cited for Safety Lapse After Employee Amputation
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited BWay Corp., doing business as Mauser Packaging Solutions, for workplace safety and health hazards after an employee suffered an amputation on Sept. 26, 2019, at the Lawrence …
POSTED APRIL 03, 2020 2:36 PM |
Why Artificial Intelligence Is Not the Answer for All Businesses
The temptation for businesses to use artificial intelligence and other technology to improve performance, drive down labor costs, and better the bottom line is understandable. But before they pursue automation that could put the jobs of human employees at risk, …
POSTED APRIL 03, 2020 2:00 PM |
A Coronavirus Outbreak Among Farm Workers Would Be Catastrophic: Viewpoint
There is no evidence that Covid-19 has been transmitted by food or food packaging, according to U.S. federal health agencies. How the virus fares among food workers may be a different story. By law, food manufacturers must prevent anyone who …
POSTED APRIL 03, 2020 1:25 PM |
Glyphosate Settlement Talks Delayed by Coronavirus, Bayer Reports
Talks between Bayer AG and plaintiff lawyers to settle claims that the German company’s glyphosate-based weedkillers cause cancer have been slowed by the coronavirus pandemic, Bayer’s Chief Executive told daily Handelsblatt. “This is about currently not being able to meet …
POSTED APRIL 03, 2020 12:26 PM |
Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
Schiff proposes postelection 9/11-style commission to study coronavirus response
 Rep. Adam Schiff’s proposal for a 9/11-style commission to study the nation’s response to the coronavirus outbreak "is not an exercise in casting blame or scoring political points, but something that the American people should rightly expect from their government as an exercise in accountability," he said.
POSTED APRIL 03, 2020 12:03 PM
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Birx warns of coming coronavirus hot spots across the U.S.
 Louisiana is poised to become the next epicenter of the coronavirus crisis, White House officials said Thursday, citing new data that shows that 26 percent of the tests for COVID-19 in that state in recent days have come back positive.
POSTED APRIL 02, 2020 8:28 PM
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As coronavirus ravages Spain, doctors get a grim order on 'futility of care' for the very old and very sick
 A document circulated by the health department of Catalonia recommends that emergency teams and health care workers stop using ventilators for patients older than 80, and further recommends that extremely ill victims of COVID-19 be allowed to die at home rather than being taken to the hospital.
POSTED APRIL 03, 2020 4:24 PM
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3M pushes back at Trump over order to produce more face masks
 Manufacturing giant 3M pushed back Friday against criticism from President Trump over production of face masks that are badly needed by American health care workers.
POSTED APRIL 03, 2020 7:48 PM
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U.S. sounds alarm on coronavirus in Japan, Tokyo pushes for state of emergency
 The U.S. government on Friday sounded alarm about the surge in coronavirus cases in Japan, adding to a chorus of prominent domestic voices - including the governor of Tokyo - who have called for decisive action to avoid an explosive outbreak. Amid growing clamour for tighter curbs on people's movements to stem a rising tide of infections, the government has so far been reluctant to pull the trigger, warning of the heavy damage that could ensue in the world's third-biggest economy, already close to recession. Instead, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has urged school closures and called on citizens to avoid unnecessary and non-urgent gatherings and outings while preparing to roll out an economic stimulus plan next week - even as he acknowledged the country was barely avoiding a major jump in infections.
POSTED APRIL 02, 2020 11:49 PM
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Students who canceled ill-fated spring break trip say they aren't getting refunds
 The trip was arranged by JusCollege, which reassured students they would be safe on the trip despite the coronavirus pandemic.
POSTED APRIL 03, 2020 3:58 PM
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Coronavirus live updates: Cloth masks in public now recommended; US death toll passes 7,100; nation lost 701K jobs in March
 New research has prompted authorities to change their position Friday on the widespread use of non-medical masks in public.
POSTED APRIL 03, 2020 10:54 PM
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New York Gov. Cuomo says he expects the peak of the coronavirus outbreak to hit in the 'seven-day' range as cases skyrocket
 New York has 11,000 new cases and China's donating 1,000 ventilators: Here are all the key takeaways from Gov. Cuomo's coronavirus press conference.
POSTED APRIL 04, 2020 2:33 PM
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North Korea's official coronavirus count: Zero. Why that claim is hard to believe
 Experts are skeptical of the no-coronavirus claim from the tightly controlled country so desperate to maintain the status of its border with China.
POSTED APRIL 04, 2020 1:20 PM
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'Protective bubbles': How 2 Army generals stopped the spread of coronavirus among their soldiers
 Two Army generals took critical actions early to stop the spread of the coronavirus in Asia and Europe from spreading to military bases.
POSTED APRIL 03, 2020 5:01 AM
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