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On the coffee table at her home in Atlanta, Sarah Boim has a pile of documents from her old job at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They are printouts of her employment records. Boim lost her job in the first big wave of CDC firings — more than 1,000 people were suddenly let go last February. “This is the termination letter. I also printed off my performance review from 2024,” she said. “I knew I wouldn’t have access to it, and everything was so chaotic that I needed proof of what was happening.” Boim worked in the National…
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — In lawsuits filed recently in three counties, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost accuses three home-improvement contractors and a builder of outdoor structures of defrauding consumers of $564,000 combined. “Homeowners trust contractors or businesses with their hard-earned money,” Attorney General Dave Yost said. “Breaking that trust harms customers and undermines honest professionals.” All four lawsuits allege violations of the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act. Franlklin County: Acme Restoration Anthony Ryan, owner of Acme Restoration, is accused of taking large upfront deposits for home-improvement and construction services but failing to deliver the promised work. In soliciting consumers at their…
The shareholders, members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, have been trying to get the healthcare juggernaut to share more information about its controversial business practices for more than a year.
The case, filed on March 23, 2026, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, was brought by ZLM Mechanical, Inc., a Vista, California-based plumbing and HVAC subcontractor. The filing names Liberty Mutual alongside general contractor Shore Herman JV – a joint venture of Herman Construction Group, Inc. and Shore Solutions, Inc. – and Wisconsin-based product manufacturer Badger Meter, Inc.
About a third (32%) of adults nationally say they have turned to artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots in the past year for health information, a new KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust finds. Most who turned to AI for health information say they were in search of quick and immediate advice, though challenges affording and accessing health care also play a role, particularly for younger adults. The share using AI for health advice includes about 3 in 10 (29%) who have sought information related to their physical health and about 1 in 6 (16%) who have sought information related…
The city of Baltimore sued Elon Musk’s xAI on Tuesday, claiming its Grok chatbot illegally generates nonconsensual sexually explicit images, including of children. Baltimore, with a population of about 568,000, is the largest city to sue xAI over “deepfakes” attributed to Grok, its lawyers said. Musk launched Grok in 2023 and distributes it through his social media platform X, which like xAI is now part of his rocket and space exploration company SpaceX. Neither SpaceX nor xAI immediately responded to requests for comment. The Maryland city said in a complaint filed in Baltimore Circuit Court that xAI is violating its…
Convex Group Ltd., the international specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced that Stephen Catlin, the company’s co-founder has decided to step down as chairman of the board. He will remain a director and has been elevated to the honorary title of founder and life president to reflect his meaningful contribution to Convex since its inception. Bobby Le Blanc, a director of the board of Convex since its formation in 2019 and CEO of majority shareholder Onex, has been appointed chairman. In a deal that was first announced in October 2025, and completed last month, Onex acquired a 63% equity stake in…
Bruce Swain has been named Crawford & Company’s president and CEO. The company’s board of directors appointed Swain to the top post after serving a stint as interim president and CEO since Jan. 1. Atlanta-based Crawford this year launched a new global operating structure which the company said was designed to accelerate its strategy to deliver an integrated service model and strengthen collaboration across geographies. That move put Crawford operations under two divisions: U.S. operations and international operations. Swain Swain will continue to serve as a member of Crawford’s executive leadership team and the company’s board of directors. He has…
Vessels seeking to transit the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian protection are being asked to provide lists of crew and cargo, along with voyage details and bills of lading, in order to secure a green light from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The process is still idiosyncratic and can vary from ship to ship, according to accounts from people familiar with the trade, but it points to Iran’s increasing efforts to assert control over the vital maritime channel with a semi-formal system as the conflict in the Persian Gulf extends into its fourth week. Iran has requested payments from some…
Critics warn the new system could effectively eliminate claim filing deadlines
Dan Weissmann Health insurance is out of reach for millions of Americans this year. Many are making difficult decisions about how to pay for coverage amid the loss of Affordable Care Act subsidies and nosebleed-high premiums. Attorney Nicole Wipp and skate-shop owner Noah Hulsman tell An Arm and a Leg host Dan Weissmann how they tried to balance their financial and physical health when they couldn’t find good options. Wipp and Hulsman first spoke with KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam for the series “Priced Out,” which tracks how people are responding to skyrocketing health insurance costs. Dan Weissmann…
Arrow Global, a pan-European investment manager specialising in private credit and real estate, has launched a new business vertical called Arrow Global Insurance (AGI), designed to capitalise on institutional investment opportunities across the insurance value chain. This new vertical acts as a strategic extension of its investment platform and includes the launch of reinsurer Halldora Re.As an extension of Arrow’s investment platform, the Group is able to deploy its underwriting, structuring and capital management expertise into the insurance market. AGI has a focus on property, casualty, and specialty insurance, initially including after-the-event insurance, contingent and transactional risks, as well as…
Iran has started charging transit fees on some commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, another sign of Tehran’s control over the world’s most important maritime energy channel. Payments of as much as $2 million per voyage are being sought on an adhoc basis, effectively creating an informal toll on the waterway, according to people familiar with the matter, who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive dealings. Some vessels have made the payment, though the mechanism wasn’t immediately clear — including the currency used — and it doesn’t appear to be systematic, the people said. The payments show Iran’s influence…