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Harvard Wins Dismissal of US Suit Over Campus Antisemitism

Harvard University won dismissal of a federal lawsuit claiming that it had “turned a blind eye to antisemitism and discrimination against Jews and Israelis,” marking another setback in the Trump administration’s campaign against the school. US District Judge Richard Stearns …

Lala Leaves One Dead in Hawaii With Heavy Rain, Wind to Come

One person has died as storm Lala continues to batter parts of Hawaii including the Big Island and Oahu, potentially bringing nearly three feet of rain and damaging winds to parts of the state Sunday after narrowly missing landfall. The …

ANALYSIS-Europe’s Heatwaves Expose Insurance Gap as Business Losses Mount

For more than a century, cafes in the Italian city of Padua have welcomed customers for an early evening drink, or aperitivo, encouraging them to sit outside and socialize before dinner. As Europe bakes under its fifth heatwave of the …

Britain Considers Easing 2030 Zero-Emission Vehicle Targets

Britain on Friday set out a range of options that could ease the pressure on car manufacturers to switch new sales to zero-emission vehicles, launching a review of the existing targets which gradually phase out new petrol and diesel cars. …

Report Says Firefighting Tactics at Maine Lumber Mill Inadvertently Aided Deadly Blast

Firefighters who responded to a fire at a Maine lumber mill used tactics that inadvertently contributed to a massive explosion that killed three people, according to a report from federal investigators. The fire companies tried to extinguish the May 15 …

Amazon’s New User Agreement Seeks to Curb Class-Action Suits

Amazon.com Inc. reintroduced a clause in its user agreement that seeks to prevent shoppers from filing class-action lawsuits against the online retailer, inserting a legal buffer between itself and plaintiffs attorneys that it removed five years ago. In an email …

Australia’s ‘World-Leading’ Minimum Pay And Insurance Rules for Gig Delivery Workers

Australia’s industrial umpire has approved new minimum standards requiring food and grocery delivery workers to be paid hourly rates above the national minimum wage and covered by injury insurance while on the job. Gig workers will be paid at least …

When ‘We Accept’ Becomes A Contract: A Claims Lesson From Farmers V. Wood

Claims files often describe settlement as a sequence: obtain authority, communicate acceptance, issue the check, secure the release and close the claim. Operationally, that sequence makes sense. Legally, however, the decisive event may occur much earlier — when the insurer …