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A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee has been sentenced on charges that he defrauded the New York workers’ compensation system of nearly $10,000 by stealing wage reimbursement checks intended for his then-girlfriend’s deceased mother. New York State Workers’ Compensation Fraud Inspector General Lucy Lang announced the guilty plea and sentencing of Thomas O. Malicki of Kenmore, NY. He paid full restitution of $9,776.52 and was sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge. The state’s investigation found that between September 2020 and July 2021, Malicki stole, endorsed, and deposited 18 workers’ compensation benefit checks mailed to his then-girlfriend’s mother after she passed…

A new Mississippi law will authorize the state’s top law enforcement agency to compile a list of all immigrants illegally living in the state. What’s to be done with that information is a bit open-ended. But the law set to take effect Wednesday is sparking alarm among immigrant advocates, who fear it could become a new tactic to target immigrants in conjunction with President Donald Trump’s plan to deport millions of people lacking legal approval to live in the U.S. The law says the state Department of Public Safety “may use all reasonable lawful investigative means available” to determine the…

Amazon.com Inc. has been sued by Australia’s consumer watchdog for introducing advertising to its Prime Video streaming service and then forcing existing subscribers to pay more to avoid the ads. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission said Tuesday it has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court alleging Amazon breached consumer law by including unfair contract terms in its Prime subscription contracts. It also alleges Amazon later relied on those terms to introduce advertising to Prime Video in 2024. More than one million subscribers, who already paid an annual upfront fee of A$79 ($54) for the service, then had no choice…

Hyperscale data center campuses represent the latest growth opportunity for the global re/insurance industry. Annual investment in these specialized facilities will likely surpass $300 billion by 2027 and the total insurable asset base for the roughly 11,000 data centers currently in operation already exceeds $2 trillion. On top of that, new premiums from hyperscale data centers are expected to reach $10 billion annually this year, dwarfing the global aviation insurance market’s $5 billion in annual premiums. Yet the sheer magnitude of these assets tests the limits of commercial and specialist re/insurers. Capacity Constraints Exacerbate Insurance Protection Gap S&P Global Ratings…

Last week, as temperatures in Europe soared and France recorded its highest-ever average temperature, Bloomberg conducted a poll of its clients — including traders, portfolio managers and strategists. The question was simple, but important: Is it ever appropriate to wear shorts to work? Only 45% said yes, which is, frankly, more than I expected. The resistance to shorts in formal offices is powerful, rooted in centuries of traditions and a sense of decorum that stretches across oceans. But temperatures have been steadily rising in recent years, with Europe — where most buildings and schools have noair conditioning — warming faster…

Sensitive lists of components and suppliers, and photos of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 Pro models are part of files posted on the dark web by the ransomware group that stole data from the U.S. firm’s Indian supplier Tata Electronics, according to documents and a source. The exposure threatens the carefully negotiated business of building the iPhone, which Apple assembles from a thicket of suppliers worldwide. It could also upset Apple and its relationship with Tata given most of the supplier arrangements are fiercely protected by Apple, and could also hand rivals, counterfeiters and its own vendors a view of who…

Iran reiterated its determination to control maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes ahead of fresh talks in Qatar on formally ending its war with the US. Speaking to state television, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Iran wants to work out an agreement with Oman, which borders the southern side of the vital waterway, to oversee ships passing through Hormuz. But Iran will move forward with its own plans “if for any reason Oman is not interested in doing so,” he said. “We have warned the Omanis that other countries have no right to interfere in…

Uber Technologies Inc. said it has wound down its robotaxi offering with Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo in Phoenix, the latest relationship twist between two companies that simultaneously function as partners and competitors. The Arizona capital was the first market where Waymo offered paid passenger rides on its own ride-hailing app in 2020. In 2023, it signed a multiyear deal with the ridesharing giant and began offering a subset of its robotaxi fleet on the Uber app later that year. Under the arrangement, the two companies used Waymo vehicles for both robotaxi trips and on-demand food deliveries. Phoenix “was an intentionally limited…

National insurance broker World Insurance Associates reported that it acquired Fillmore Insurance Agency of Brooklyn, New York on March 1, 2026. Fillmore is a commercial lines focused agency with specialties in real estate, contractors and retail stores. The agency, which was founded in 1970, also offer personal lines insurance. The agency is led by John Sluyk, James Sluyk, Patrick Sluyk and Stephen Van Sluyk. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla provided legal counsel to World on the transaction. Satin and Lee Law P.C. provided legal counsel to Fillmore, and Sica Fletcher advised them on the…

In a unanimous opinion, the New Jersey Supreme Court has upheld lower court rulings that paramedics who attempted to intubate an infant following the orders of a doctor in two phone calls are entitled to immunity under the state’s Emergency Medical Services Act (EMSA). The paramedics failed twice before succeeding on their third incubation attempt right before transferring the infant to the hospital. The boy suffered a brain injury and other effects. The EEMSA, as updated in 1984, immunizes persons who provide medical assistance in emergency situations, including paramedics who perform advanced life support services (ALS) “in good faith” and…