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Ohio’s law requiring children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps must be restored, a divided panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week. The decision comes as a blow to NetChoice, which has won court victories against identical digital identification laws in other states, including Arkansas, Louisiana and Georgia. The trade group representing TikTok, Snapchat, Meta and other major tech companies said the Ohio decision went against “clear national consensus” and that it intended to keep fighting. “An unconstitutional law protects no one, and we remain focused on ensuring the First Amendment…

In the weeks following the implosion of a massive tank at a Washington paper mill that killed 11 workers and spilled hundreds of thousands of gallons of chemicals–believed to be the deadliest industrial accident in state history–managers of similar operations have been dialing up their insurance brokers to find out how well they’re protected. It took days to recover all the bodies of missing workers who died in the May 26 blast at the Nippon Dynawave site in Longview. In addition to the workers killed, seven other workers and a firefighter were injured by burns from the chemical known as…

AM Best rating analysts have revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb” (Good) of Juniata Mutual Insurance Co. in McAlisterville, Pennsylvania. AM Best said the revision of the outlooks reflects “pressure on JMIC’s operating performance assessment, driven by elevated underwriting losses over the most recent three-year period and though the first quarter of 2026.” The insurer’s underwriting profitability has been impacted by frequent and severe large losses in addition to inflation and rising reinsurance costs, according to the AM Best notice, and while…

A property management company is paying $7 million for what the California Attorney General calls an “algorithmic rent alignment scheme.” California Attorney General Rob Bonta worked on the settlement as part of a coalition of nine attorneys general with LivCor LLC, one of the property management companies named as a defendant in Bonta’s ongoing antitrust lawsuit against software company RealPage. The settlement resolves allegations that LivCor used RealPage’s revenue management system to align rental prices with competing landlords by illegally sharing and gathering confidential pricing information. According to the lawsuit, this conduct interfered with the competitive process and enabled landlords…

The U.S. West and Gulf Coast are set to broil this summer while the rest of the nation may face dreary and cool days — thanks in part to El Niño. The U.S. Climate Prediction Center sees the western and southern U.S. hot through July 10, with the Upper Great Lakes region and parts of the Northeast set for below-normal temperatures. The forecast owes much of its pattern to conditions across the Pacific Ocean, including the emergence of El Niño. The US declared the phenomenon underway last week, with conditions gathering strength and raising risks of heat waves, severe drops…

The death of a young tourist who jumped from a runaway horse carriage in Central Park has intensified calls to ban the old-time attraction from one of New York City’s most recognizable destinations. Romanch Mahajan, 18, died after he got off of the four-wheeled carriage as its horse sprinted through the park without the driver. He is believed to be the first person to die in a horse carriage accident since they were introduced in Central Park more than 150 years ago, according to the labor union representing the industry and the Central Park Conservancy, which manages the 843-acre (341-hectare)…

The Mississippi Insurance Department has fired its top examiner, a month after he was implicated in a multimillion-dollar embezzlement scandal at his wife’s credit union. Chad Bridges, the director of financial and market regulation at the insurance department since early 2024, was placed on administrative leave in May after the conservator for the troubled Jackson Area Federal Credit Union named him and his wife in a $95 million lawsuit. Last week, the insurance department terminated his employment altogether, according to news reports. “Effective Monday, June 15, Chad Bridges is no longer employed with the Mississippi Insurance Department,” MID Communications Director…

US regulators have taken their biggest step yet to speed the connection of data centers to the country’s grids while simultaneously attempting to slow surging utility bills that have angered Americans. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a series of orders Thursday tailored to the country’s power grids in a bid to remove bottlenecks that had risked slowing the AI boom. The aim is to handle requests for power within 90 days, a dramatic acceleration of a process that currently can take years. The fast-tracking will come with tradeoffs for AI hyperscalers. Under the plans, they could be required to…

Baby formula maker Nara Organics said it is voluntarily recalling all of its infant formula, currently available in the United States, over potential risk of bacterial contamination. The company said the U.S. FDA and CDC contacted it late Friday and provided information about three infant botulism cases involving babies who had consumed Nara’s formula. Infant botulism occurs when babies ingest spores of the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, which can grow in their immature digestive systems and produce toxins. Symptoms include constipation, poor feeding, drooping eyelids, breathing difficulties and could also lead to respiratory arrest in severe cases. In its statement, Nara…

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday reached an agreement with GEICO that should modify an artificial intelligence (AI) initiated auto insurance policy cancellation process the state alleged was unfair and confusing. The agreement stems from a complaint by a new GEICO policyholder in Philadelphia who lost her insurance as a result of the company’s standard 60-day policy review for new customers. The company utilized a tool with AI to select the customer for further review and underwriting. GEICO required the policyholder to submit additional documentation under threat of cancellation. The policyholder believed she had submitted the requested documents and was not…