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Minnesota Art Professor Sues After Firing Over Prophet Muhammad Images
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2023
Minnesota Art Professor Sues After Firing Over Prophet Muhammad Images
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Attorneys for an adjunct art professor said Tuesday she is suing the Minnesota university that dismissed her after a Muslim student objected to depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in a global art course, while the …
CEOs Face Challenge Over Sluggish Climate Efforts
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2023
CEOs Face Challenge Over Sluggish Climate Efforts
A return to Davos by corporate titans and their bankers after recent record Alpine temperatures has turned a spotlight on just how quickly they are moving to rein in carbon emissions. The number of organizations pledging to get to net-zero …
People Stranded at Arizona Park Due to Heavy Flooding Headed out
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2023
People Stranded at Arizona Park Due to Heavy Flooding Headed out
Some 300 campers stranded at a park near Tucson due to flooding from recent rain storms were headed back to dry land. Rangers at Catalina State Park were helping campers walk across the receding wash at the park’s entrance. The …
AI Tools Can Create New Images, but Who Is the Real Artist?
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2023
AI Tools Can Create New Images, but Who Is the Real Artist?
ountless artists have taken inspiration from “The Starry Night” since Vincent Van Gogh painted the swirling scene in 1889. Now artificial intelligence systems are doing the same, training themselves on a vast collection of digitized artworks to produce new images …
People Moves: The Hartford Names Dominioni as Northeast Sales Chief; Plymouth Rock Home Appoints Switchenko; Sayata Adds Gidro to R&D
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2023
People Moves: The Hartford Names Dominioni as Northeast Sales Chief; Plymouth Rock Home Appoints Switchenko; Sayata Adds Gidro to R&D
The Hartford Names Dominioni Head of Northeast Sales and Underwriting for Middle and Large Commercial The Hartford has appointed Hank Dominioni head of sales and underwriting for its middle and large commercial businesses’ northeast division. Dominioni will lead sales and …
Massachusetts Firm Charged with Illegal Dumping of Contaminated Fill in Providence
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2023
Massachusetts Firm Charged with Illegal Dumping of Contaminated Fill in Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Massachusetts construction company and a former employee have been charged with illegally dumping thousands of tons of contaminated fill in Providence during a highway construction project, the Rhode Island attorney general’s office said Wednesday. Barletta …
EPA Will Help Extinguish Alabama Landfill Fire
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2023
EPA Will Help Extinguish Alabama Landfill Fire
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is stepping in, at the request of Alabama officials, to help extinguish an underground landfill fire that has been burning in the state for nearly two months, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday. The Alabama Department …
Critics Hit Marketing of Flavored Cannabis Products They Say Targets kids
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2023
Critics Hit Marketing of Flavored Cannabis Products They Say Targets kids
When New York’s first licensed recreational marijuana outlet opened last month, the chief of the state’s Office of Cannabis Management, Chris Alexander, proudly hoisted a tin of watermelon-flavored gummies above the crowd. Outside the Manhattan shop, he displayed another purchase …
Florida Governor Awards $100 Million for Beach Restoration Efforts
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2023
Florida Governor Awards $100 Million for Beach Restoration Efforts
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday awarded $100 million for beach erosion projects and other restoration efforts in 16 coastal counties damaged by Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole. The Republican announced the funding at a news conference in Daytona Beach …
Florida Congressman Steube Recovering After Being Injured in 25-Foot Fall at Home
Insurance Journal | January 20, 2023
Florida Congressman Steube Recovering After Being Injured in 25-Foot Fall at Home
U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, is improving after sustained serious injuries when he fell 25 feet off a ladder while cutting tree limbs at his home on Florida’s Gulf Coast. The 44-year-old congressman, in office since 2019, was knocked off …