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FEMA announces that federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of Kansas to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts to the emergency conditions in the area affected by flooding beginning on May 9, 2019, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts which have the purpose of…

Regardless of party affiliation, Pittsburghers can be depended upon to agree that Heinz ketchup is better than Hunt’s, that French fries are an appropriate sandwich and salad topping and that they have a low opinion of certain Philadelphia- based sports teams. Hurricanes haven’t cared about whether Puerto Rico or Louisiana or Texas or New Jersey were red…

May 29– May 29– Action Sports Center– home to some of the largest youth baseball tournaments in the area– is closed for now after tornado and storm damage destroyed the sports fields and indoor venue off Gateway Road. Kyle Coby, one of the owners of Action Sports Center, said he first knew something was wrong when he got the call from their alarm company late Monday…

Lambda Legal, Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Center for Reproductive Rights are providing legal services pro bono for the case. “It erodes the trust between patients and providers,” said Jamie Gliksberg, the senior attorney at Lambda Legal. Discussion around the rule has centered on abortion rights, but the policy also has serious…

May 29– May 29– A crash at a busy Deerfield Beach intersection Tuesday led to more than a couple of angry drivers and a sinkhole that took more than six hours to fix. At about 7:30 a.m., Menelas Robens, 48, hit a BMW while making a turn at the intersection of Southwest 10th Street at Natura Boulevard, said Rebecca Stewart, the City of Deerfield public affairs director.

May 28– A 24- year-old black man is fatally shot by Minneapolis police. The Minneapolis City Council settled a federal excessive-force lawsuit with the family of the woman, Justine Ruszczyk Damond, for $20 million. Damond, an Australian native who had moved to southwest Minneapolis to live with her fiancé, was shot by Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor in…

“Two of my top priorities are strengthening the economy and combating climate change, and one of the best ways for Congress to address both of these priorities now is by rebuilding and modernizing our nation’s crumbling infrastructure,” Pallone said. It’s time to end the broken promises because, as we heard today, there’s a real need in New Jersey for legislation…

EVENT: The American Property Casualty Insurance Association holds a briefing on “Hurricane Season: Resiliency, Response, and Recovery.” PARTICIPANTS: Debra Ballen, general counsel and chief risk officer at the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety; Barry Franklin, head of risk at Zurich North America; Michelle Hawkins, branch chief at the National…

The state Senate expects to pass its proposal by the end of the week, which would begin negotiations with the N.C. House, which as passed its own version off the budget. Medicaid expansion was brought up by N.C. Senate leader Phil Berger, R- Rockingham, only when he cited that the state is picking up $141.3 million in reduced N.C. When asked at Tuesday’s news conference…

2019 MAY 29– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– On September 18, 2018 Episcopal Health Services became aware of suspicious activity in employee email accounts. On November 1, 2018, Episcopal Health Services determined that the accounts subject to unauthorized access contained protected health information of certain…

2019 MAY 29– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health& Medicine Business Daily– Investigators publish new report on Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Conditions- Syphilis. According to news reporting out of St. Maurice, France, by NewsRx editors, research stated,“ In France, surveillance of early syphilis relies on the clinician-based ResIST sentinel…

2019 MAY 29– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Engineering Business Daily– TrueMotion, the leading platform for smartphone telematics, announced a new partnership with Unipol Group, Italy’ s largest motor insurer. As part of the partnership, Unipol will leverage data-driven insights from the patented TrueMotion platform to power its smartphone…

2019 MAY 29– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Technology Business Daily– National Flood Services announces the appointment of Ralph Blust as chief executive officer. Blust will replace interim CEO George Ruhana, who will continue in his role as operating partner. Blust said,“ NFS is the leader in flood insurance solutions and I am honored and excited to be…

2019 MAY 29– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– A patent application by the inventors Florey, Thomas E.; De La Cruz, Hector A., filed on November 8, 2017, was made available online on May 9, 2019, according to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx correspondents. This patent application is assigned to Florey Insurance…