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Federal inspectors have closed more than 100 bridges in the past week, the chairman of the state Senate Highways and Transportation Committee said Friday. All are on local roads, a state engineer said. Sen. Willie Simmons’ announcement of the closures … Source: Claims Journal

Yahoo is punishing CEO Marissa Mayer and parting ways with its top lawyer for the mishandling of two security breaches that exposed the personal information of more than 1 billion users and already have cost the company $350 million. Mayer … Source: Claims Journal

More than a year after a law was signed requiring them, child-detection sensors are still not installed on most new school buses because regulations on how to implement it have not been approved. Gov. Chris Christie signed Abigail’s Law in … Source: Claims Journal

An Oklahoma-based Native American tribe filed a lawsuit in its own tribal court system Friday accusing several oil companies of triggering the state’s largest earthquake that caused extensive damage to some near-century-old tribal buildings. The Pawnee Nation alleges in the … Source: Claims Journal

GEICO Names Penry AVP of Claims The GEICO board of directors announced the election of Troy Penry to assistant vice president of the company’s national claims operations. He will take on responsibility for leading GEICO’s auto damage operations across the … Source: Claims Journal

The Kentucky House voted Wednesday to shake up the medical malpractice system by passing a bill to create panels of medical providers to review claims of medical error or neglect. The panels would scrutinize the merits of lawsuits against health … Source: Claims Journal

When Jeffrey Zucker needs to get a lot done at work, he eats half a weed gummy. Far from putting him at risk of a Maureen Dowd-level stupor, the 5-milligram dose of THC he gets gives him just a slight … Source: Claims Journal

Young millennials, the group of adults ages 19-24, are seen in many ways as the backbone of our nation’s future. But experts worry that some may not see that future if they continue to drive their cars they way they … Source: Claims Journal

A powerful storm system blew through a large swath of the nation’s midsection, spawning deadly tornadoes, blowing cars off roads and causing property damage, including from hail. Here are some hail facts, according to the National Weather Service: HOW IT … Source: Claims Journal

Utah lawmakers backed legislation on Wednesday that could make the state’s DUI threshold the strictest in the nation by lowering the blood alcohol content limit to 0.05 percent. Members of a Senate transportation committee voted in favor of the plan, … Source: Claims Journal