Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - September 2025

[co-author: Semhal Gebrekirstos] Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s monthly bulletin reporting on late-breaking legislative and policy developments in ESG. Our aim is to scan the litigation, enforcement, and regulatory horizon to help inform business...

Top 10 most crypto-friendly countries revisited (2025)

The first-ever article on CryptoSlate, published in 2017, examined the most crypto-friendly countries in the world. Today, we’re revisiting that list and taking a look at which countries continue to be crypto havens and which have dropped off the...

'They're not boys': Warning shot over threat to global order

Dual code star turned player agent Mat Rogers predicts R360 will "paddle hard for a number of years" while warning the "heavy handed" stance of rugby and NRL could potentially backfire. Rugby is having to tackle a live threat to its existing...

California commission explores complaints about insurance commissioner trip costs

California’s Fair Political Practices Commission is looking into a complaint that Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has used taxpayer money to pay for international trips, according to a report from ABC 7 News. According to the newscast, Lara...

AP News Summary at 1:19 p.m. EDT

US government on brink of first shutdown in almost 7 years during partisan standoff WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says Republicans are trying to “bully” Democrats by refusing to negotiate as a standoff over health care...

Imelda at 9pm: second hurricane confronts island

Created: Oct 01, 2025 01:20 PM (Updated: Oct 01, 2025 10:25 PM) Hurricane Imelda has held to early forecasts putting it on a direct course for Bermuda shortly after midnight as a Category 2 storm. The airport remains closed today until an...

Imelda at 9pm: second hurricane confronts island

Created: Oct 01, 2025 01:20 PM (Updated: Oct 01, 2025 10:25 PM) Hurricane Imelda has held to early forecasts putting it on a direct course for Bermuda shortly after midnight as a Category 2 storm. The airport remains closed today until an...

Hurricane Imelda may be moving away from Florida, but impacts continue

Hurricane Imelda is expected to be near Category 2 strength when it passes close to Bermuda late today. Swells generated by Hurricane Imelda and Hurricane Humberto continue to impact Florida and the U.S. east coast. Life-threatening surf and...

Remember When: A Community Review of Tonganoxie for Oct. 8, 2025

25 years ago: Oct. 8, 2000 Derek Parrett, 11, is a Leavenworth County 4-H member who’s cooking up a new way to repair the fairgrounds, damaged by the May 11 tornado. Parrett, a member of Happy Helpers, said his club instigated the project. “We...

AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Sura Re Ltd.

MEXICO CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb” (Good) of Sura Re Ltd. (Sura Re) (Bermuda). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. The...

Domestic Abuse Awareness & Prevention Month

The Women’s Resource Centre [WRC] is marking October as Domestic Abuse Awareness & Prevention Month with a month-long campaign to raise awareness, educate the community, and support survivors in Bermuda. A spokesperson said, “October is Domestic...

Belco meets community to discuss its impact and future

Belco holds a town hall meeting with residents, with company officials Krista Barnes, left, Nadir Wade, Dan Cesari, Mark Pacheco and Jeffrey Steynor (Photograph by Akil Simmons) Belco’s management heads met Pembroke residents last night to discuss...

Drier weather returns to Louisiana Friday

Drier weather returns to Louisiana Friday Highs rise back to the upper 80s to low 90s, feeling more like the mid to upper 90s at times. A few spotty showers are possible. ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA TODAY. NEW ORLEANS REACHED 91 DEGREES, WHICH...

BHB Awards Scholarships To 14 Students

The Bermuda Hospitals Board has awarded $191,000 in scholarships to 14 local students pursuing careers in medicine, nursing, allied health, and pharmacy. A spokesperson said, “Bermuda Hospitals Board [BHB] is pleased to announce it has awarded a...

1,000 musicians to unite for epic New Orleans concert

EXPECTED TO RECOVER. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. IT’S A WDSU. FIRST WARNING. WEATHER IMPACT DAY BECAUSE OF A DENSE FOG ADVISORY. NOW, LOOKING AT THE HYATT REGENCY CAMERA OVERLOOKING THE CAESARS SUPERDOME, YOU ARE SEEING SOME FOG START TO DEVELOP...

Zombie Fires and Historic Hurricanes: The 8 Wildest Weather Events of Summer 2025

This year has produced some really wild weather. And when I say wild, I mean truly unexpected, record-breaking, extreme events that defied our understanding of Earth’s climate system. To be fair to the scientists who spend their lives trying to...

Drug, gun trafficking ring busted in French Quarter business

Drug, gun trafficking ring busted in French Quarter business The store, called Kulture, is located on the 300 block of Burgundy Street. Investigators say it was used as a front for a large-scale operation involving illegal drugs and firearms....

Area with low chance for development in the Gulf

Area with low chance for development in the Gulf The NHC is watching an area of interest with a low chance of development in the Gulf this week EXPECTED TO RECOVER. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. IT’S A WDSU. FIRST WARNING. WEATHER IMPACT DAY BECAUSE OF...

Imelda now a hurricane. Will Florida, Sarasota-Manatee see impacts?

Hurricane Imelda formed as a Category 1 storm and is forecast to move away from Florida. The storm is expected to strengthen as it moves northeast toward Bermuda. Florida's east coast can expect dangerous beach conditions, including rough surf and...

Hurricane Imelda forms. Any impacts for Florida, Fort Myers area? 

Tropical Storm Imelda strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane off the coast of Florida. The hurricane is not expected to make landfall in Florida but will bring dangerous surf and rip currents to the East Coast. Imelda is forecast to move...