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2 07, 2021

Tesla Auto Caught Fire During Driving, Lawyer Alleges

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A Tesla Inc. Model S Plaid electric vehicle burst into flames on Tuesday while the owner was driving, just three days after the $129,900, top-of-the-range car was delivered following its June launch, an attorney for the driver told Reuters. The …

2 07, 2021

Boys Scouts Reaches $850M Settlement With Group of Sex Abuse Survivors

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The Boy Scouts of America reached settlement with a major group of sex-abuse survivors, a defining moment in the organization’s bankruptcy case. The Boy Scouts have offered $850 million in cash and other assets to 60,000 abuse victims, including $59 …

2 07, 2021

P/C Insurers Defend Ransomware Reimbursements in New Cyber Principles

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The nation’s largest property/casualty insurance organization is defending ransom payment reimbursements by insurers in a new set of principles stressing that the insurance industry wants to partner with government and business to improve cybersecurity. The insurers say they “must be …

5 07, 2021

Hackers Reported to Demand $70M in Ransom in July 4th Cyberattack

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Hackers suspected to be behind a mass extortion attack that affected hundreds of companies worldwide late on Sunday demanded $70 million to restore the data they are holding ransom, according to a posting on a dark web site. The demand …

5 07, 2021

Supreme Court Turns Away Media Liability Protection Case as 2 Justices Balk

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday turned away a case challenging libel protections for journalists and media organizations, but conservative justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch disagreed with the action and questioned such protections enshrined in a landmark 1964 ruling. …

24 06, 2021

Some House Republicans Eye Private Sector Plan to Address Climate Change

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U.S. House Republicans aim to use private sector to tackle climate change WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) – More than 50 Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday formed a group to discuss how to use the free market …

24 06, 2021

Drought Indicators in Western States Flash Warnings of the ‘Big One’

By | June 24th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Drought Indicators in Western States Flash Warnings of the ‘Big One’

Sarah Brunner opened the irrigation spigots on her farm in March, three months early. The rain should have still been falling in California. Now that summer is taking hold, she and her husband are considering shifting their meager water supplies …

24 06, 2021

Judge Rejects Spouse’s Wrongful Death Suit Against Airline Over Lax Covid Safety

By | June 24th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Judge Rejects Spouse’s Wrongful Death Suit Against Airline Over Lax Covid Safety

Citing a concern over “opening the floodgates” to litigation, a federal judge has dismissed a flight attendant’s negligence lawsuit against her employer, Southwest Airlines, which she blamed for her husband’s death from Covid-19. The flight attendant, Carol Madden, claimed that …

21 06, 2021

FBI Says Don’t Pay Ransom While Tax Advisors Say Payment May Be Tax Deductible

By | June 21st, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on FBI Says Don’t Pay Ransom While Tax Advisors Say Payment May Be Tax Deductible

WASHINGTON — As ransomware attacks surge, the FBI is doubling down on its guidance to affected businesses: Don’t pay the cybercriminals. But the U.S. government also offers a little-noticed incentive for those who do pay: The ransoms may be tax …

21 06, 2021

Tropical Depression Claudette Triggers Flash Flooding in South

By | June 21st, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Tropical Depression Claudette Triggers Flash Flooding in South

Jun 20 2021— Forecasters warned of life-threatening flash flooding in parts of the Deep South, particularly across central Alabama, as Tropical Depression Claudette traveled over coastal states early Sunday. Heavy rain led to high water late Saturday into early Sunday …