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13 05, 2021

Biden Signs Executive Order on Cyber Information Sharing, Safety Practices

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President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order intended to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity by improving information sharing about attacks with the private sector and adopting better safety practices throughout the government. It also seeks to improve the government’s response …

10 05, 2021

Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attackers Say They Seek Cash, Not Chaos

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The ransomware gang accused of crippling the leading U.S. fuel pipeline operator said on Monday that it never meant to create havoc, an unusual statement that experts saw as a sign the cybercriminals’ scheme had gone awry. The FBI accused …

10 05, 2021

U.S. Offered No Advice on Whether Colonial Pipeline Should Pay Pay Ransom

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The White House declined to weigh in Monday on whether companies that are hacked like Colonial Pipeline should pay ransom to their attackers, but a national security official said it may offer some advice in the future. Anne Neuberger, deputy …

10 05, 2021

Insurer UK Club Says Suez Canal Ship’s Reduced Claim Is Still Too Big

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CAIRO – UK Club, an insurer of the container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March, said on Monday a reduced compensation claim made by the Egyptian authorities for almost $600 million to free the vessel and cover related …

6 05, 2021

Employers Advised to Prepare for Pandemic’s Mental Health Fallout as Employees Return

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From casual Fridays to after-work drinks, those weekly rituals once taken for granted are returning as Americans head back to the office. And while masks, plexiglass and empty conference rooms will alter the cubescape, employers are nevertheless invested in getting …

6 05, 2021

Insurers Warn Canada’s Moving Too Slowly on Flood Mapping

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OTTAWA – Canada plans to focus its next budget on tackling climate change and its effects but the insurance industry, amid skyrocketing costs, is concerned the government will move too slowly on the key first step of mapping flood risks. …

5 05, 2021

Biden Labor Department Nixes Trump Rule Affecting Gig Workers

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The U.S. Department of Labor announced it is withdrawing a rule by the previous Trump Administration affecting independent contractors that was set to go into effect Friday. The Trump rule would have favored app-services firms like Uber, DashDoor and Instacart …

6 05, 2021

Biden Backs Patent Waiver for Covid-19 Vaccines

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President Joe Biden on Wednesday threw his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, bowing to mounting pressure from Democratic lawmakers and more than 100 other countries, but angering pharmaceutical companies. Biden voiced his support for a temporary …

5 05, 2021

Crews Complete Transfer of Cargo on Tanker Off China Coast

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Cargo onboard a tanker that leaked oil off China has been removed and preparations are underway so the vessel can sail to a Chinese repair yard, the ship’s manager said on Wednesday. The A Symphony was anchored roughly 40 nautical …

5 05, 2021

Workers Refusing Covid Vaccine Could Lose Their Jobs

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Texas nurse Jennifer Bridges plans to go to work on June 7, like it’s any other day. The only difference is, when she gets there she expects to be fired. That day is the deadline her employer, Houston Methodist hospital, …