Olympic officials on Wednesday unveiled the first of many COVID-19 rules for the Tokyo Games this summer, banning singing and chanting during events and mandating participants to wear masks at “all times” except when eating, sleeping or outdoors. The measures, …
U.S. meat and poultry processor Tyson Foods Inc. was sued on Tuesday for allegedly defrauding shareholders with misleading disclosures about its ability to combat the spread of the coronavirus in its facilities. The lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, was filed …
A Delaware judge on Tuesday rejected former McDonald’s Corp. Chief Executive Steve Easterbrook’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the fast-food chain seeking to recoup millions of dollars in severance pay because he allegedly covered up improper sexual relationships with …
A Democratic-led House panel is launching a probe into coronavirus outbreaks at meatpacking plants and whether the Occupational Safety and Health Administration adequately enforced worker safety rules. Representative James Clyburn, who chairs the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, …
Cyber criminals shifted away from stealing individual consumers’ information in 2020 to focus on bigger, more profitable attacks on businesses, according to a report from the Identity Theft Resource Center. The nonprofit, which supports victims of identity crime, found that …
With just days to go before the Super Bowl, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is cheerleading the National Football League (NFL) for its COVID-19 mitigation strategy, The CDC has published a paper jointly authored by CDC and …
Tesla Inc. has agreed to recall 134,951 Model S and Model X vehicles with touchscreen displays that could fail after U.S. auto safety regulators sought the recall last month, according to a recall posted on a government website Tuesday. The …
Insurance services holding company K2 Insurance Services and New York based private equity firm Lee Equity Partners have formed American Mobile Insurance Exchange (AMIE), a reciprocal exchange that will seek to insure mobile homeowners in Florida. AMIE, which is headquartered …
European scientists who feed critical climate data to industry and researchers said that their next great breakthrough in weather forecasting will be powered by artificial intelligence. The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts is turning to machine learning in order …
Insurance agency Brown & Brown reported revenues for the fourth quarter of 2020 of $642.1 million, a jump of 10.9% or $63.1 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. Agency commissions and fees increased in the quarter by 10.9% …