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4 01, 2021

Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan Closing Down Joint Healthcare Venture

By | January 4th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan Closing Down Joint Healthcare Venture

The healthcare joint venture of Amazon.com Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co., will cease to exist at the end of February, it said on Monday. The move comes three years after the companies came together to form …

30 12, 2020

Court Upholds Trump Rule Requiring Hospitals to Disclose Health Insurer Prices

By | December 30th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Court Upholds Trump Rule Requiring Hospitals to Disclose Health Insurer Prices

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a White House-backed rule to require hospitals to disclose the prices they negotiate with insurers for an array of common tests and procedures. The 2-0 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for …

30 12, 2020

American Airlines Resumes Passenger Flights on Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft

By | December 30th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on American Airlines Resumes Passenger Flights on Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft

Boeing’s 737 MAX resumed passenger flights in the United States for the first time on Tuesday after a 20-month safety ban was lifted last month. American Airlines Flight 718 landed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport around 1:08 p.m after departing …

30 12, 2020

How the NFL Pulled Off Playing During the Pandemic

By | December 30th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on How the NFL Pulled Off Playing During the Pandemic

It took playing games on all seven days of the week, a wide receiver starting at quarterback, numerous schedule changes and constant revisions to health and safety protocols for the NFL to reach Week 17 on time. That’s a remarkable …

30 12, 2020

Administration Says Railroads Have Met Safety Technology Deadline

By | December 30th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Administration Says Railroads Have Met Safety Technology Deadline

The U.S. Transportation Department announced Tuesday that anti-derailment technology positive train control, or PTC, is in operation on all required railroad route miles ahead of a Dec. 31 deadline set by Congress. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has certified that …

30 12, 2020

Judge Throws Out Apple Copyright Claims Against Security Software Startup Corellium

By | December 30th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Judge Throws Out Apple Copyright Claims Against Security Software Startup Corellium

A federal judge in Florida on Tuesday dismissed Apple Inc.’s copyright infringement claims against a Florida startup whose software helps security researchers find vulnerabilities in Apple products including the iPhone. U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith ruled in favor of Corellium …

29 12, 2020

Florida’s Altmaier to Assume NAIC Presidency for 2021

By | December 29th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Florida’s Altmaier to Assume NAIC Presidency for 2021

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) will have officers for 2021. The newly-elected officers will assume their duties on Jan. 1, 2021. Members of the association of regulators elected these leaders for the new year: President: Florida Insurance Commissioner …

29 12, 2020

Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts Trademark Tiff Over Use of ‘Scout’ Part of Recruitment Battle

By | December 29th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts Trademark Tiff Over Use of ‘Scout’ Part of Recruitment Battle

The Girl Scouts are in a “highly damaging” recruitment war with the Boy Scouts after the latter opened its core services to girls, leading to marketplace confusion and some girls unwittingly joining the Boy Scouts, lawyers for the century-old Girl …

29 12, 2020

U.S. Approves Small Drone Flights Over People at Night

By | December 29th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on U.S. Approves Small Drone Flights Over People at Night

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday said it is issuing long-awaited rules to allow for small drones to fly over people and at night, a significant step toward their use for widespread commercial deliveries. The FAA is also …

29 12, 2020

How U.S. Government Will Handle COVID-19 Vaccine Injury Claims Is Largely a Secret

By | December 29th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on How U.S. Government Will Handle COVID-19 Vaccine Injury Claims Is Largely a Secret

Lost in the U.S. launch of the coronavirus vaccine is a fact most don’t know when they roll up their sleeves: In rare cases of serious illness from the shots, the injured are blocked from suing and steered instead to …