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25 10, 2023

Delayed Autopsies Pile Up in Mississippi, Complicating Insurance, Legal Questions

By | October 25th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Delayed Autopsies Pile Up in Mississippi, Complicating Insurance, Legal Questions

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Incomplete homicide autopsy reports have continued to pile up in Mississippi – despite tough-on-crime talk by state leaders ahead of the Nov. 7 general election. Police officers and prosecutors rely on medical examiners` autopsy reports to …

26 10, 2023

Australia Court Rules Carnival Negligent Over Cruise’s COVID Risks in Landmark Ruling

By | October 26th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Australia Court Rules Carnival Negligent Over Cruise’s COVID Risks in Landmark Ruling

A cruise operator that failed to cancel a voyage from Sydney that led to a major COVID-19 outbreak was ruled negligent in its duty of care to passengers in an Australian class-action case Wednesday. The Ruby Princess ocean liner left …

23 10, 2023

4 Cows Killed in Truck Rollover Crash in Connecticut; Another 6 Euthanized

By | October 23rd, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on 4 Cows Killed in Truck Rollover Crash in Connecticut; Another 6 Euthanized

A tractor-trailer carrying 44 dairy cows crashed on a Connecticut highway exit ramp early Thursday, killing eight of the animals immediately while another six had to be euthanized because of their injuries, state police and agriculture officials said. Police and …

26 10, 2023

Ukraine Sees Russian Cyberattacks Growing More Sophisticated

By | October 26th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Ukraine Sees Russian Cyberattacks Growing More Sophisticated

A senior Ukrainian official said Russian cyberattacks are growing more sophisticated and have become daily occurrences aimed at disrupting vital infrastructure during wartime. Deputy Foreign Minister Anton Demokhin, who’s also the ministry’s chief digital transformation officer, said hackers continue to …

23 10, 2023

Baltimore Firefighter Killed, Four Others Injured Battling Rowhouse Fire

By | October 23rd, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Baltimore Firefighter Killed, Four Others Injured Battling Rowhouse Fire

A rapidly intensifying blaze that engulfed multiple rowhouses in northwest Baltimore late Thursday afternoon left one firefighter dead and four others injured, city officials said. The injured firefighters sustained varying degrees of burns and are receiving medical treatment, officials said …

26 10, 2023

How Safe Are Cockpits? Aviation Experts Weigh in After Recent Security Scare

By | October 26th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on How Safe Are Cockpits? Aviation Experts Weigh in After Recent Security Scare

The attempt by an off-duty pilot to shut down the engines of a U.S. airliner in midflight highlights the threat that insiders pose to aviation safety with their ability to go where passengers are prohibited. Events like the one Sunday …

23 10, 2023

People Moves: Canales Joins Alliant in California as Executive Vice President

By | October 23rd, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on People Moves: Canales Joins Alliant in California as Executive Vice President

Scott Canales has joined Alliant Insurance Services as executive vice president, Alliant Specialty. Based in Los Angeles, Calif., Canales has spent 38 years in the construction industry, with 31 years as a construction insurance broker. He was most recently in …

26 10, 2023

People Moves: Allen Joins MEMIC Leadership Team; Bogdanovich Joins Alliant in Maine

By | October 26th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on People Moves: Allen Joins MEMIC Leadership Team; Bogdanovich Joins Alliant in Maine

MEMIC Names Allen Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Michelle Allen joined MEMIC‘s senior leadership team as senior vice president and chief human resources officer. MEMIC is headquartered in Portland, Maine. Allen has worked in human resources since …

26 10, 2023

New York Roofing Contractor Ordered to Provide Fall Protection for Workers

By | October 26th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on New York Roofing Contractor Ordered to Provide Fall Protection for Workers

The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent injunction ordering a Rockland County roofing contractor and its principal to provide employees with fall protection equipment and make sure it’s used at all company worksites, as required by federal law. …

26 10, 2023

Judges Ask Why Trump Waited Years Before Claiming ‘Presidential immunity” in Defamation Case

By | October 26th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Judges Ask Why Trump Waited Years Before Claiming ‘Presidential immunity” in Defamation Case

A federal appeals panel wants to know why lawyers for former President Donald Trump didn’t try years ago to use a claim of absolute presidential immunity to shield him from a defamation lawsuit by a woman who accused him of …