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21 07, 2022

Adar Acquires Rigid Bits Cybersecurity Firm

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Adar acquired cybersecurity firm Rigid Bits in Longmont, Colorado. The Rigid Bits team will join forces with Adar. Jeff Oden will join Adar’s leadership team as vice president of information security, taking responsibility for the company’s vision for products and …

21 07, 2022

Woman Dining in Rhode Island Outdoor Restaurant Dies After Being Hit by Car

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A woman sitting in the outdoor eating area of a restaurant died after she was struck by a vehicle, police in Warwick, Rhode Island said. The driver was traveling through the parking lot of Tommy’s Clam Shack on Friday afternoon …

21 07, 2022

Rhode Island Sues 5 Landlords Over Alleged Lead Hazards

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Rhode Island has sued five more landlords who rent properties in which children with lead poisoning live, the state attorney general said Monday. The three properties in Providence, one in Central Falls, and one in Newport all contain “significant lead …

21 07, 2022

Fired Southwest Flight Attendant Wins $5.1 Million Verdict

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DALLAS (AP) — A former Southwest Airlines flight attendant who was fired after sparring with her union president over abortion and other issues won a $5.1 million jury verdict against the airline and the union. A jury in federal district …

21 07, 2022

Fired Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Wins $5.1 Million Verdict

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DALLAS (AP) — A former Southwest Airlines flight attendant who was fired after sparring with her union president over abortion and other issues won a $5.1 million jury verdict against the airline and the union. A jury in federal district …

21 07, 2022

NHL Stymied by Judge in Pursuit of Billions From Insurer for COVID Damages

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The National Hockey League can pursue a lawsuit against its insurance provider over losses stemming from the COVID pandemic — but not for the billions of the dollars in damages the league’s 19 clubs sought. California Superior Court Judge Sunil …

21 07, 2022

Americans Bake in Record-Breaking Heatwave

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Some 100 million Americans from New York City to Las Vegas are under heat warnings this week as temperatures rise well above 100 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius), part of a trend of extreme weather made worse by climate change. New York …

21 07, 2022

How Climate Change Drives Heatwaves and Wildfires

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Brutal heatwaves are gripping both Europe and the United States this week and are forecast to dump searing heat on much of China into late August. In addition to temperatures spiking above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), wildfires are raging across …

21 07, 2022

OS Climate Launches Tools to Help Firms, Investors Make Climate-Friendly Decisions

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Non-profit OS Climate on Wednesday launched the first in a series of free tools to drive climate-friendly decision making by companies, financial institutions and governments. As a project of the Linux Foundation, a non-profit technology consortium founded in 2000 that …

21 07, 2022

TikTok Algorithm Steers More Violent Videos to Minority Users, Lawsuit Says

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TikTok faces a claim that its algorithm steers more violent videos to minority subscribers than to White users in a lawsuit blaming the platform for the death of a 14-year-old African-American girl. The complaint, which also names Meta Platforms Inc., …