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24 06, 2022

Colorado Lawsuit: Hero Who Stopped Gunman Shot Without Warning

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The mother of a man hailed as a hero for killing a gunman who ambushed and fatally shot a police officer only to be killed himself by another officer in suburban Denver filed a lawsuit alleging the officer who shot …

24 06, 2022

How a Bankruptcy ‘Innovation’ Halted Thousands of Lawsuits from Sick Plaintiffs

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Attorney Greg Gordon sat before a packed hotel ballroom of bankruptcy lawyers who had come to hear him hold court on his pioneering strategy for companies seeking to dodge billion-dollar lawsuits: the “Texas two-step.” The tactic has made the Jones …

24 06, 2022

How to Lower Home Insurance Premiums and Wildfire Risks

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Homeowners in the US got new guidance to help them defend against increasingly frequent wildfires and associated rising insurance premiums. The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, a research nonprofit funded by insurers, announced it has developed the first …

24 06, 2022

Ukraine Crop-Handling Port Damaged in Russian Attacks, Adding to Farm Sector Losses

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Infrastructure owned by two major agriculture traders was damaged in Russian attacks at one of the biggest crop-handling ports in Ukraine, adding to the mounting losses suffered by its farm sector. Rocket strikes on the Ukrainian port city of Mykolayiv …

13 06, 2022

France Narrows Gap on UK Financial Services Sector for Foreign Direct Investments

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France’s financial sector is now the most popular destination in Europe for U.S. backers, helping the country narrow the gap with the UK for foreign direct investment in the industry. The country recorded a total of 60 FDI projects in …

13 06, 2022

OSHA Investigating How 2 Workers Fell Into Chocolate Tank at Candy Plant

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Two people were rescued after they somehow fell into a partially filled chocolate tank while doing maintenance work at a candy factory in Pennsylvania. The incident at the Mars Wrigley plant in Elizabethtown occurred shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday. The …

13 06, 2022

Google Agrees to Pay $118 Million to Settle Pay Equity Suit

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Alphabet Inc.’s Google agreed to pay $118 million to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit with about 15,500 female employees, lawfirms representing the women said in a statement. In addition, an independent expert will analyze Google’s hiring practices and and independent …

13 06, 2022

Report Casts Doubt on Net-Zero Emissions Pledges by Big Global Companies

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Corporate plans to slash greenhouse gas emissions fall short of what is needed to combat climate change, with “major credibility gaps” found among the world’s largest companies, according to a new stocktake of net-zero efforts in the public and private …

13 06, 2022

Black Sea Mine Removal Needed Before Ukraine Grain Can Be Shipped, Insurers Return

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As the United Nations tries to broker a path for grain from Ukraine and temper worries about a global food crisis, hundreds of mines laid along the Black Sea present a practical nightmare that will take months to resolve even …

13 06, 2022

Net-Zero Emissions Pledges by Big Global Companies Have ‘Credibility Gaps’: Report

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Corporate plans to slash greenhouse gas emissions fall short of what is needed to combat climate change, with “major credibility gaps” found among the world’s largest companies, according to a new stocktake of net-zero efforts in the public and private …