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29 03, 2023

Brazil Miner Vale to Pay $56M to Settle SEC Charges Related to Dam Safety Disclosures

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Brazilian mining firm Vale SA agreed to pay $55.9 million to settle charges related to allegedly false and misleading disclosures about the safety of its dams prior to a 2019 dam collapse in Brazil that killed 270 people, the U.S. …

29 03, 2023

Minnesota Youth Vaping Trial of E-Cigarette Maker Juul Opens

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will personally open his state’s case against Juul Labs on Tuesday, the first of thousands of cases against the e-cigarette maker to reach trial. Minnesota is seeking more than $100 million in …

30 03, 2023

Judge Rules BNSF Intentionally Violated Agreement with Washington Tribe

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A judge ruled that BNSF Railway intentionally violated the terms of an easement agreement with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in Washington by running 100-car trains carrying crude oil over the reservation. The ruling in the civil case comes after …

29 03, 2023

At Least 50 U.S. Government Employees Hit With Spyware, Prompting New Rules

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At least 50 U.S. government staffers stationed in 10 countries were targeted with commercial hacking tools, commonly known as spyware, according to a senior administration official, highlighting the growing threat caused by offensive cyber vendors and prompting the White House …

29 03, 2023

Jumbled Wreckage Complicates Chocolate Factory Blast Probe

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Investigators looking for the cause of a deadly explosion that leveled part of a Pennsylvania chocolate factory faced an even more difficult task Monday as they combed through wreckage that was extensively picked apart and moved around during the intensive …

30 03, 2023

Connecticut Gunmaker Faces Another Suit by Relatives of Colorado Shooting Victims

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More relatives of people shot to death at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 are suing gun-maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. over how it marketed the firearm used in the massacre, adding to litigation first filed earlier this month against the …

29 03, 2023

UK’s Poor Climate Planning Risks ‘Cascading Failures’: Report

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Britain is “strikingly unprepared” for a changing climate and could face disruptions to energy, food supply, transport and communications infrastructure if it fails to adapt fast, the government’s independent adviser on climate policy has warned. The UK is already experiencing …

29 03, 2023

Landslide in Ecuador Kills at Least 7, with Dozens Missing

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ALAUSI, Ecuador (AP) — A huge landslide swept over an Andean community in central Ecuador, burying dozens of homes, killing at least seven people and sending rescuers on a frantic search for survivors, authorities said Monday. Earlier in the day, …

30 03, 2023

People Moves: California Workers’ Comp Institute Elects 2023 Board

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Sharon Thaler, National Director of Workers’ Compensation Field Underwriting Operations at AF Group/CompWest, was reelected as chair of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute board of directors for 2023. Thaler was first elected to CWCI’s Board in 2017 and has been …

29 03, 2023

APCIA Says Property Insurance Market ‘Hardest in a Generation’

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A combination of historic high inflation and a growing frequency of natural catastrophes is creating the hardest market in a generation for property insurance, the American Property and Casualty Insurance Association says in a new white paper. “The growth of …