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27 12, 2019

Honeywell to Pay Georgia $4M for Pollution in Coastal Marsh

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A company has agreed to pay the state of Georgia $4 million for environmental cleanup of a former chemical plant. The Brunswick News reports Honeywell International has filed the settlement with the state Department of Natural Resources in federal court …

31 12, 2019

Former Office Manager Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling $1.2M from Louisiana Business

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The former office manager of a business headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after being convicted of embezzling more than $1 million from her employer. United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin …

20 12, 2019

Deadly Danish Train Accident Caused by Improperly Secured Trailer: Report

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Danish authorities say a deadly accident in which a high-speed passenger train struck a semi-trailer that fell off a freight train coming in the opposite direction, happened because the unit wasn’t properly secured. Denmark’s Accident Investigation Board, known by its …

31 12, 2019

Washington Tells Captives for Starbucks, Alaska Air to Stop Insuring Risk

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Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has ordered the captive insurers for two giant corporations to stop insuring risk in the state, adding to a large list of big companies whose captives have been fined by the commissioner. Kreidler ordered insurers …

27 12, 2019

Florida City to Pay for ID Monitoring for 60K After Cyberattack

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A Florida city is offering to pay for identity protection monitoring for up to 60,000 people following a cyberattack that crippled Pensacola’s computer systems for days. The News Journal reports Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said he made the decision after …

31 12, 2019

Australia’s Wildfire Crisis Intensifies as Locals, Tourists Seek Refuge on Beaches

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Australia’s wildfire crisis intensified on Tuesday as coastal towns across the southeast caught ablaze, forcing thousands of stranded tourists and locals to seek refuge on beaches. Thick black smoke billowing from infernos in Victoria and New South Wales states turned …

20 12, 2019

Legacy Acquirer DARAG Completes Portfolio Transfer with Germany’s SOVAG

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DARAG Group Ltd., the Malta-based legacy acquirer, announced it has closed the portfolio transfer with German re/insurer SCHWARZMEER UND OSTSEE Versicherungsaktiengesellschaft (SOVAG), following the receipt of all regulatory approvals. The direct insurance and inwards reinsurance business within the legacy portfolio …

31 12, 2019

Germany Aims to Thwart African Swine Fever as It Edges Closer to Borders

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German hunting dogs are being trained to sniff out dead wild boar, authorities are stockpiling electric fences along the eastern frontier and the government in Berlin is urging drivers not to toss ham-sandwich scraps out of their car windows. These …

20 12, 2019

Canadian Lab Test Firm, LifeLabs, Pays Ransom After Data Breach

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Lab test provider LifeLabs said Tuesday that it paid a ransom to secure data for Canadians that was stolen in a data breach in late October. Hackers also obtained personal information of an unknown number of the company’s 15 million …

31 12, 2019

Court Says Airline’s Workers at Newark Airport Can’t Sue as Class in Pay Dispute

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American Airlines workers at Newark’s airport who claim in a lawsuit they’ve been shorted on overtime pay can’t sue as a class, a federal appeals court ruled this week. The three-judge panel’s decision reversed a New Jersey judge’s ruling that …