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2 05, 2022

U.S. Nuclear Agency Seeks Documentation on Quake Safety of New Reactor Design

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An official with the U.S. nuclear power regulator has ordered staff to supply documents that could lead to a review of a 2020 approval of a new type of nuclear power reactor after an engineer raised concerns about its ability …

2 05, 2022

Kansas Tornado Generated 165 MPH Winds; Over 1,000 Buildings Damaged

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The tornado that damaged more than more than 1,000 buildings in south-central Kansas generated winds up to 165 mph and carved a path of destruction nearly 13 miles long. The National Weather Service said the tornado that caused extensive damage …

2 05, 2022

Florida Man Charged with Fraud After Claiming He was in Uber Crash

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A South Florida man has been charged in connection with what appears to be a new twist on auto insurance fraud. State and local authorities said that Victor Van Vickery, 33, of Delray Beach, claimed to be in a Uber …

2 05, 2022

Arkansas Sues Family Dollar Over Rodents in Distribution Facility

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Arkansas is suing Family Dollar over the discovery of more than 1,000 rodents in a distribution facility in the state that prompted the discount retail chain to recall items purchased from hundreds of stores in the South. The lawsuit, filed …

2 05, 2022

Electric Utilities in Pacific Northwest Spending Millions to Lower Wildfire Risk

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Private electric utilities in the Pacific Northwest are planning tens of millions of dollars in upgrades to reduce the risk that their power lines could spark wildfires during extreme weather. Utilities such as Pacific Power, Avista, Idaho Power, Portland General …

2 05, 2022

Judges Skeptical as Purdue Seeks Revival of Sackler Liability Shield in Bankruptcy Deal

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Judges on a U.S. appeals court appeared hesitant on Friday to revive a legal shield that would protect members of the Sackler family who own Purdue Pharma from lawsuits related to the prescription opioid OxyContin, a key to ending the …

2 05, 2022

USC Settles with Men Who Say Campus Doctor Abused Them

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Kenny Oshita was a first semester law student at the University of Southern California when a visit to a school doctor for a possible sexual disease turned into an invasive procedure that left him feeling violated. He was not alone. …

2 05, 2022

New Jersey Court Upholds State Regulator in Dispute With Applied Underwriters

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The New Jersey insurance commissioner does not have to rely upon the state’s attorney general to bring a lawsuit against out of state insurers and their affiliates that it believes are violating state laws. Rather, the insurance department can bring …

29 04, 2022

People Moves: AXA Reappoints Buberl as CEO; Gosset-Grainville Named Chair

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Thomas Buberl has been reappointed as AXA’s chief executive officer, while Antoine Gosset-Grainville has been name chairman of the board of directors, succeeding Denis Duverne, who has retired. Burberl first became CEO and a director of AXA in September 2016. …

2 05, 2022

Colorado Jury Awards Nearly $9M in Fertility Fraud Case

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A jury has awarded nearly $9 million to three families who accused a Colorado fertility doctor of using his own sperm to inseminate three mothers who requested anonymous donors. The jury found that Dr. Paul B. Jones and his clinic, …