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1 02, 2021

Mayor Calls for ‘Transformation’ of Louisville Police Dept. After Sweeping Report

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The Louisville Metro Police Department needs more diversity among its leadership and must work to improve trust with the community, especially among Black residents, a consulting firm said in a sweeping report of the department. The city hired the Chicago …

1 02, 2021

New Colorado Law for Individual Police Officers Being Tested by Notorious Video Incident

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A new Colorado law allowing individual police officers to be sued will soon get a big test. Four Black girls who were mistakenly detained by Colorado police at gunpoint over a suspected stolen car filed a civil lawsuit against police …

2 02, 2021

House Committee to Probe Tyson, Smithfield, OSHA Over Covid Outbreaks

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A Democratic-led House panel is launching a probe into coronavirus outbreaks at meatpacking plants and whether the Occupational Safety and Health Administration adequately enforced worker safety rules. Representative James Clyburn, who chairs the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, …

2 02, 2021

CompWest Adds McNamara to Southern California Team

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CompWest Insurance has added Liz McNamara as a business development consultant in Southern California. McNamara most recently was a senior underwriter at Amtrust. She began her insurance career in 1987 as a multi-line underwriter and territory manager for American States …

2 02, 2021

Revenue-Seeking Cyber Criminals Increasingly Target Businesses Over Individuals

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Cyber criminals shifted away from stealing individual consumers’ information in 2020 to focus on bigger, more profitable attacks on businesses, according to a report from the Identity Theft Resource Center. The nonprofit, which supports victims of identity crime, found that …

2 02, 2021

Uber Vet Invests $50M in Metromile as Insurer Readies Reverse Merger to Become Public

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Auto insurer Metromile has attracted $50 million in new investment from a former Uber executive even as it has obtained regulatory approval to formalize a reverse merger deal that will make it a publicly-traded company. Ryan Graves, Uber’s former senior …

2 02, 2021

What NFL’s Game Plan Can Teach America About Handling COVID-19

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With just days to go before the Super Bowl, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is cheerleading the National Football League (NFL) for its COVID-19 mitigation strategy, The CDC has published a paper jointly authored by CDC and …

2 02, 2021

Georgia Law Blocks Families of Nursing Home Residents from Suing Over COVID Deaths

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A suburban Atlanta nursing home where 22 people died from COVID-19 has been faulted by state inspectors for failing to control infections, but relatives of people who died say they can’t sue because Georgia lawmakers last year blocked lawsuits unless …

2 02, 2021

Georgia Law Blocks Families of Nursing Home Residents from Suing Over COVID Deaths

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A suburban Atlanta nursing home where 22 people died from COVID-19 has been faulted by state inspectors for failing to control infections, but relatives of people who died say they can’t sue because Georgia lawmakers last year blocked lawsuits unless …

2 02, 2021

Sampo Should Sell Holding in Lender Nordea to Focus on Insurance: Activist Investor

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Finnish financial group Sampo should sell its 4.3 billion euro ($5.2 billion) holding in lender Nordea this year and focus on its insurance operations, Elliott Advisors said on Tuesday. The activist investor said this would restore investor confidence and unlock …