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30 12, 2020

UK’s M&A Watchdog Emerges from EU’s Shadow with Massive New Powers

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The UK’s parting of the ways from the European Union means that an obscure 7-year-old watchdog is about to gain massive new powers over corporate mergers. Itself the product of a merger of two failing regulators, the Competition and Markets …

30 12, 2020

Washington Ambulance Company Settles Suit With Pregnant Employee

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Ambulance company American Medical Response will settle a discrimination lawsuit after it refused to provide a pregnant Spokane, Washington employee a temporary reprieve from heavy-duty work, regulators announced Monday. AMR will pay $162,500 to a paramedic to resolve a lawsuit …

30 12, 2020

5.7 Earthquake Confirmed 127 Miles Off Oregon Coast

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A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck about 127 miles off the Oregon coast early Tuesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The earthquake struck at 4:50 a.m. west of Bandon, Oregon, the agency said. The Northwest National Tsunami Warning Center in …

30 12, 2020

Farms Were the Deadliest Workplaces in Montana Last Year

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An annual report made public by the Montana Department of Labor and Industry has shown that 2019 was slightly more deadly than the previous year in workplaces, with farming the most dangerous industry. The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries released …

30 12, 2020

Court Upholds Trump Rule Requiring Hospitals to Disclose Health Insurer Prices

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A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a White House-backed rule to require hospitals to disclose the prices they negotiate with insurers for an array of common tests and procedures. The 2-0 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for …

30 12, 2020

American Airlines Resumes Passenger Flights on Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft

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Boeing’s 737 MAX resumed passenger flights in the United States for the first time on Tuesday after a 20-month safety ban was lifted last month. American Airlines Flight 718 landed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport around 1:08 p.m after departing …

30 12, 2020

How the NFL Pulled Off Playing During the Pandemic

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It took playing games on all seven days of the week, a wide receiver starting at quarterback, numerous schedule changes and constant revisions to health and safety protocols for the NFL to reach Week 17 on time. That’s a remarkable …

30 12, 2020

Rescuers Race to Find Survivors After Croatia’s Worst Earthquake in 140 Years

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Rescuers raced to search for survivors amid strong aftershocks after Croatia’s worst earthquake in 140 years killed seven people and devastated cities and towns in one of the nation’s poorest regions. The 6.3-magnitude tremor on Tuesday damaged most of the …

30 12, 2020

New York Reaches Deal on Cleanup at Long Island Aerospace Site

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New York has reached an agreement with defense contractor Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy on a $406 million plan to clean up a massive plume of underground contamination left from Long Island’s heyday as a hub of aerospace manufacturing, …

30 12, 2020

Acrobats Hurt in Rhode Island Circus Accident Reach $52.5M Settlement

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Eight acrobats severely injured when the rigging suspending them by their hair plummeted to the floor during a circus performance in Rhode Island in 2014 have reached a $52.5 million settlement with the ownership and management of the arena where …