8 01, 2021

Indonesia’s Merapi Volcano Spews Hot Clouds, 500 Evacuate

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YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano spewed avalanches of hot clouds Thursday morning as hundreds more residents were evacuated from its fertile slopes. Authorities evacuated more than 500 people living on the mountain in Magelang district on Java …

8 01, 2021

South Dakota Bar Warns Attorneys About Counseling Pot Sellers

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The South Dakota State Bar Association is advising attorneys against providing legal services to businesses seeking to produce or sell marijuana in the state. South Dakota voters approved legalizing both recreational and medical pot on the same ballot in November. …

8 01, 2021

2020 Hit Temperature Record, Rounded Off Hottest Decade – EU Climate Service

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BRUSSELS/LONDON — Last year tied with 2016 as the world’s warmest on record, rounding off the hottest decade globally as the impacts of climate change intensified, the European Union’s Earth observation service said on Friday. After an exceptionally warm autumn …

8 01, 2021

Pandemic-Era Mardi Gras Lack Crowds, But Plenty of Cake

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A subdued Carnival season began Wednesday after the coronavirus pandemic put an end to the crowd-heavy balls and street parades that draw thousands of people to the city every year. The Mardi Gras season always starts on Jan. 6 and …

8 01, 2021

Hacking Victim SolarWinds Hires Ex-Homeland Security Official Krebs as Consultant

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SAN FRANCISCO — The company used by hackers as a springboard for the worst-known breach of U.S. government computers in at least five years has hired some of the biggest names in security to help it recover. SolarWinds Corp, which …

8 01, 2021

NIF Group Acquires Pacific Coast E&S in California

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NIF Group, and its parent company, Jencap Group, have agreed to acquire the assets of Pacific Coast E&S Insurance Services in Santa Rosa, Calif. New York-based NIF is a program manager and wholesale broker providing independent agents and brokers a …

8 01, 2021

U.S. Taxpayers to Pay Capitol Siege Tab as Government Shuns Insurance

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U.S. taxpayers will be on the hook for damage from a mob attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday because the building and grounds are not insured, industry sources said. Supporters of Republican President Donald Trump angry at …

8 01, 2021

Deadly Landslide in Norway Will Cost Insurers at Least $107 Million

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – A landslide that swept away homes in a residential area north of the Norwegian capital will cost insurance companies at least 900 million kroner ($107 million), a financial body said Thursday. Seven people were killed and …

8 01, 2021

Boeing To Pay $2.5B to Settle U.S. Criminal Probe Into 737 Max Crashes

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WASHINGTON/SEATTLE/CHICAGO — Boeing Co will pay more than $2.5 billion in fines and compensation after reaching a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over two plane crashes that killed a total of 346 people and led to the grounding …

8 01, 2021

Biden’s Choice for Labor Secretary — Boston’s Mayor Walsh— Signals Pro-Worker Policy

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President-elect Joe Biden announced Thursday that he has named Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be labor secretary. If confirmed by the Senate, Walsh would take control of a Labor Department that Biden has pledged to reorient toward workers, with a …