22 03, 2021

American Family Rolls Out Rewards Program for Infrequent Drivers in Arizona

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American Family Insurance has partnered with Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), a smartphone telematics company, to create the MilesMyWay auto insurance program that rewards drivers for driving less. The app-based program is a pay-as-you-drive (mileage-based) telematics offering that allows drivers to …

22 03, 2021

Scientists Say Advanced Nuclear Reactors Not Safer Than Conventional Plants

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A new generation of so-called “advanced” nuclear power reactors that Washington believes could help fight climate change often present greater proliferation risks than conventional nuclear power, a science advocacy group said on Thursday. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has made …

22 03, 2021

Apple Says It Will Appeal $309M Jury Verdict Over Patent Infringement

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A federal jury in Texas said Apple Inc must pay about $308.5 million to Personalized Media Communications LLC (PMC) for infringing a patent associated with digital rights management. The jurors late on Friday directed Apple to pay a running royalty …

22 03, 2021

Texas Bills Address Workers’ Comp, Other Protections for First Responders

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A Texas legislator has filed a package of bills he says is aimed at protecting injured first responders and their families. Rep. Jared Patterson, a freshman legislator representing District 106 in Denton County, serves on the House Committee on Business …

22 03, 2021

Indiana Fines Utility $1.1M for Pipeline Safety Violations

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State regulators have fined Northern Indiana Public Service Co. more than $1 million — the largest in Indiana history — for pipeline safety violations the utility has faced twice in the previous four years. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission ordered …

18 03, 2021

EU Threatens to Ban COVID Vaccine Exports to Britain

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BRUSSELS – The European Union threatened on Wednesday to ban exports of COVID-19 vaccines to Britain to safeguard scarce doses for its own citizens facing a third wave of the pandemic that would jeopardize plans to restart travel this summer. …

18 03, 2021

Pennsylvania Cheerleader’s Mom Accused of Making ‘Deepfakes’ of Rivals

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A Pennsylvania woman is accused of doctoring photos and video of her daughter’s cheerleading rivals to try to get them kicked off the squad, officials said. The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office last week charged Raffaela Spone, 50, with three …

18 03, 2021

Buffalo Public Schools Hit by Ransomware Attack

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Buffalo Public Schools were forced to cancel remote learning Friday because of a ransomware attack, the district said. The attackers had not made any demands by late Friday afternoon as the FBI and district experts investigated. “We are in the …

18 03, 2021

$1.9M Available to Help Vermont Public Schools Meet Stormwater Rule

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More than $1.9 million will soon be available to help Vermont public schools and state colleges in the Lake Champlain basin meet a new stormwater regulation to reduce pollution from entering the lake, the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation said …

18 03, 2021

Munich Re’s Transportation, Logistics Specialty Broker Roanoke Expands to Canada

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Roanoke Insurance Group is expanding to Canada to provide insurance and surety bonds to companies involved in logistics, transportation and shipping. The new entity, Roanoke Insurance Group Canada, Inc., (RIG CA), is an affiliate of Roanoke Insurance and part of …