10 12, 2020

Fire Guts Historic Church Home to New York’s Liberty Bell

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A historic church in lower Manhattan that houses New York’s Liberty Bell and whose congregation dates to the city’s earliest days was gutted by a massive fire that sent flames shooting through the roof. The Middle Collegiate Church in the …

10 12, 2020

Uber Asks States to Prioritize Delivery, Rideshare Drivers for COVID Vaccine

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Uber Technologies Inc. on Thursday sent letters to the governors of all U.S. states, asking for its ride-hail and food delivery drivers to get early access to COVID-19 vaccines as essential workers. The company also said it will send a …

10 12, 2020

National Weather Service Sees La Niña Continuing Through March 2021

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La Niña is likely to continue through the Northern Hemisphere winter, with a 95% chance it will continue from January through March, according to the National Weather Service. The meteorologists said a majority of models predict there is a 50% …

10 12, 2020

L.A. Restaurants Win Court Battle Over Virus Closures

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Los Angeles County’s health director acted “arbitrarily” and didn’t prove the danger to the public when she banned outdoor dining at restaurants as coronavirus cases surged last month, a judge ruled Tuesday in a case other businesses may use to …

10 12, 2020

Washington Wrongful-Death Lawsuit for $1.5M

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The City of Seattle will pay the family of Che Taylor $1.5 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed after two police officers shot and killed Taylor outside a Wedgwood neighborhood home. A federal judge two months ago …

10 12, 2020

NOW Insurance, Targeting Small Business, Professionals, Closes on $2.5M Seed Round

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Houston-based NOW Insurance, an AI-enabled insurance platform aimed at matching small business owners and professionals with commercial insurance coverage plans, has secured another $1.25 million in seed funding led by The MFO Group, bringing its total funding amount to $2.5 …

10 12, 2020

West Virginia Chemical Plant Blast Spurs Stay-Inside Order

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BELLE, W.Va. (AP) — An explosion that injured four people at a West Virginia chemical plant and shook surrounding homes prompted authorities to impose a shelter-in-place order early Wednesday. It happened after 10 p.m. Tuesday at the Chemours plant in …

10 12, 2020

Sex Abuse Victims Want Archdiocese Eliminated, Lawyer Says

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An attorney for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe has claimed that alleged victims of clergy sexual abuse and their lawyers are seeking to eliminate the archdiocese in New Mexico by asking about the church’s holdings. Tom Walker, …

10 12, 2020

Wichita Hoax Call Case Notes History of Police Shootings

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Attorneys for the family of a Kansas man killed by police responding to a hoax emergency call are using the case to try to hold the city of Wichita accountable for what they call a troubled …

10 12, 2020

Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Says it Was Hacked by Nation State

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BOSTON — Prominent U.S. cybersecurity firm FireEye said Tuesday that foreign government hackers with “world-class capabilities” broke into its network and stole offensive tools it uses to probe the defenses of its thousands of customers, who include federal, state and …