Monthly Archives: <span>January 2021</span>

TheBest Claims Solutions

Introducing the new look, new name, and future of TheBestIRS Phoenix, AZ, January 14, 2021 – TheBest Claims Solutions, formerly known as TheBestIRS, Insurance Recruiting Specialists, announced the company’s complete rebranding including a name change. This milestone is a major …

FAA Chief Orders ‘Zero Tolerance’ for Disruptive Airline Passengers, Possibly Jail

WASHINGTON — U.S. Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson signed an order on Wednesday directing the agency to take a “zero tolerance policy” after supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump were disruptive on some recent flights. Dickson told Reuters the …

Safety Board: More Guidance Needed to Protect Firefighters From Electric Vehicle Fires

Electric vehicle manufacturers should provide more specific information to first responders and tow truck drivers on how to cope with lithium-ion battery fires, which continuously reignite even after being doused with water, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a …

Uber Appeals $59M California Fine Over Sexual Assault Data Request

Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday appealed a $59 million fine by a California regulator in a dispute over whether the company should share detailed information on sexual assault and harassment claims reported on its ride-hailing platform. The California Public Utilities …

Ship Insurers Primed to Raise Rates After Red Sea Attacks

LONDON — Insurers are set to raise the cost of providing cover for merchant ships through the Red Sea after a series of incidents that have hit vessels around Saudi Arabian waters, industry sources said. The possibility of more attacks …

Study: Wildfires Produced Up to Half of Pollution in US West

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Wildfire smoke accounted for up to half of all health-damaging small particle air pollution in the western U.S. in recent years as warming temperatures fueled more destructive blazes, according to a study released Monday. Even as …

Lands Chief Again Proposes Dedicated Funds to Fight Wildfire

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — After yet another year of catastrophic wildfires in Washington state, Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz is once again proposing that the state create a dedicated fund to prevent and fight the fires. A similar attempt …

Divers Recover Crashed Indonesian Plane’s Data Recorder

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian navy divers searching the ocean floor on Tuesday recovered the flight data recorder from a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board. The device is expected to help …

Churches, Non-Profit Among Vandalism Targets in Missouri

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County police are investigating vandalism that damaged churches, non-profits and businesses in the town of Jennings, authorities said Tuesday. Police spokesman Benjamin Granda said in a news release that the first incident was at …

Fidelity Leads $2 Trillion Investor Group Seeking Seafarer Aid

Investors managing more than $2 trillion of assets are calling on world leaders to address the “unfolding humanitarian crisis at sea” where marine workers are stranded due to border closures and restrictions on movement imposed to contain Covid-19. The 85-member …