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ATI Names Escover Its General Counsel

ATI Restoration named Norm Escover general counsel. Escover has more than 30 years of legal and operational experience across the construction, energy and industrial sectors. Before joining ATI, he served in multiple executive roles at NAES Corp. His career also …

Class Action Lawsuit on AI-Related Discrimination Reaches Final Settlement

Mary Louis’ excitement to move into an apartment in Massachusetts in the spring of 2021 turned to dismay when Louis, a Black woman, received an email saying that a “third-party service” had denied her tenancy. That third-party service included an …

Arctic Weather Disrupts Power and Transport Across Europe

Snow and ice are disrupting transport and straining power grids, after the first major storms of the winter season hit northern Europe. Northern France is under a orange weather warning, after Storm Caetano left as much as 20 centimeters (8 …

Alert: Cargo Theft Risks Spike During Thanksgiving Holiday

Cargo theft tends to pick up over the Thanksgiving period, an analysis warns. According to a supply chain analysis by CargoNet, 174 significant theft events typically take place during a six-day window from the Tuesday before Thanksgiving through the following …

McKinsey in Talks to Pay More Than $600M to Resolve Probe, Sources Say

McKinsey & Co. is in the final stages of negotiating a deferred prosecution agreement to resolve a U.S. criminal investigation into the consulting firm’s work helping opioid manufacturers boost sales that allegedly contributed to a deadly addiction epidemic, people familiar …

Family of Teen Killed in Shooting Sue Tuskegee University for Wrongful Death

The parents of an 18-year-old who was killed in a hail of gunfire at Tuskegee University filed a wrongful death lawsuit this week, saying the school failed to provide adequate security measures that could have prevented the fatal shooting. Tamika …

Colorado Department of Transportation Report Shows Decline in Dangerous Driving Habits

Highway safety officials in Colorado are seeing a slight decline in a number of dangerous driving practices, such as driving while intoxicated, failing to use seat belts and speeding. A poll by the Colorado Department of Transportation assessed the opinions …

US Charges Five in ‘Scattered Spider’ Hacking Scheme

U.S. prosecutors unveiled criminal charges on Wednesday against five alleged members of Scattered Spider, a loose-knit community of hackers suspected of breaking into dozens of U.S. companies to steal confidential information and cryptocurrency. Martin Estrada, the U.S. Attorney in Los …

Allstate October Catastrophe Losses of $286M Include Milton, Helene

Allstate today said it estimated pretax catastrophe losses of $286 million for the month of October. Losses during October included $102 million, pretax, from Hurricane Milton as well as $144 million in unfavorable reserve reestimates from Hurricane Helene primarily from …

NSA Director Wants Industry to Disclose Details of Telecom Hacks

The director of the National Security Agency on Wednesday urged the private sector to take swift, collective action to share key details about breaches they have suffered at the hands of Chinese hackers who have infiltrated US telecommunications. General Timothy …