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FEMA Chief Calls for Changing Attitudes as Storms Get Stronger

Americans must assume more responsibility for protecting themselves from the rising toll of natural disasters, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency warned. “Most people think, ‘I see it on TV, it’ll never happen to me — I’m not …

Allstate, State Farm Sue Medical Providers for Fraudulent Billing

Two insurance carriers filed separate lawsuits last week against medical doctors and their pain-management clinics, accusing them of submitting bills for unnecessary medical procedures performed on vehicle-accident victims. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co. filed suit in the U.S. District …

Google Makes More Changes to Harassment, Misconduct Complaint Handling Policies

Google unveiled another round of policy changes to address employee concerns about misconduct at the world’s largest internet search company. Staff can now lodge complaints and concerns about harassment and other misconduct at work via a new website. During meetings …

Ford Under U.S. Criminal Investigation of Emissions Testing

The U.S. Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into Ford Motor Co.’s emissions certification process, intensifying an issue the automaker disclosed two months ago. The government notified the company of its investigation earlier this month, Kim Pittel, group vice …

Rehab Patients’ Unpaid Work for Big Companies Likely Illegal

A nationally renowned drug rehab program in Texas and Louisiana has sent patients struggling with addiction to work for free for some of the biggest companies in America, likely in violation of federal labor law. The Cenikor Foundation has dispatched …

Tesla Versus the World: First Musk Takes on Chips, Now Insurers

For the second time in three days, Elon Musk has shed light on how Tesla Inc. plans to take on massive industries outside the automotive and clean-energy realms. Tesla’s chief executive officer said during Tesla’s earnings call Wednesday that the …

Boeing Pulls 2019 Forecast, Suspends Buybacks

Boeing is pulling its 2019 forecast over 737 Max uncertainty and says it’s suspending its stock buybacks. The aerospace giant also provided first quarter results on Wednesday that beat Wall Street’s estimates. Boeing Co. said its previously issued full-year guidance …

Catch Them If You Can: The Soaring Business of Downing Drones

Just shoot them down? After troublesome drones infiltrated London’s Gatwick airport late last year, disrupting passenger flights and costing potentially millions of pounds in revenue, that was the instinctive question posed by the watching world. But for some businesses, shooting …

FBI Reports Cybercrime Losses Nearly Doubled in 2018

The amount of reported losses from cyber crime nearly doubled in 2018 to $2.7 billion, with almost half of that from business email schemes that targeted wire transfer payments, according the FBI’s 2019 Internet Crime Report. The report, prepared by …

Puerto Rico Oversight Board Loses Bid to Extend Claims Filing Deadline

A U.S. judge on Wednesday denied a request by Puerto Rico’s federally created financial oversight board to extend a looming deadline to file claims, the latest hurdle for its plan to recoup billions of dollars paid to bondholders of potentially …

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