International News Vale to Pay $7 Billion for One of Worst Ever Mine Disasters February 5, 2021 Vale SA reached a settlement agreement with Brazilian authorities for a dam collapse that killed 270 people and led to... Read More
U.S. Senators Propose Limiting Liability Shield for Social Media Platforms February 5, 2021 WASHINGTON — Three Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill that would limit Section 230, a law that shields online companies... Read More
Walmart Lawsuit Against U.S. Over Opioids Is Dismissed February 5, 2021 A federal judge has dismissed Walmart Inc’s lawsuit seeking to preemptively block the U.S. government from blaming the world’s largest... Read More
International News Irish Pubs Win Test Case Over Lockdown Insurance Claims February 5, 2021 DUBLIN — Ireland’s High Court ruled on Friday that four pubs insured by FBD were entitled to be indemnified for... Read More
Lawmakers in Mo., Ala. Advance COVID-19 Liability Protection Bills February 5, 2021 State senators in Missouri and Alabama advanced bills that would shield businesses and health care providers from lawsuits over alleged... Read More
Midwest News Michigan Task Force Set to Make Dam Safety Recommendations February 5, 2021 LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A group responsible for offering new safety measures after two Michigan dams failed last summer destroying... Read More
West News Alaska Supermarket Damaged by Rockslide to Close Permanently February 5, 2021 KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The owners of an Alaska supermarket that was severely damaged by a rockslide plan to permanently... Read More
As Criminals Innovate, ATM Thefts Becoming a Growing Source of Insurer Loss February 5, 2021 Convicted bank robber Willie Sutton, when asked why he robbed banks, famously said, “because that’s where the money is.” In... Read More
AI Is Becoming a New Weapon in the Battle Against Crop Pests February 4, 2021 Artificial intelligence already is making strides in the development of new drugs, and now the pesticide industry wants in on... Read More
International News Canada’s Suncor Energy Reviews Mining Safety After Three Workers Killed February 4, 2021 Canada’s second-biggest oil company, Suncor Energy Inc, said on Thursday it had started a third-party safety review, after three contract... Read More