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SEC’s ‘Demolition’ of Crypto Enforcement Met With Cheers as Well as Jeers
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has kicked off the new year with a makeover, wiping clean its slate of crypto enforcement actions and turning what was once a hostile landscape for digital assets into a potential haven. In the …
Read More CFPB Data Imperiled by Cybersecurity Contract Cancellation, Ex-Official Says
The cancellation of nearly three-dozen cybersecurity contracts at the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau endangers the security of sensitive data maintained by the federal watchdog, a former senior official at the bureau said in court documents filed Friday. Former CFPB …
Read More Tennessee Gynecologist Charged With Unnecessary Medical Procedures
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee gynecologist was arrested Friday and accused of performing unnecessary procedures on patients with re-used medical devices held under unsanitary conditions. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, 44, is charged with enticing four people to travel interstate to …
Read More Computer Simulations Suggest Atlantic Current Shutdown Less Likely This Century
The nightmare scenario of Atlantic Ocean currents collapsing, with weather running amok and putting Europe in a deep freeze, looks unlikely this century, a new study concludes. In recent years, studies have raised the alarm about the slowing and potential …
Read More Florida Bills Would Set up Limited Trust Fund for Home Hardening Grants
Florida’s chief financial officer, now a candidate for Congress, is backing a bill that would set up a trust fund that would help fund home hardening grants for years to come. Senate Bill 1466, sponsored by state Sen. Nick DiCeglie, …
Read More Seattle Tunnel Subcontractor to Pay $370K to Underpaid Workers
A Seattle tunnel subcontractor will pay more than $370,000 in back wages after underpaying workers on the project. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries determined that Glacier Northwest Inc. failed to meet prevailing wage requirements, paying workers at …
Read More FedEx Cargo Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Bird Strike and Engine Fire
A FedEx cargo plane made an emergency landing at a busy New Jersey airport on Saturday after a bird strike caused an engine fire that could be seen in the morning sky. The plane landed at Newark Liberty International Airport …
Read More J&J Spars With Foes of $9 Billion Talc Cancer Plan as Trial Ends
Johnson & Johnson told a judge its $9 billion proposal to settle baby powder cancer claims in bankruptcy court is the only viable way to end more than 15 years of litigation, while opponents assailed the company’s efforts to line …
Read More Lawsuit Alleges GM Illegally Sold Arkansans’ Driving Data to Insurance Companies
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin sued General Motors and its subsidiary OnStar this week, alleging the car manufacturer deceived Arkansans by collecting and selling driver information to third parties, who then sold the data to insurance companies. The lawsuit alleges …
Read More Trial Begins in Texas Pipeline Company’s Lawsuit Over Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
An attorney for a Texas pipeline company said Wednesday at trial that he will prove various Greenpeace entities coordinated delays and disruptions of a controversial oil pipeline’s construction in North Dakota, and defamed the company to its lenders. Attorneys for …
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