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Regulators Order CO2 Pipeline Company to Comply with Rules After 2020 Release
Transportation regulators entered into a federal order with a carbon dioxide pipeline company three years after its pipeline ruptured in a lower Mississippi Delta town, prompting the evacuation of hundreds and sending dozens of people to the hospital. More than …
Read More Fire Damages 114-Year Old Cambridge Church After Easter Services
A fire broke out at a Massachusetts church not long after Easter services, with more than 100 firefighters working to save the 114-year-old structure. The fire started at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Faith Lutheran Church in Cambridge. Firefighters …
Read More Court Affirms $2.5M Penalty for West Virginia Governor’s Coal Mines
A federal appeals panel has affirmed $2.5 million in penalties against Appalachian coal mines owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice over claims they violated a settlement meant to prevent pollution. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court …
Read More AI ‘Trustworthiness’ Is Focal Point of New Government Inquiry
A US Commerce Department agency is opening an inquiry into how companies and regulators can ensure that artificial intelligence systems are trustworthy, legal and ethical. The probe by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration will focus on the best methods …
Read More Massachusetts Grapples With Letting Judges Order Mental Health Care
When Ashoke and Vinita Rampuria’s son returned home after taking a year off from college, to complete his course work, he didn’t seem like himself. “He was unable to complete tasks. He was lying on the sofa,” said Ashoke Rampuria, …
Read More Maryland Lawmakers Approve Bill to Remove Time Limit on Child Sex Abuse Suits
Maryland lawmakers have passed a bill to end the state’s statute limiting when civil lawsuits over child sex abuse can be filed against public and private entities. Under the Child Victims Act of 2023, actions for damages arising out of …
Read More Western Australia Could Be Hit by Biggest Cyclone in Almost a Decade
Western Australia could be hit by the largest cyclone in almost a decade this week, with the weather system predicted to cross the coast near a major export port for iron ore that’s to be cleared of vessels. Tropical Cyclone …
Read More Driving School Owner Pleads Guilty to License Bribery Scheme
The owner of a Massachusetts driving school has pleaded guilty to bribing a road test examiner to issue driver’s licenses to individuals who did not pass, or even take road tests at the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) in Brockton. …
Read More UK’s Confederation of British Industry Fires Director General After Probe of Complaints
The Confederation of British Industry said on Tuesday it had fired Tony Danker as director general after an investigation into complaints of workplace misconduct and replaced him with former chief economist Rain Newton-Smith. “The allegations that have been made over …
Read More Fox News Settles With Venezuelan Businessman in Election Defamation Lawsuit
Fox News said on Sunday it has reached a settlement with a Venezuelan businessman Majed Khalil, ending a defamation case in which Khalil said he was falsely accused on air of helping to rig the 2020 U.S. presidential election against …
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