Insurance
BHP Liable for 2015 Brazil Dam Collapse, UK Court Rules, in Mammoth Lawsuit
BHP is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London’s High Court ruled on Friday, in a lawsuit the claimants’ lawyers previously valued at up to 36 billion pounds ($48 billion). Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians, …
Read More Kansas County to Pay $3M and Apologize Over a Raid on a Small-Town Newspaper
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in August 2023 that sparked an outcry over press freedom. …
Read More Chevron Picks Texas for First AI Data Center Power Project
Chevron Corp. chose West Texas as the site of its first project to provide natural gas-fired power to a data center, the beginning of a new line of business for the oil giant to capitalize on the boom in artificial …
Read More Wisconsin Man Pleads No Contest for Attempting to Burn Down Congressman’s Office
A Wisconsin man accused of trying to burn down a congressman’s office earlier this year because he was upset over the federal TikTok ban has pleaded no contest to felony arson. Caiden Stachowicz, 20, of Menasha, entered the plea Monday …
Read More Congressional THC Ban Threatens Texas’ $8 Billion Hemp Industry
As part of the spending deal to end the government shutdown, federal lawmakers approved a provision cracking down on hemp products containing THC, restoring a ban Texas Republicans sought to impose earlier this year. The funding package, passed by the …
Read More Young Supercar Collectors Aren’t Afraid to Risk Their Investments
Jack Morris treasures his 2009 Lamborghini Murcielago LP 640. But it’s not always easy to love. “It’s huge, it’s heavy, it’s clunky, you can’t see out of it,” says the 24-year-old of the orange V-12. “On paper, if a Porsche …
Read More Big Russian Port Operator Says its Systems Were Targeted by Foreign Hackers
Russia’s Port Alliance group, which operates a network of sea cargo terminals, said on Thursday that foreign hackers had targeted its systems over three days in a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack and an attempted hack. It said in …
Read More AI Is Writing Performance Reviews. What Could Go Wrong?
JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s decision to let managers use artificial intelligence for help writing performance reviews stands to bring relief to one of bosses’ most dreaded annual tasks. It also raises questions as to whether bot-written reviews will make the …
Read More AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for Members of Kansas Medical Mutual Group
AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “bbb+” (Good) of Kansas Medical Mutual Insurance Company and its subsidiary, KAMMCO Casualty Company, …
Read More Carbon Dioxide Emissions Are Set to Reach a New High This Year
Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel use will reach a record high this year despite countries’ pledges to begin lowering their climate pollution. Emissions are projected to hit 38.1 billion tons, a rise of 1.1% compared to last year, according …
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