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At Least 50 U.S. Government Employees Hit With Spyware, Prompting New Rules
At least 50 U.S. government staffers stationed in 10 countries were targeted with commercial hacking tools, commonly known as spyware, according to a senior administration official, highlighting the growing threat caused by offensive cyber vendors and prompting the White House …
UK’s Poor Climate Planning Risks ‘Cascading Failures’: Report
Britain is “strikingly unprepared” for a changing climate and could face disruptions to energy, food supply, transport and communications infrastructure if it fails to adapt fast, the government’s independent adviser on climate policy has warned. The UK is already experiencing …
Mississippi Insurance Agency, Like Others Hit by Storms, Vows to Rebuild After Devastating Tornado
For the third time in the last 18 months, tornadoes or a hurricane have wiped out or have heavily damaged well-established insurance agencies in the Southeast. And all three of those agencies have rebuilt their businesses or have vowed to …
Washington Moves to End Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit Time Limits
People who were sexually abused as children in Washington state may soon be able to bring lawsuits against the state, schools or other institutions for failing to stop the abuse, no matter when it happened. House Bill 1618 would remove …
Wreckage Complicates Job of Investigators of Chocolate Factory Deadly Blast
Investigators looking for the cause of a deadly explosion that leveled part of a Pennsylvania chocolate factory faced an even more difficult task Monday as they combed through wreckage that was extensively picked apart and moved around during the intensive …
Internet Library’s Book Service Violated Copyright, Judge Rules
A federal judge has sided with four publishers who sued an online archive over its unauthorized scanning of millions of copyrighted works and offering them for free to the public. Judge John G. Koeltl of U.S. District Court in Manhattan …
Health Officials See No Sign of Contamination of Philadelphia’s Water After Spill
Philadelphia water officials say they are monitoring water quality closely and have seen no sign of contamination following a chemical spill into the Delaware River in a neighboring county. Bucks County health officials said Sunday that a leak late Friday …
People Moves: Watkins Insurance Group Appoints of Two Shareholders
Watkins Insurance Group Appoints of Two Shareholders Watkins Insurance Group has announced the appointment of Joe Guyton and John Aoueille as two new shareholders. With over a decade of commitment to the agency, Guyton and Aoueille have demonstrated their expertise …
Death Row Minister Files $10M Defamation Suit Against Oklahoma Corrections Agency
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – A death row minister who was inside the execution chamber during Oklahoma’s last lethal injection sued the Department of Corrections for $10 million on Friday, alleging the agency and its spokesman defamed him in a statement …
Fire Damages Ohio Complex Housing Wright Brothers Plane Factory
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – An early morning fire damaged a commercial building complex housing a historic factory founded by the Wright Brothers in Ohio on Sunday, authorities said. Dayton fire crews were sent to the site just before 2:30 a.m. …
Train Derails in Rural North Dakota, Spills Chemical
WYNDMERE, N.D. (AP) – A Canadian Pacific train derailed in rural North Dakota Sunday night and spilled hazardous materials, but local authorities and the railroad said there is no threat to public safety. There were no injuries and no fire …
St. Louis Sues Hyundai, Kia Over Car Thefts
The city of St. Louis, Missouri, said on Monday it was joining a number of major U.S. cities that are suing Korean automakers Hyundai Motor 005380.KS and Kia Corp 000270.KS for failing to install anti-theft technology in millions of their …