Posts by Y@DminG
Study: Climate Change Added $8 Billion to Sandy’s Damages
Climate change-triggered sea level rise added $8 billion in damage during 2012’s Superstorm Sandy, one of nation’s costliest weather disasters, a new study said. During Sandy _ a late fall freak combination of a hurricane and other storms that struck … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreIndia Scours Sea After Barge Sinks, 2nd Adrift After Cyclone
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian navy is working to rescue crew members from a sunken barge and a second cargo vessel that was adrift Tuesday off the coast of Mumbai after a deadly cyclone struck the western coast. The … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHeavy Rains Hammer Southern Louisiana with More to Come
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Roads were flooded, water-logged cars abandoned in the street and high water vehicles dispatched to help people as heavy rain fell across southern Louisiana Monday. In some areas of western Louisiana still recovering from back-to-back … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreIrish Health System Struggling to Recover from Cyberattack
LONDON (AP) — Ireland’s health system was still struggling to restore its computers and treat patients on Tuesday, four days after it shut down its entire IT system in response to a cyberattack. Thousands of diagnostic appointments, cancer treatment clinics … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreArson Arrest Made in LA Wildfire That Forced Evacuations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An arson suspect was arrested in connection with a Los Angeles wildfire that forced evacuations in canyons where thick vegetation hasn’t burned in more than 60 years, authorities said Monday. The man detained Sunday near the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalifornia Places Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Under Review
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s Department of Motor Vehicles is reviewing whether Tesla is violating a state regulation by advertising its vehicles as being fully autonomous without meeting the legal definition of self-driving. The department confirmed the review Monday in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNo Immunity for Drunken Patron’s Fall Down Stairs, Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules
Under Wisconsin law, a property owner owes no duty of care to a trespasser. If someone enters a home or business without permission and then hurts himself by, say, falling down a flight of stairs, the owner is immune from … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge Raises Doubts Ahead of Hearing on Bayer’s $2B Roundup Settlement Deal
A federal judge on Tuesday questioned a $2 billion proposal by Bayer AG that would create a framework for resolving future claims that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, casting doubt on the plan a day before a key hearing. Bayer … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreIndia Braces for Powerful Cyclone Amid Deadly Virus Surge
NEW DELHI (AP) — A powerful cyclone roaring in the Arabian Sea was moving toward India’s western coast on Monday as authorities tried to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people and suspended COVID-19 vaccinations in one state. Cyclone Tauktae, which … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRansomware Attack Hits 4 Asian Countries of AXA Subsidiary
PARIS (AP) — A targeted ransomware attack hit four countries among the Asian operations of AXA Partners, the international subsidiary of AXA insurance group, with some data in Thailand accessed, AXA Partners said. The criminals claimed to have stolen 3 … Source: Claims Journal
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