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Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Other Tech Firms Agree to AI Safeguards Set by the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) __ President Joe Biden said Friday that new commitments by Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other companies that are leading the development of artificial intelligence technology to meet a set of AI safeguards brokered by his White House … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCupkin Children’s Cups Sold on Amazon Recalled over Newly-Detected Lead Levels
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 345,000 children`s cups are being recalled due to lead levels that exceed the federal content ban, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday. Soojimus is recalling 8-ounce and 12-ounce models of its Cupkin … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTornado Damage to Pfizer Plant Unlikely to Cause Major Drug Supply Shortages, FDA says
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Most of the destruction from a tornado that tore through eastern North Carolina Wednesday and struck a large Pfizer pharmaceutical plant affected its storage facility, rather than its medicine production areas, the company said Friday. The … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTrain Derailment in Northern Montana Spills Freight, but Hazmat Car Safe
HAVRE, Mont. (AP) — A train derailment in northern Montana spilled freight and left 25 cars tangled up along a major east-west railroad corridor but caused no injuries. The accident comes less than a month after a railroad bridge collapse … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDeck Collapse at Montana Country Club Leaves Multiple People Injured, Police Say
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A deck collapsed at a Montana country club, leaving up to 25 people injured on Saturday evening, police and news reports said. Emergency services responded to a report of a collapsed patio on the 3400 block … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWebinar Examines Good, Bad and Ugly of Litigation Financing
In insurance defense attorney Dennis Kass’ world, litigation financing firms lurk behind the scenes, pushing plaintiffs to undergo as much treatment as possible so lawyers can maximize the value of claims. “In a lot of ways, the plaintiffs become pawns … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLandslide Triggered by Heavy Rains Kills 10 and Traps Many Others in Western India
RAIGAD, India (AP) — A landslide triggered by torrential rains in India`s western Maharashtra state killed 10 people, with many others feared trapped under piles of debris, officials said Thursday. A team of 60 rescuers and trained trekkers has been … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTropical Storm Calvin Passes over Hawaii and Leaves Minor Flooding in its Wake
HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Calvin brought high surf, heavy rain and gusts to parts of Hawaii`s Big Island on Wednesday, inflicting only minor damage. By late morning, the storm had passed to the west and the National Weather Service … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTornado Damages Pfizer Plant in North Carolina as Scorching Heat and Floods Sock Other Parts of US
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A tornado heavily damaged a major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina on Wednesday, while torrential rain flooded communities in Kentucky and an area from California to South Florida endured more scorching heat. Pfizer confirmed that … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJury Awards Florida Girl Burned by McDonald`s Chicken McNugget $800,000 in Damages
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida jury awarded $800,000 in damages to a little girl who received second-degree burns when a hot Chicken McNugget fell on her leg as her mother pulled away from the drive-thru of a … Source: Claims Journal
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