Posts by Y@DminG
How Canine Heart Disease was Tied to Grain-Free Dog Food
In 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, acting on input from a group of veterinary researchers, began investigating whether the increasing popularity of grain-free dog foods had led to a sudden rise in a potentially fatal heart disease in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWisconsin AG Sues 18 Companies over PFAS Contamination
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to force nearly 20 companies that he alleges contaminated the environment with chemicals known as PFAS to reimburse the state for investigations and cleanup efforts. The … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHoover Dam Transformer Explodes; No One Hurt
BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — A transformer exploded Tuesday at Hoover Dam, one of the nation’s largest hydroelectric facilities, producing a thick cloud of black smoke and flames that were quickly extinguished. No one was hurt in the explosion near … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreShip Insurers Seek More Assurances on Ukraine Grain Corridor
LONDON –– Insurers will only be willing to cover ships sailing through a proposed corridor to get Ukrainian grain out if there are arrangements for international navy escorts and a clear strategy to deal with sea mines, underwriters and brokers … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAllianz Notes Rising Business Interruption Costs in Global Claims Report
The number of contingent business-interruption claims more than tripled in 2021 as a deep freeze in Texas shut down much of the state’s power grid and a fire at a semi-conductor plant in Japan contributed to a global supply chain … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHawaii Waves Swamp Homes, Weddings During ‘Historic’ Swell
HONOLULU (AP) — Towering waves on Hawaii’s south shores crashed into homes and businesses, spilled across highways and upended weddings over the weekend. The large waves — some more than 20 feet (6 meters) high — came from a combination … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLawsuit: Miss. School District Didn’t Stop Student Bullying
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) — A lawsuit alleges that a Mississippi high school soccer player with a rare skin disease was bullied and physically assaulted for months, with school officials failing to respond. The parents of the 15-year-old boy have … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMan Detained in Police Probe of Raging Wildfires in France
LA TESTE-DE-BUCH, France (AP) — French investigators probing the suspected deliberate lighting of what has become a raging wildfire in the country’s southwest detained a man for questioning, as firefighters and water-bombing planes on Tuesday fought the ferocious flames fueled … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreResearchers: Chinese-Made GPS Automotive Tracker Highly Vulnerable
BOSTON (AP) — A popular Chinese-made automotive GPS tracker used by individuals, government agencies and companies in 169 countries has severe software vulnerabilities, posing a potential danger to life and limb, national security and supply chains, cybersecurity researchers have found. … Source: Claims Journal
Read More3 Missing in Gas Explosion in Major North China Port City
BEIJING (AP) — A gas explosion after a partial building collapse in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Tuesday morning left three people missing and 11 injured. The incident remains under investigation, but it appears to point to … Source: Claims Journal
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