Posts by Y@DminG
Livestreamed Carnage: Tech’s Hard Lessons from Mass Killings
These days, mass shooters like the one now held in the Buffalo, New York, supermarket attack don’t stop with planning out their brutal attacks. They also create marketing plans while arranging to livestream their massacres on social platforms in hopes … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRain Brings Relief to Massive, Record-Wildfire in New Mexico
Lightning sparked a few new small fires in the drought-stricken Southwest Monday but the thunderstorms brought welcome rain to the monster blaze that’s been churning for a month in New Mexico and is now the state’s largest in recorded history. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHeavy Rains Trigger Floods in Northeast India, killing 11
GAUHATI, India (AP) — At least 11 people have died in floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rains in India’s remote northeast region, officials said Tuesday. Several railway stations were closed because of floods, said Nazreen Ahmed, a senior official … Source: Claims Journal
Read More4 Now Confirmed Dead in Massachusetts Apartment Building
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The number of people who died in a fire at a Massachusetts apartment building last weekend has climbed to four with the discovery of two more bodies on Monday, fire officials said. The search of the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInsurer’s Probe of Boat Claim Uncovers Evidence Used in Murder Charges
A boat insurance claim denial and fraud investigation have surfaced as integral pieces of the murder case being brought against a 28-year-old Vermont man charged with killing his grandfather and mother for inheritance money. In addition to facing two murder … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreStudy Links Chiropractic Care to Lower Costs, Faster Return to Work
Chiropractors are involved in only a small fraction or workers’ compensation claims for low back pain in states where insurers or employers control the choice of medical provider, but a report released Tuesday suggests that skepticism about runaway costs may … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreIraqi Merchants Struggle on Amid Series of Strong Sandstorms
BAGHDAD (AP) — The thick layer of dust blanketing the sky did not deter Muhammed Ghalib from walking to work in Baghdad’s main commercial district on Monday, as the latest in an unrelenting series of intense sandstorms swept Iraq. The … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreArgo Testing Driverless Vehicles on Miami and Austin Streets
AUSTIN —Self-driving startup Argo AI on Tuesday said it was having driverless vehicles carry employees around streets of Miami, Florida and Austin, Texas, noting that commercial applications would follow after an unspecified time. Argo, backed by Ford Motor Co. and … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAllianz to Pay $6B in US Fraud Case, Fund Manager Charged
Germany’s Allianz agreed to pay more than $6 billion and its US asset management unit will plead guilty to criminal securities fraud over the collapse of its Structured Alpha funds early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Allianz’s settlements with the U.S. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreButtigieg Sends $5B to Cities for Safety as Road Deaths Soar
WASHINGTON (AP) — With upcoming data showing traffic deaths soaring, the Biden administration is steering $5 billion in federal aid to cities and localities to address the growing crisis by slowing down cars, carving out bike paths and wider sidewalks … Source: Claims Journal
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