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Fire-Resistant Upgrades Could Be a Game-Changer in Wildfires
About the photo: The sun rises through a cloud of smoke after a wildfire swept through the area in Sonoma County on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif. (Paul Kitagaki Jr. /The Sacramento Bee via AP) PARADISE, Calif.– … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreEfforts to Clear Fire-prone California Forests Face Hurdles
About the photo: A firefighter works to battle the Carr Fire at a home in Redding, Calif., Thursday, July 26, 2018. (Daniel Kim/The Sacramento Bee via AP) CHICO, Calif. — With nearly 40 million people living in California and development … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCoffee Shop Owner was Told to Leave Before Blast
About the photo: Charred remains are piled in a heap of rubble on Thursday in Durham, N.C., the day after an explosion and building fire caused by a gas leak killed one person and injured more than two dozen, including … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreU.S. FAA probes sighting of drone over baseball game at Boston’s Fenway Park
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it was investigating a report of a drone flying over Boston’s Fenway Park during Thursday’s baseball game. The Boston Red Sox said Friday that a drone flew over the playing … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTainted Oil: Exxon, Others Say U.S. Government Sold Toxic Crude
About the photo: A contractor works at Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg Exxon Mobil Corp. is the latest company to raise concerns that a stockpile of U.S. government crude is tainted with poisonous gas. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge Orders Bayer to Pursue Talks in Roundup Cancer Litigation
A U.S. judge ordered Bayer AG to pursue mediation with plaintiffs claiming that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, asking the company to try to settle lawsuits that have wreaked havoc on its share price. More than 11,200 people have sued … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWildfire Took Your Home? Don’t Count on Insurance: Viewpoint
Own a home? No doubt you’ve insured it. Very sensible of you. But if that home were, say, burned to the ground, then your insurance company probably wouldn’t cover the cost of rebuilding it. Don’t feel too bad, though. It’s … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSon of Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Burning 3 Louisiana Black Churches
The son of a sheriff’s deputy was charged with burning down three predominately black churches in southern Louisiana over the past two weeks, officials said on Thursday, saying they acted quickly out of concern he would strike again. Holden Matthews, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBoeing CEO Says 737 MAX Software Update Working as Designed
Boeing Co’s chief executive said on Thursday that a software update designed to prevent disasters like two recent fatal crashes involving its 737 MAX is working, with about two-thirds of the fast-selling jetliner’s customers having seen the fix in simulator … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJury Convicts 2 Romanians in Malware Scheme that Infected 400,000 Computers
A federal jury on Thursday convicted two Bucharest, Romania, residents of 21 counts related to their scheme to infect victim computers with malware in order to steal credit card and other information to sell on dark market websites, mine cryptocurrency … Source: Claims Journal
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