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Nearly three months ago, Hyundai and Kia unveiled software that was designed to thwart an epidemic of thefts of their vehicles, caused by a security flaw that was exposed on TikTok and other social media sites. So far, it hasn’t … Source: Claims Journal

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Authorities in Auckland declared a state of emergency Tuesday as flooding again hit New Zealand’s largest city. Further north in the city of Whangarei, a high school student was missing after a school group that … Source: Claims Journal

HOUSTON (AP) — Crews have finally extinguished a fire at a Houston-area petrochemical plant that had been burning on and off for days, according to Shell, which operates the plant. Firefighters first responded to the blaze at the Deer Park … Source: Claims Journal

MOSCOW (AP) – The death toll from wildfires in Russia’s Ural Mountains rose to 21 Tuesday, Russian state news agency Tass reported, citing local emergency service agencies. Wildfires have raged in the Kurgan region of the Urals and in Siberia … Source: Claims Journal

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A company that operates a more than century-old hydroelectric dam near Mount Rainier National Park will pay $1 million after synthetic field turf and its tiny rubber particles spilled into the Puyallup River in 2020. Pierce … Source: Claims Journal

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department said Tuesday that it had disrupted a long-running Russian cyberespionage campaign that stole sensitive information from computer networks in dozens of countries, including the U.S. and other NATO members. Prosecutors linked the spying operation … Source: Claims Journal

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) A New Mexico judge has approved a $1.15 million settlement between a medic who worked on the “Rust” film set and one of several defendants she accused of negligence in the fatal 2021 shooting of a … Source: Claims Journal

Whether you call it an acquisition or a merger, the fact that Willis Group Holdings ended up controlling Towers Watson and shareholders filed a lawsuit alleging they were shortchanged triggered a “bump-up” exclusion in a directors and officers policy, a … Source: Claims Journal

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday will vote on sweeping bipartisan rail safety legislation prompted by a Norfolk Southern-operated NSC.N train derailment on Feb. 3 in Ohio. Committee Chair Maria Cantwell, a Democrat, said the legislation will mandate the … Source: Claims Journal

Most people will be familiar with the posters at workplaces noting the number of days since a lost-time work injury. Well, there’s a dirty little secret behind that, one that helps employers avoid higher experience modifications on their workers’ compensation … Source: Claims Journal