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Security Firm: Chinese Hackers Broke into Email Security Appliance in Spying Campaign
Suspected state-backed Chinese hackers used a security hole in a popular email security appliance to break into the networks of hundreds of public and private sector organizations globally, nearly a third of them government agencies including foreign ministries, the cybersecurity … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreIowa City Hires Outside Firms to Investigate Partial Building Collapse
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two companies have been tasked with investigating the partial collapse of a six-story apartment building in Iowa that left three dead, many injured and dozens displaced, the city of Davenport announced Wednesday. The city hired … Source: Claims Journal
Read More7th Circuit: Insurer Must Defend Firm Sued for Selling Facial Recognition Program to Police
An ambiguous coverage exclusion prevents a liability insurer from dodging the cost of defending a data broker that was sued after selling the Chicago Police Department access to a facial recognition database that reportedly contained 3 billion images extracted from … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDisaster Declaration: Rhode Island Seeks Federal Funds to Fix Iconic Newport Cliff Walk
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island wants federal funds to help pay some of the nearly $14 million it will take to repair Newport’s damaged Cliff Walk, one of the state’s most popular attractions. Gov. Dan McKee issued a disaster … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePennsylvania Using Tons of Recycled Glass Nuggets to Rebuild Collapsed Interstate 95
Pennsylvania will truck in 2,000 tons of lightweight glass nuggets to help quickly rebuild a collapsed section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia and crews will work 24 hours a day until they can reopen the critical commercial artery, officials said … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreThe Weapons Expert in the Alec Baldwin Case Was Hungover on Set, Prosecutors Say
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer was drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the filming of “Rust,” prosecutors are alleging, saying she was likely hungover … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWoman Accuses Lawyer of 2007 Rape in Boston, Wants to Face Him in Court
BOSTON (AP) – A woman who has accused a New Jersey man of raping her 16 years ago in Boston says she felt that her freedom had been taken away from her that night, and she wants to face him … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreEx-Starbucks Manager Awarded $25.6 Million over Firing After Arrests of 2 Black Men
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) – Jurors in a federal court in New Jersey have awarded $25.6 million to a former regional Starbucks manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished by the coffee chain after the high- … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Beefs Up Campaign to Ensure Accurate Animal Welfare Claims on Packaging
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it hopes to weed out false or misleading animal-welfare claims on meat and poultry packaging with new guidance and testing. The claims __ such as “pasture-raised,” “humanely raised,” and “raised without antibiotics” __ … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNashville Bar Damaged by Car Bombing Sues Insurer
When a Tennessee man set off a bomb in downtown Nashville in 2020, it not only disrupted a peaceful Christmas morning in the city, it put some nearby establishments out of business for more than 30 months. The vehicle blast, … Source: Claims Journal
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