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La Palma’s Volcanic Eruption is Going Strong 3 Weeks Later
LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — Three weeks since its eruption upended the lives of thousands, the volcano on Spain’s La Palma island is still spewing out endless streams of lava with no signs of ceasing. Authorities on … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNTSB: Engine-Room-Only Fuel Shutoff Valves Let Fire Spread
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fuel shutoff valves outside the engine room might have stopped a fire that destroyed a shrimp boat after an explosion off Louisiana last year, federal investigators say. Other shrimpers saw the smoke and rescued all four … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMagnitude 5.9 Quake Halts Trains in Tokyo Area; 30 Injured
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook the Tokyo area on Thursday night, injuring more than 30 people, damaging underground water pipes and halting trains and subways. Traffic disruptions continued Friday morning, with local trains delayed and commuters … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSupply Chain Problems Threaten Utility’s Power Supplies
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — When Public Service Co. of New Mexico abandons the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station in June, the utility won’t have enough solar replacement power to pick up the slack because of supply chain issues caused by … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWinds, Rain, Snow Across Nevada as Colder 2nd Storm Looms
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Wet weather swept into Nevada early Friday morning, packing pre-dawn rain and gusty winds that contributed to slippery roads and crashes in Las Vegas and snow flurries in the Sierra Nevada range. One of the Las … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalifornia Spill Not the Environmental Disaster First Feared
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — After a crude oil sheen was detected on the waters off the Southern California coast, environmentalists feared the worst: A massive spill that would wreck the ecosystem. A week later, the region and its signature … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMarijuana Waxes as Opioids Wane in Workers’ Comp
Workers’ compensation insurers have slashed spending on opioids, reducing the risk of addiction and delayed recovery, but now they are under increasing pressure to reimburse injured workers for a new kind of elixir. Six states now allow or require insurers … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSummer Storms Were a Climate-Change Wake-Up Call For Subways
NEW YORK (AP) — When the remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped record-breaking rain on the East Coast this month, staircases into New York City’s subway tunnels turned into waterfalls and train tracks became canals. In Philadelphia, a commuter line along … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Poised to Sue Contractors Who Don’t Report Cyber Breaches
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is poised to sue government contractors and other companies who receive U.S. government grants if they fail to report breaches of their computer systems or misrepresent their cybersecurity practices, the department’s No. 2 official … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMicrosoft: Russia Behind 58% of Detected State-Backed Hacks
BOSTON (AP) _ Russia accounted for most state-sponsored hacking detected by Microsoft over the past year, with a 58% share, mostly targeting government agencies and think tanks in the United States, followed by Ukraine, Britain and European NATO members, the … Source: Claims Journal
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