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Powerful Earthquake Near Mexico’s Acapulco Kills at Least 1
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck near the Pacific resort city of Acapulco on Tuesday night, killing at least one person and causing buildings to rock and sway in Mexico City hundreds of kilometers away. The U.S. Geological … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCourt Weighs Drug Distributor’s Insurance Coverage Fight
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court is deciding whether the insurance company for a drug distributor should be forced to provide a legal defense in the company’s fight against government lawsuits related to the opioid epidemic. Justices on … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePrivate Expedition to Dive Into Wreck of M/S Estonia Ferry
HELSINKI (AP) — A privately-funded expedition, commissioned by relatives of the victims of the M/S Estonia ferry that sank into the Baltic Sea nearly 27 years ago, will dive into the vessel’s wreckage this month. It’s the latest attempt to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHurricane Ida Damage Projections Reaching the Scale of Irma, Harvey and Sandy
Insured losses from Hurricane Ida are now creeping into the $30 billion range after catastrophe modelers added damage to properties in the Northeast, putting the catastrophe on par with Hurricane Irma and Harvey in 2017 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMoney, Mimicry and Mind Control: Big Tech Slams Ethics Brakes on AI
SAN FRANCISCO — In September last year, Google’s cloud unit looked into using artificial intelligence to help a financial firm decide whom to lend money to. It turned down the client’s idea after weeks of internal discussions, deeming the project … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNo Hurricane Has Hit U.S. Energy Markets Quite Like Ida Has
Only about 20% of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas production is back online after Hurricane Ida battered south-east Louisiana, marking a even slower comeback than in the wake of Katrina. More than a week after the Category 4 storm … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNo Hurricane Has Hit U.S. Energy Markets Quite Like Ida Has
Only about 20% of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas production is back online after Hurricane Ida battered south-east Louisiana, marking a even slower comeback than in the wake of Katrina. More than a week after the Category 4 storm … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCognizant Reaches $95M Settlement With U.S. Shareholders Over Bribery Allegations
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp has reached a $95 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit accusing the information technology services company of defrauding shareholders by concealing bribes to officials in India. A preliminary settlement of the proposed class action was filed … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCognizant Reaches $95M Settlement With U.S. Shareholders Over Bribery Allegations
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp has reached a $95 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit accusing the information technology services company of defrauding shareholders by concealing bribes to officials in India. A preliminary settlement of the proposed class action was filed … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLake Tahoe Evacuation Orders Lifted, But Fire Threat Remains
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — The lifting of a mandatory evacuation order for South Lake Tahoe’s 22,000 residents is a confident milestone in the fight against the Caldor Fire, but it remains only 48% contained and still threatens areas … Source: Claims Journal
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