New York livery drivers will now have better access to workers’ benefits. Gov. David A. Paterson announced Friday that he has signed a law to aid the drivers in New York City, and in Westchester and Nassau counties. Until now, …
Maryland’s medical establishment is repeating its dire warnings about doctor shortages in rural areas as two government panels pondering the problem prepare recommendations to the governor and the 2009 General Assembly. Earlier this month at the Rocky Gap resort near …
A British businessman won damages last week against an old friend who put libelous and unauthorised information about him on the social networking Web site Facebook. Mathew Firsht won 22,000 pounds ($43,767) in damages against his school friend Grant Raphael …
A.M. Best Co. announced that it will participate as a major sponsor of the Australia and New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards. Best said: “The awards, hosted by the Australia and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance, will honor the …
Bermuda-based XL Capital Ltd. plans to announce its Second Quarter 2008 results today, July 28, after the close of regular stock market trading hours. The Company will then hold a conference call to discuss the results at 5:30 p.m. Eastern …
Australian investigators were focusing on the possibility that an oxygen cylinder could have exploded in mid-flight on the Qantas jumbo jet that made an emergency landing in the Philippines with a giant hole in its fuselage, officials said Sunday. Australia’s …
The world’s poorer countries are divided over proposals for a new global trade deal, with developing country food importers pitted against exporters pushing for greater liberalization. The differences turn on two technical measures in the proposals on agriculture in the …
Imperial Sugar CEO John Sheptor said there may be “significant” penalties proposed when federal workplace safety regulators release their findings after investigating a dust explosion that killed 13 workers at a company sugar refinery in Georgia. With the investigation into …
Summit Park Volunteer Fire Department in Harrison County, West Virginia has agreed to stop responding to emergency calls temporarily while the state Fire Marshal’s Office looks into complaints involving its finances. Among the most serious problems, according to County Commissioner …
A privately owned fraternity house at West Virginia University has been condemned for unsafe living conditions by the Morgantown, W.Va. Fire Department. The Tau Kappa Epsilon house was shut down last week after inspectors found live wires sticking out of …
