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Uber Admits Covering Up 2016 Hacking, Avoids Prosecution in U.S. Settlement
Jul 26 2022 // Uber Technologies Inc. on Friday accepted responsibility for covering up a 2016 data breach that affected 57 million passengers and drivers, as part of a settlement with U.S. prosecutors to avoid criminal charges. In...
U.S. Sues Chicken Producers, Alleging They Conspired to Keep Wages Down
Jul 26 2022 // US poultry producers Cargill Inc., Sanderson Farms Inc. and Wayne Farms LLC agreed to pay $84.8 million restitution for conspiring to lower wages for workers at chicken slaughterhouses as part of a settlement with the US...
U.S. Senate Democrats Plan Bill Aiming to Restore ‘Net Neutrality’
Jul 19 2022 // Two U.S. Senate Democrats active in internet issues are working on a bill to restore landmark “net neutrality” rules that would bar telecommunications companies from blocking or throttling traffic or offering...
Most U.S. Small Businesses Worry Recession is Coming
Jul 13 2022 // Some 93% of small business owners are worried that the United States will enter a recession in the next six months, a survey released by Goldman Sachs showed on Wednesday, with a majority of firms saying the country was...
People Moves: BHSI Names Guinea to Customer Post in Spain; Catalina Appoints New CEOs in Asia and U.S.
Jul 11 2022 // BHSI Names Guinea to Customer Engagement Post in Spain Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that Eduardo Guinea has joined the organization as head of customer and broker engagement in Spain. He will be...
Google Offers Concessions to Thwart US Antitrust Case
Jul 11 2022 // Alphabet Inc.’s Google has offered concessions to change certain aspects of its advertising business in an attempt to head off a possible US antitrust lawsuit, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Google has...
U.S.-Based 3M Faces More Costs After $581M Chemical Cleanup Pact in Belgium
Jul 8 2022 // 3M Co. still faces the prospect of additional costs to resolve contamination liabilities in Belgium after reaching an agreement to clean up and remediate PFAS, the so-called forever chemicals used in many consumer goods, a...
U.S. House Panel Asks Gunmakers to Testify Amid Mass Shootings
Jul 7 2022 // The U.S. House Oversight Committee has asked the chief executives of three gunmakers to testify on July 20 as part of its investigation into the firearms industry following a wave of high-profile mass shootings, the panel...
US Testing New Fire Retardant, Critics Push Other Methods
Jul 7 2022 // U.S. officials are testing a new wildfire retardant after two decades of buying millions of gallons annually from one supplier, but watchdogs say the expensive strategy is overly fixated on aerial attacks at the expense of...
US Auto Crash Death Rate Highest in Study of Rich Countries
Jul 6 2022 // US death rates from motor vehicle crashes rates are the highest among 29 upper-income countries, according to a government study that adds to the country’s poor public-health record among developed nations. Annual US...
Explainer: Will U.S. Supreme Court EPA Ruling Rein in Federal Regulators?
Jul 5 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to restrict greenhouse gas emissions from power plants in a 6-3 ruling that some legal experts said would more broadly curb...
U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Doctors Challenging Opioid Convictions
Jul 4 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court on June 27 made it harder for prosecutors to win convictions of doctors accused of running “pill mills” and excessively prescribing opioids and other addictive drugs, by requiring the...
U.S. Supreme Court Limits Federal Power to Curb Carbon Emissions
Jul 1 2022 // Conservative justices power 6-3 ruling; liberals dissent Ruling curbs EPA ability to regulate power plant emissions Biden vows to tackle climate change despite the ruling The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday imposed limits...
US Farmers Battle Floods, Heat in Bid to Replenish Food Supplies
Jun 30 2022 // Global grain markets are at a pivot point, with prices finally starting to ease after a dizzying surge earlier this year. Where things go from here could end up being determined by farmers like Justin Sherlock and the...
U.S. Power Companies Face Supply-Chain Crisis This Summer
Jun 29 2022 // U.S. power companies are facing supply crunches that may hamper their ability to keep the lights on as the nation heads into the heat of summer and the peak hurricane season. Extreme weather events such as storms,...
U.S. Vehicle Quality Hits 36-Year Low as Supply, Labor Woes Continue: J.D. Power
Jun 29 2022 // The quality of vehicles sold in the United States fell to a 36-year low in 2022, according to automotive consultant J.D. Power, as labor shortages and supply snags continued to impact automakers. Major automakers have been...
Some Western U.S. Cities Nixing July 4 Fireworks over Fire Dangers, Shortages
Jun 29 2022 // The skies over a scattering of Western U.S. cities will stay dark for the third consecutive Fourth of July as some major fireworks displays are canceled again this year – some over wildfire concerns amid dry weather and...
U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Doctors Challenging Opioid Convictions
Jun 27 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court on June 27 made it harder for prosecutors to win convictions of doctors accused of running “pill mills” and excessively prescribing opioids and other addictive drugs, by requiring the...
U.S. Supreme Court Again Nixes Bayer Challenge to Weedkiller Suits
Jun 27 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected another Bayer AG bid to dismiss litigation alleging that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer as the German pharmaceutical and chemical giant tries to avoid potentially billions of...
People Moves: Miller Expands Into Media & Entertainment; Aon Re Names Carpenter’s Toffanello Head of Italy; SiriusPoint’s Sawyer Rejoins AXA XL for U.S. Casualty Re
Jun 27 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurance broker Miller, Aon Reinsurance Solutions in Italy, and AXA XL. A summary of these new hires follows here. Miller Expands Into Media &...
