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El Paso Contractor Faces $260K Fine After Employee Fatally Injured in Trench Collapse

An El Paso, Texas contractor could have prevented a 37-year-old employee from suffering fatal injuries in February 2024 by following federally required safety standards to avoid trench collapses, the same failure for which the U.S. Department of Labor has cited …

City of Columbus, Ohio Says Foreign Cyber Threat Attempted to Disrupt IT System

The City of Columbus said an investigation into a July 18 cybersecurity incident has found that a foreign cyber threat actor attempted to disrupt the city’s IT infrastructure, in a possible effort to deploy ransomware and solicit a ransom payment …

NHTSA Seeking Information on Fatal Tesla Cybertruck Crash in Texas

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it was seeking more information about an accident involving Tesla’s TSLA.O Cybertruck from the electric vehicle maker. The driver of the electric pickup truck was declared dead as a result of …

People Moves: Arch Insurance International Promotes Penberthy to CFO; Price Forbes Singapore Names Coates as Chief Broking Officer

This edition of International People moves details appointments at Arch Insurance International and Price Forbes Singapore. A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Insurance International Promotes Penberthy to CFO Arch Insurance International announced the promotion of Marie Penberthy …

UK Faces High Wildfire Risk After Spell of Warmer Weather

Europe’s wildfire risks are extending as far north as the UK after a recent spell of hot weather. Parts of southeastern England, including areas around London, face high wildfire risks later this week, according to forecasts from Copernicus. Wildfires have …

Google Monopolized Search Through Illegal Deals, Judge Rules

Google illegally monopolized the search market through exclusive deals, a judge ruled Monday, handing the government a win in its first major antitrust case against a tech giant in more than two decades. Judge Amit Mehta in Washington said that …

Hurricane Debby Brings Six Deaths, Widespread Flood Losses in Florida, Georgia, SC

Hurricane Debby left at least six people dead Monday along with widespread flooding in the same parts of Florida and Georgia that were swamped by Hurricane Idalia less than a year ago. Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee, in the Big …

California’s Park Fire Continues to Slowly Grow to 647 Square Miles

The Park Fire continues to slowly grow to 647 square miles, as thousands of firefighters continue to work to gain more control over the Northern California blaze, which is now the state’s fourth largest on record. The fire runs across …

Two More Wirecard Executives Charged in Germany Over Accounting Scandal

German prosecutors have charged another two former Wirecard executives, according to a statement from their Munich office on Tuesday, casting their net wider in investigations into one of Germany’s biggest corporate scandals. Wirecard collapsed in June 2020 over a 1.9 …

GSK Wins Latest Trial Over Zantac Cancer Claims

GSK won the latest trial over claims that discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, as a jury on Monday found that the drug was not responsible for an Illinois woman’s illness, a company spokesperson said. Carrie Joiner had alleged in …

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