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Wife of California Inmate Wins $5.6 Million in Settlement for Strip Search

The wife of a California inmate will receive $5.6 million after being sexually violated during a strip search when she tried to visit her husband in prison, her attorneys said. After traveling four hours to see her husband at a …

Payment Gateway Slim CD Notifies 1.7M Cardholders of Hack

Electronic-payment gateway Slim CD has notified customers that its systems were hacked starting more than a year ago, potentially exposing the names, addresses, and credit card information of nearly 1.7 million individuals. The Coral Springs, Florida-based company that handles credit …

Women Settle Lawsuits With Yale Fertility Clinic Over Nurse Who Stole Their Painkillers

Dozens of women who say they suffered excruciating pain at a Yale University fertility clinic because a nurse stole fentanyl for her own use and replaced it with saline have settled their lawsuits against the Ivy League school. Patients and …

Four People From Connecticut Die in Small Plane Crash in Vermont

A small plane crashed in Vermont near an airport in Ferrisburgh, killing the four people on board, police said Monday. The Vermont State Police recovered the bodies from the wreckage of the four-seat, single-engine Piper aircraft that crashed Sunday in …

Police Have Increased Use of Maine’s ‘Yellow Flag’ Law Since Mass Shooting

There has been a huge jump in law enforcement requests for Maine courts to allow guns to be seized from people deemed a danger to themselves or others since the deadliest mass shooting in state history, the governor said Friday. …

Treaty Reinsurance Premiums in London Company Market Grew by 32% in 2023: IUA

Treaty reinsurance written in the London company market grew by almost one-third in 2023, with the sector generating premiums of £10.889 billion (US$14.2 billion), up from £8.248 billion ($10.8 billion) in 2022, according to the International Underwriting Association (IUA). The …

Built-Up Cities Get More Rain Than Rural Outskirts, Study Finds

Cities often get more rain and experience extreme rainfall more often compared to surrounding areas, a new study finds, a phenomenon that compounds other risk factors for urban flooding. Of the more than 1,000 cities around the world that the …

Factories in Vietnam’s Export Hubs May Face Weeks of Disruption After Typhoon Yagi

Typhoon Yagi caused severe damage to many factories and flooded warehouses in northern Vietnam’s export-oriented industrial hubs, with some shuttered plants expected to need weeks to return to full operation, executives said. Asia’s strongest typhoon this year was still causing …

DBS Group Considers Forming Insurance Partnerships in India, Taiwan: Sources

DBS Group Holdings Ltd. is considering forming insurance partnerships in India and Taiwan to expand its services in the region, according to people familiar with the matter. The Singapore-based lender is working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. as an adviser …

Finland’s Sampo Secures Deal for Danish Insurer Topdanmark

Finland’s Sampo Oyj succeeded in pushing through an offer for Topdanmark A/S in its second attempt to gain control of the Danish insurer. The Finnish insurance company raised its holding in Topdanmark to about 92.6% of shares, based on a …

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