A bill aimed at addressing the increasing costs of prescription drugs is scheduled to come up for a vote in the Massachusetts Senate this week. The legislation would establish a process for identifying drug price thresholds that pose a public …
A federal judge on Monday sided with Amazon.com Inc. in dismissing a discrimination lawsuit that workplace organizer Christian Smalls had filed against his former employer. U.S. District Judge Rachel Kovner rejected Smalls’ claim that Amazon had fired him because he …
The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it has unraveled its biggest-ever cryptocurrency theft, seizing a record-shattering $3.6 billion in bitcoin tied to the 2016 hack of digital currency exchange Bitfinex and arresting a husband-and-wife team on money laundering charges. …
The estates of Robin Williams and George Carlin sued Sirius XM’s Pandora Media Inc. on Monday, claiming the online music service owes royalties for streaming their material millions of times. Williams and Carlin’s estates, along with comedians Bill Engvall, Ron …
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) – Cyclone Batsirai is blamed for the deaths of 20 people in Madagascar and for making more than 55,000 people homeless victims after slamming into the island’s eastern coast, officials said Monday. The tropical storm weakened quickly …
Amazon said it will be expanding its in-person health care service locations accessed through its virtual Amazon Care unit to more than 20 additional cities this year. Amazon Care’s virtual tele-health service for video-chats with doctors and pharmacy services, which …
The Florida property insurance market is showing more signs of trouble, with one of the state’s largest carriers deciding to stop writing new homeowner business in the state – while also asking for a rate increase on some policies. United …
Broker World Insurance Associates reports it acquired J.K. Olivieri Insurance Agency, Inc. of Middleboro, Massachusetts, on December 1, 2021. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. J.K. Olivieri Insurance Agency was founded in 1979 in Brockton by John K. Olivieri. …
A new auto insurer is turning the tables on car manufacturers that offer insurance with their roadside and emergency services by including these accident services with its auto insurance policy. Austin, Texas-based Sensa is calling itself the “first proactive insurance …
A woman fell to her death from a mast on a historic ship that’s featured at a Texas museum after her safety harness somehow came unclipped, police said. The 58-year-old woman died Feb. 6 after falling from a mast on …
