Purdue Pharma Floats $10-$12 Billion Opioid Settlement: Reuters August 28, 2019 By Mike Spector and Jessica DiNapoli OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, the Sackler family, are in discussion to settle more than 2,000 opioid...
Lafond Succeeds Giglio as CEO of Insurity August 28, 2019 Insurity, Inc., a provider of cloud-based services and data analytics for the property/casualty insurance industry, has appointed Chris Lafond as...
Hemp Crops in Hawaii Unusable Because of High THC Levels August 28, 2019 More than half of hemp crops cultivated in Hawaii in the past year were unusable due to high THC levels,...
$900K in Claims Paid to Settle Against Police Chief in New Mexico August 28, 2019 The state of New Mexico acknowledged Monday that it paid out $900,000 to three State Police officials who complained of...
Fire Official Says Oregon Wildfire Risk Map Flawed August 28, 2019 A fire official says a wildfire risk map being created by Deschutes County, the home of Bend, Oregon, underestimates fire...
Japan to Offer Enhanced Trade Insurance to Drive African Investment August 28, 2019 By Kiyoshi Takenaka Japan will offer enhanced trade insurance to boost private sector investment in Africa, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday...
DuPont Says It Will No Longer Buy Firefighting Foam With Suspect Chemicals August 28, 2019 Industrial materials maker DuPont said on Wednesday it would stop buying and using firefighting foams made with a controversial class...
Tropical Storm Dorian to Drench Puerto Rico; Then Could Hit Florida as Hurricane August 28, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan and Will Wade Tropical Storm Dorian is about to lash Puerto Rico with torrential rains, and then is expected to gain strength and...
Connecticut Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud for Embezzling $400K from Employer August 28, 2019 A Connecticut woman has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $400,000 from her employer. Federal prosecutors say 56-year-old Vicki Miller,...
Newark to Speed Replacing of Pipes Blamed for Lead in Water August 28, 2019 By David Porter and Mike Catalini New Jersey’s biggest city on Monday announced a plan to borrow $120 million to dramatically cut the time it will...