Storms Threaten Mediterranean From Sicily to Ionian Sea Islands August 20, 2024 By Paul Tugwell and Eamon Akil Farhat Thunderstorms are forecast across the Mediterranean from Corfu to Sicily, where a luxury yacht sank off the coast on Monday...
Morgan Stanley’s and Hiscox’s Bloomer Among Those Missing After Yacht Sinks August 20, 2024 By Flavia Rotondi and Adveith Nair Morgan Stanley International chairman Jonathan Bloomer is among those missing, along with UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, as Italian authorities...
The Era of Runaway Heat Records Is Here August 20, 2024 By Eric Roston, Matthew Griffin and Alexander Battle Abdelal Las Vegas set a heat record of 117 degrees Fahrenheit (47.2C) in 1942, and for 82 years no weather system...
T-Mobile Fined $60 Million Over Unauthorized Data Access August 20, 2024 By Alexandra Alper and Eric Beech A powerful U.S. committee that scrutinizes foreign investment for national security risks fined T-Mobile $60 million, its largest penalty ever,...
Pilgrim’s Pride Agrees to $100M Settlement Over Chicken Farmers’ Pay August 20, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Pilgrim’s Pride, one of the largest U.S. poultry processors, agreed to pay $100 million to settle claims it conspired with...
US State AGs Seek Treble Damages Against Live Nation for Concertgoers August 20, 2024 By Jody Godoy Attorneys general from about two dozen U.S. states are seeking treble damages against Live Nation Entertainment and its ticket-selling unit,...
Mississippi Poultry Plant Settles With OSHA After Teen’s 2023 Death August 20, 2024 HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi poultry processing plant has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor...
Family of Carolina Woman Killed by Falling Utility Pole to Get $30M Settlement August 20, 2024 By Jeffrey Collins COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The family of a South Carolina woman struck in the head and killed by a rotting...
Virginia’s New Bad Faith Law: What Insurers Need to Know August 20, 2024 By Katie DeCoster, Sands Anderson On July 1, 2024, new Virginia Code § 8.01-66.1 became effective and created a new bad faith cause of action...
Neighbor Reported Gas Smell to Utility Night Before Maryland House Explosion August 20, 2024 A neighbor reported smelling gas to a utility company the night before a home exploded in Bel Air, Maryland, killing...