US, Philippines Pay Highest Economic Price for Climate-Fueled Weather February 28, 2024 By Leslie Kaufman The United States and the Philippines are the countries hit hardest by climate-driven extreme weather, measured as a percentage of...
EPA Directs $1 Billion to 25 Superfund Hazardous Waste Cleanups February 28, 2024 By Timothy Gardner The U.S. environment regulator said on Tuesday it is launching new cleanup projects at 25 hazardous waste sites from New...
FAA Criticizes Boeing, Says it Wants a Plan in 90 Days to Address Quality Problems February 28, 2024 By David Shepardson Boeing must develop a comprehensive action plan to address “systemic quality-control issues” within 90 days, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration...
False Claims Act Cases Resulted in $2.7B in Fiscal Year 2023: DOJ February 28, 2024 The U.S. Department of Justice said a record 543 settlements and judgements under the False Claims Act resulted in about...
Change Healthcare Cyberattack Is Still Disrupting Pharmacies, Other Providers February 28, 2024 By Sana Pashankar and John Tozzi A cyberattack that has disrupted Change Healthcare’s computer networks for nearly a week is creating a growing administrative problem for...
OpenAI Says New York Times ‘Hacked’ ChatGPT to Build Copyright Lawsuit February 28, 2024 By Blake Brittain OpenAI has asked a federal judge to dismiss parts of the New York Times’ copyright lawsuit against it, arguing that...
Clyde & Co: M&A Activity to ‘Start to Increase Through 2024’ February 27, 2024 The number of worldwide mergers and acquisitions in the insurance sector in 2023 dropped to 346, down from 449 in...
FTC Sues to Block Kroger’s $24.6 Billion Albertsons Deal February 27, 2024 By Leah Nylen and Jaewon Kang The US Federal Trade Commission, eight states and Washington DC sued to block Kroger Co.’s $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons...
People Moves: Heaton Named Chief Operating Officer of Markel Group February 27, 2024 Markel Group Inc., headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia, named Mike Heaton as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Heaton...
MGM Resorts Says Regulators Probing September Cyberattack February 27, 2024 MGM Resorts International disclosed that state and federal regulators were probing a cyberattack on its systems that took place in...