Canada’s Record Wildfire Season Set to Worsen as Heat Builds July 7, 2023 By Danielle Bochove Canada is bracing for higher-than-normal wildfire activity to continue into August, as soaring temperatures and drought turn much of the...
Tampa Installer Banned for Life After Leaving Hundreds of Pools Unfinished July 7, 2023 Florida’s attorney general has taken extraordinary measures against a Tampa-based pool company, shutting down the company and securing a lifetime...
World Sees Hottest June on Record as North Atlantic Temperatures Rise July 7, 2023 By Laura Millan Last month was the warmest June of the past three decades globally, with several places in western Europe hitting all-time...
Nevada Secures $285M Opioid Settlement with Walgreens July 7, 2023 The state of Nevada has reached a $285 million settlement with Walgreens regarding the pharmacy chain`s role in the opioid...
Ransomware Criminals Are Dumping Kids’ Private Files Online After School Hacks July 7, 2023 By Frank Bajak, Heather Hollingsworth and Larry Fenn The confidential documents stolen from schools and dumped online by ransomware gangs are raw, intimate and graphic. They describe student...
Two New Jersey Firefighters Died Battling Fire on Cargo Ship Carrying 5,000 Cars July 7, 2023 Two firefighters were killed battling a blaze that began when cars caught fire deep inside a cargo ship carrying 5,000...
Ukraine Finance Chief Sees Urgent Need for War-Risk Insurance July 7, 2023 By Maria Tadeo and Volodymyr Verbyany Ukraine’s wartime defense spending will remain high next year, underscoring the need for allies to provide war-risk insurance to help...
Siemens Energy’s Turbine Troubles Rattle Wind Sector July 7, 2023 By Christoph Steitz and Nina Chestney Siemens Energy’s disclosure of quality issues in its newer wind turbine models has exposed broader challenges in a sector suffering...
World Insurance Buys Schlegel & Schlegel Brokers on Cape Cod July 7, 2023 Insurance broker World Insurance Associates announced that it acquired the business of Schlegel & Schlegel Insurance Brokers Inc. of West...
90 Vermont Schools Sue Monsanto Over Toxic PCB Contamination of Buildings July 7, 2023 By Lisa Rathke Dozens of Vermont school districts have sued chemical giant Monsanto over toxic contamination in educational buildings from now-banned industrial chemicals...