After Second Death by Fall in 3 Years, New York Roofer Faces Potential $1.3M Penalty August 24, 2022 A Nanuet, New York roofing and siding contractor with a history of safety violations and penalties now faces an additional...
Cocktail of Chemicals Contributed to Massive Fish Die-off on Oder River: German Official August 24, 2022 By Frank Jordans Several substances seem to have contributed to the massive fish die-off in the Oder River that forms much of Germany’s...
Ukraine Grain Corridors Need More Ships, Affordable Insurance to Accelerate Exports August 24, 2022 By Áine Quinn, Ann Koh and Vivian Iroanya Ukraine’s first shipments of grain since being invaded by Russia are a harbinger of relief for squeezed global markets, but...
Worst Drought in Decades Threatens China’s Economic Recovery August 24, 2022 By Bloomberg News Wan Jinjun, a 62-year-old retiree who has swum the Yangtze River almost every day for the past decade in Wuhan,...
Tropical Storm Ma-on Takes Aim at Hong Kong, Guangdong Province August 24, 2022 Several cities in southern China raised their cyclone warning signals on Wednesday, bracing for Tropical Storm Ma-on, which is expected...
Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch Sues Australian News Site for Defamation August 24, 2022 By Byron Kaye and Jack Queen Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch has filed a defamation lawsuit against an Australian news site over an opinion piece he...
North Dakota Officials Investigating Massive Oilfield Wastewater Spill August 24, 2022 North Dakota regulators are investigating a massive spill of oilfield wastewater from a broken pipeline in the northwest part of...
Twitter Misled Regulators on Hackers and Spam, Whistleblower Claims August 24, 2022 Twitter Inc. misled federal regulators about its defenses against hackers and spam accounts, the social media company’s former security chief...
Small Business Satisfaction With Commercial Insurers Resurges: J.D. Power August 24, 2022 A toxic combination of business disruption and economic uncertainty strained the relationship between small businesses and their commercial line insurers...
30 Years Ago Andrew Upended Florida, But Current Legal Storm May Be Worse August 24, 2022 By William Rabb It was 30 years ago today that Hurricane Andrew, the strongest storm to make U.S. landfall in more than two...