Complex Financial Products Aren’t the Solution to Climate Change or Pandemic: Opinion May 8, 2020 By Kate Mackenzie, Bloomberg Opinion Almost exactly four years ago the World Bank announced a pioneering project, the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility, designed to develop...
Split Okla. Supreme Court Sides with Plaintiffs in Attorney Fee Dispute May 8, 2020 By Jim Sams An insurer that failed to pay a claim within 60 days cannot be considered the prevailing party even if a...
NFL Kicks Off Plan to Reopen Team Facilities; MLS Soccer Allows Player Workouts May 8, 2020 By Barry Wilner The NFL has set protocols for reopening team facilities and has told the 32 teams to have them in place...
Billions Will Experience ‘Sahara’ Like Heat in Next 50 Years, Report States May 8, 2020 By Don Jergler Roughly a third of the global population could experience an average annual temperature of 84.2 degrees Fahrenheit (29C) in the...
Ben & Jerry’s Scoops a Win in ‘Happy Cows’ Lawsuit May 8, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Ben & Jerry’s won the dismissal on Thursday of a lawsuit by an environmental advocate who claimed the company deceived...
How Caterpillar, Deere Kept Equipment Making Plants Open During Coronavirus Outbreak May 8, 2020 By Rajesh Kumar Singh While Detroit automakers’ unionized auto factories have been idled by the coronavirus pandemic, farm and construction equipment makers Deere and...
Federal Aid Denied to Georgia County for Damage from April Tornado May 8, 2020 By Amy O'Connor A county in Georgia will not receive any federal relief funds after a tornado that swept through the South in...
U.S. Tells Auto Makers They Don’t Have to Recall 56 Million Takata Air Bag Inflators May 7, 2020 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Thursday it will not require automakers to recall 56 million additional Takata...
Alabama Sues Tyson Foods for Negligence Over 2019 Wastewater Spill May 7, 2020 The state of Alabama sued Tyson Foods on Thursday over a 2019 wastewater spill that caused the largest recorded fish...
Florida Makes Plans for Dealing with Pandemic During Hurricane Season May 7, 2020 By Brendan Farrington and Terry Spencer As Florida slowly reopens, officials are now contemplating what they should do if the coronavirus outbreak lingers into hurricane season,...