Emails Suggest CEO Zuckerberg Aware of Facebook’s Privacy Faults, WSJ Reports June 13, 2019 Facebook Inc. emails appear to show Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s involvement in discussions about its much criticized privacy practices,...
Boston Transit Head Seeks Outside Review After Two Derailments June 13, 2019 By Bob Salsberg The head of the Boston-area transit system promised an independent review of recent subway derailments after one during Tuesday’s morning...
Pilot Killed in New York Crash Wasn’t Certified to Fly in Bad Weather June 13, 2019 By Karen Matthews and Michael Sisak The pilot killed Monday when his helicopter slammed into the roof of a New York City skyscraper was not authorized...
Britain Commits to Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050 June 13, 2019 By Susanna Twidale and Matthew Green Britain has announced it will enshrine a new commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 into law,...
Jury Orders J&J, Colgate to Pay Almost $10 Million in Talc Case June 13, 2019 By Margaret Cronin Fisk, Jef Feeley and Robert Burnson Johnson & Johnson and Colgate-Palmolive Co. must pay almost $10 million to a dying California woman who blamed the companies’...
Suspected Attack on 2 Oil Tankers Near Strait of Hormuz Stokes Fears of War June 13, 2019 By Verity Ratcliffe, Anthony DiPaola and Bruce Stanley Two oil tankers were damaged on Thursday in a suspected attack near the entrance to the Persian Gulf, stoking fears...
EU Says It’s Ready for ‘Undesirable’ No-Deal Brexit, but Some Insurers Are Unprepared June 13, 2019 By Ian Wishart The European Union said it’s ready for the U.K. to leave the bloc without a deal and isn’t planning any...
Reinsurance Broker Guy Carpenter Suspends Two Over Harassing Email June 13, 2019 By Gavin Finch A Lloyd’s of London insurance broker, Guy Carpenter & Co., suspended an executive for sending a sexually suggestive email about...
North Carolina Lawmakers Disagree Over Watered Down Hands Free Bill June 13, 2019 By Gary D. Robertson Weeks after North Carolina House members watered down a distracted driving bill, state senators want to restore robust language that...
Talk of Managing Earth as an Asset Wins Over Congressional Climate Change Skeptic June 13, 2019 By Eric Roston In a break from years of acrimony over basic science, House Budget Committee members on Tuesday tripped over each other...