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Mining Dam Disaster Deal Should Curb Lawsuits Against Vale and BHP, Sources Say An agreement by Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco to pay 170 billion reais ($29.85 billion) in compensation for a deadly dam collapse in Brazil could end more than a hundred lawsuits against the mining companies in the South …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2024 3:22 PM |
Hurricane Milton Caused $1.5B-$2.5B in Losses to Florida Agriculture Hurricane Milton caused an estimated $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion in damage to Florida’s crops and agricultural infrastructure, according to a preliminary assessment released by the state’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services on Thursday. The majority of Florida’s citrus …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2024 3:13 PM |
State Farm Campaign Aims to Provide Smoke Alarms to 1,300+ Texas Homes State Farm will provide smoke alarms to more than 1,300 Texas homes during the Out to Alarm Texas 2024 campaign, the Insurance Council of Texas shared. The initiative was created in 2005 as a way mitigate the loss of life …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2024 2:05 PM |
Louisiana Nursing Home Owner to Pay $8.2M for Misusing Assets During Ida Louisiana nursing home owner Bob Dean Jr. and several companies he operated have agreed to an $8.2 million consent judgment to resolve allegations that they misappropriated and misused the assets and income of four nursing homes in Louisiana before and …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2024 1:48 PM |
Trump Sued for Defamation by Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ Donald Trump is facing a defamation lawsuit over comments he made during the September presidential debate about five men who were wrongly convicted in the 1989 jogger rape case and came to be known as the “Central Park Five.” The …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2024 1:48 PM |
Record-Breaking Temperatures Mask a Subtler Threat: Chronic Heat Phoenix has become a nerve-wracking bellwether for extreme heat. Arizona’s capital recently endured a three-week stretch when every day broke a heat record, with thermometers peaking at 117F (47C) on Sept. 28. Yet even below the threshold of smashing records, …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2024 1:41 PM |
Michigan Construction Company to Pay $180K Fine for Lead Paint Violations U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $180,000 settlement with All Point Construction LLC in Allen Park, Michigan to resolve alleged violations of the federal lead renovation, repair and painting regulations. After receiving a complaint from a resident, EPA launched an …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2024 1:36 PM |
Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Let President Fire Independent Agency Leaders The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal that sought to give the president control over agencies that have long operated independently, potentially including the Federal Trade Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission. The appeal, pressed by two research …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2024 11:55 AM |
Inflation Gauge Is Easing But Some of Biggest Expenses Are Left Out Price pressures have eased substantially over the past two years, but a disconnect remains between what US inflation data show and what millions of Americans experience with their finances. That’s in part because price levels are still higher than they …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2024 11:43 AM |
The Secretive World of Russian Oil Tanker Insurance Revealed One of the energy market’s open questions since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been who’s insuring the tankers moving Moscow’s petroleum against the risk of a catastrophic oil spill. The answer is that while some are still covered by the …
POSTED OCTOBER 22, 2024 10:51 AM |
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