Drugmakers, Pharmacies Next Targets for US Opioid Settlements July 21, 2021 By Bryce Covert NEW YORK — With a $26 billion nationwide settlement in sight over claims that the three largest U.S. drug distributors...
Heavy Flooding Hits Central China; Subways Inundated July 21, 2021 BEIJING (AP)– Heavy flooding has hit central China following unusually heavy rains, with the subway system in the city of...
Extreme Weather Fuels Oregon Wildfires; Outside Help Sought July 21, 2021 By Gillian Flaccus PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The threat of thunderstorms and lightning has prompted officials in fire-ravaged Oregon to ask for help...
US Probes Overheating Brakes That Cause Fires in 500K Semis July 21, 2021 DETROIT (AP) — US highway safety regulators have opened an investigation into about a half-million semis with brakes that can...
After Horrific Fair Ride Accident, Ohio Beefs Up Inspections July 21, 2021 By John Seewer Four years after a carnival ride’s corroded steel arm snapped and flung a high school student to his death at...
US Announces New Cybersecurity Requirements for Critical Pipeline Owners July 21, 2021 WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday required owners and operators of critical pipelines that transport hazardous liquids...
Searchers Rescued After Helicopter Crash; Hiker Also Found July 21, 2021 By Scott Sonner RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Navy helicopter crew looking for a hiker missing in some California mountains east of Yosemite...
Insurers Are Rethinking How They Cover Hacks With Cyberattacks on the Rise July 21, 2021 By Max Reyes and Katherine Chiglinsky The hacks came one right after another, sowing chaos at hospitals, idling America’s biggest gasoline pipeline, crippling a huge meat...
Final Settlement for Brazil’s Samarco Dam Disaster Could Reach $19 B, Governor Says July 20, 2021 By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO — A definitive settlement with miner Samarco and owners, BHP Group and Vale SA, for the damage...
Drug Distributors Settle New York Opioid Claims for Up to $1.18 Billion July 20, 2021 By Brendan Pierson and Nate Raymond NEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters) – The three largest U.S. drug distributors agreed mid-trial to pay up to $1.18 billion...