Monthly Archives: <span>November 2023</span>

Powerful Storm Pounds the Black Sea Region, Leaving More than a Half-Million People Without Power

A weekend storm that pounded the Black Sea region toppled trees, tore down power lines and flooded coastal areas of southern Russia and Ukraine, leaving more than a half-million people without power Monday, officials and media reports said. The Moscow …

Federal Cyber Insurance Backstop Is Warranted With Focus on Catastrophic Risk

Much more work and collaboration needs to be done but the U.S. Treasury has reached a “tentative conclusion” that a potential federal cyber insurance backstop will be focused on catastrophic cyber risk. “We will remain focused on the policy options …

3M, DuPont Defeat Massive Class Action over Forever Chemicals

A federal appeals court on Monday handed 3M, Corteva Inc. subsidiary E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. and other manufacturers of toxic so-called “forever chemicals” a big win in their fight against legal liability for the substances, rejecting a …

Houston Plaintiffs’ Attorney Sanctioned for ‘Groundless’ Lawsuit Against Insurer

A Texas judge has ordered a Houston plaintiffs’ attorney to reimburse an insurer $137,000 for the legal fees it expended to defend itself against a “frivolous” and “groundless” lawsuit that was filed “solely for the purpose of harassment.” Harris County …

Officials Begin Clearing Debris, 3 Remain Missing in Alaska Landslide that Left 3 Dead

WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — Searchers looking for three people who remain missing after a massive landslide that killed three others and injured a fourth have changed their strategy from holding an active search to a reactive search that will involve …

Dozens Evacuate, 10 Homes Destroyed by Wildfire Near Perth

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Dozens of residents have been evacuated and at least 10 homes destroyed by a wildfire burning out of control on the northern fringe of the west coast city of Perth during heat wave spring conditions, authorities …

Bird Flu Still Taking Toll on Industry as 1.35 Million Chickens Are Being Killed

More than 1.3 million chickens are being slaughtered on an Ohio egg farm as the bird flu continues to take a toll on the industry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said all 1.35 million chickens on the farm in Ohio`s …

Explosion, Inspections Raise Safety Questions About Union Pacific

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal inspectors have twice found hundreds of defects in the locomotives and railcars Union Pacific uses at the world’s largest railyard in Nebraska, but none of those seem to explain why a shipping container filled with …

Cleanup, Air Monitoring Underway at Kentucky Train Derailment Site

LIVINGSTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials and crews with rail operator CSX were working Friday to remove train cars and spilled material at the site of a derailment that sparked a chemical fire earlier in the week and prompted home …

Blaze Leaves Eight Firefighters Injured and a Dozen Residents Displaced

WEST NEW YORK, New Jersey (AP) — Eight firefighters were injured battling a Thanksgiving night fire that displaced more than a dozen residents in West New York, New Jersey, officials said. WABC-TV reports that the fire was in an apartment …