Texas / South Central News Refusal to Settle for $2M Costs Ace Nearly $8M in Suit by Excess Insurer December 23, 2020 The defense team for Chubb Group’s Ace American Insurance Co. was confident that no jury would award more than $2... Read More
U.S. Sues Walmart Saying Pharmacies Fueled Opioid Crisis December 23, 2020 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department sued Walmart Inc on Tuesday, accusing the world’s biggest retailer of fueling the opioid... Read More
International News East Africa’s Electric Motorbikes Are Fueling a Carbon-Free Future December 22, 2020 When Rwanda’s president said last August that he wanted all of the country’s motorbikes to be electric as soon as... Read More
Thought Leadership The Page That Changed Everything: SiftMed’s Founding Story Presented by SiftMed Most founding stories get polished until nothing real is left in them. SiftMed‘s story is different, because it isn’t really...
SolarWinds Adviser Warned of Lax Security Years Before Hack December 22, 2020 A former security adviser at the IT monitoring and network management company SolarWinds Corp. said he warned management of cybersecurity... Read More
Google and Others Back Facebook Lawsuit Over Surveillance Tool December 22, 2020 Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and other tech giants asked for permission to join Facebook Inc.’s legal fight against an Israeli... Read More
Confusion Reigns as Companies Try To Navigate COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout December 22, 2020 NEW YORK — U.S. companies and industry groups trying to move their workers to the front of the line for... Read More
Pandemic Backlash Jeopardizes Public Health Powers, Leaders December 22, 2020 Tisha Coleman has lived in close-knit Linn County, Kansas, for 42 years and never felt so alone. As the public... Read More
West News Volcano Erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island, Produces Steam Cloud December 22, 2020 HONOLULU, Hawaii — The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted and shot a steam cloud into the atmosphere that... Read More
Congress Set to Boost FAA Oversight of New Planes After Boeing 737 MAX Crashes December 22, 2020 WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers are expected to vote Monday to approve landmark reforms on how the government certifies new airplanes... Read More
Meatpacking Workers Get Priority for Vaccine Under CDC Guideline December 22, 2020 Meatpacking and poultry processing workers should be among front-line workers next in line for coronavirus vaccines under guidelines approved by... Read More