International News Facebook Paid Contractors to Transcribe User Audio Files August 14, 2019 By Sarah Frier Facebook Inc. has been paying hundreds of outside contractors to transcribe clips of audio from users of its services, according... Read More
International News Hundreds of Japan Flights Canceled as Thursday Storm Looms August 14, 2019 By Kantaro Komiya Hundreds of flights and bullet train services within Japan were canceled as severe tropical storm Krosa bore down on the... Read More
Midwest News Broker not Liable for Late Notice that Cost Client $1.34 Million August 14, 2019 By Jim Sams An Illinois construction company that waited six years to inform its excess insurer that it had been sued cannot expect... Read More
App Allows Inspectors to Find Gas Pump Skimmers Faster August 14, 2019 A team of computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego and the University of Illinois has developed an... Read More
Lyft Faces Sexual Assault Lawsuits That Could Tarnish Image August 13, 2019 By Robert Burnson Lyft Inc.’s image as the “woke” ride-hailing company faces a new challenge from a rash of lawsuits filed by women... Read More
Southeast News Lawsuit: Negligence Caused Legionnaires’ Outbreak at Hotel August 13, 2019 By Kate Brumback ATLANTA — A lawsuit filed Monday alleges “negligence in the operation and maintenance of the water systems” caused a Legionnaires’... Read More
West News Goals to Fight Fire with Fire Often Fall Short in US West August 13, 2019 By Brian Melley KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — The thick scent of smoke hung in the midday air when a trail along... Read More
Midwest News Tyson to Rebuild Plant After Fire, Assures Weekly Pay for Full-Time Workers August 13, 2019 By Uday Sampath Kumar and Tom Polansek U.S. meat processor Tyson Foods Inc said on Monday it will rebuild a Kansas beef plant after a fire heavily... Read More
West News PG&E Says It Will File Reorganization Plan in Less Than a Month August 13, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Scott Deveau PG&E Corp. says it expects to file its plan for reorganization with the bankruptcy court by Sept. 9 and sees... Read More
L’Oreal Owes Olaplex $91 Million for Stealing Trade Secrets August 13, 2019 By Christopher Yasiejko In the final moments of his rebuttal to L’Oreal SA’s closing argument in a trade-secrets trial, a lawyer for California... Read More