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Cyberattack Hits German Battery Maker Varta, Halts Production

German battery maker Varta AG was hit by a cyberattack Monday night that halted production in five o...

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The Art of Managing Cyber Risk for Museums

Cyber attacks are a concern for many industries, and the museum sector is no exception. As more muse...

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Former VW Chief Tells Court He Didn’t Deceive Investors Over Dieselgate

Former Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn told a German court on Wednesday he did not dece...

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Feds Have Warned Medicare Insurers That ‘AI’ Can’t Be Used To (Incompetently And Cruelly) Deny Patient Care

“AI” (or more accurately language learning models nowhere close to sentience or genuine awarenes...

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Columbia University Sued by Jewish Student Over Campus Antisemitism

Columbia University was sued by a Jewish graduate student who claims the campus experienced an “ex...

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Kentucky Attorney General Sues Kroger Alleging Role in Opioid Crisis

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman filed a lawsuit Monday against one...

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US Seizes 747 Cargo Plane that Iran Sold to Venezuelan Firm, Plans to ‘Dispose’ of it

(AP) — The U.S. government has seized a Boeing 747 cargo plane that officials say was previously s...

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In SW Florida, High Home Insurance Rates Are Driving Away Would-Be Buyers

(Bloomberg) — Florida’s southwestern coast — long one of America’s fastest-growing regions ?...

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Continued Growth for Surplus Lines in 2023 as Premiums Up 14.6%

The excess and surplus lines market continued to grow in 2023, with premium reaching nearly $73 bill...

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College Board to Pay Penalty and Stop Monetizing New York Students’ Data

College Board, which administers standard educational tests that are used as part of college admissi...

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Markets/Coverages: Marsh’s D&O Facility Provides Up to $75M of Capacity

Insurance broker Marsh announced that its D&O Echo facility is now offering clients with enhance...

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Avalanches Kill Skier, Snowmobiler as Dangerous Snow Conditions Persist Across West

A backcountry skier and a snowmobiler were killed in separate avalanches in the Rocky Mountains as d...

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Hawaiian Electric Restores Power After Rolling Outages Due to Loss of Generators

Utility firm Hawaiian Electric HE.Nrestored power on Hawaii Island after it had begun rolling outage...

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Police Investigate Motive Behind Shooting at Joel Osteen’s Megachurch

Several law enforcement agencies are actively investigating the motives behind a Sunday shooting at ...

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The Fed Is Very Concerned Over Spending and Interest On The National Debt

The Fed Is Very Concerned Over Spending and Interest On The National Debt Authored by...

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Gen Z has discovered the ultimate anti-layoff hack: government jobs

I want YOU to work for the government. At least that's the latest takeaway some Gen Zers have of tod...

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HIPAA protects health data privacy, but not in the ways most people think

The “P” in HIPAA doesn’t stand for privacy. It’s one of the first things a lot of experts wi...

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Viewpoint: The Cyber Risk Pendulum

Privacy risk is so 2014, right? Ten years ago, numerous retail and healthcare companies were hit wit...

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Father in Gender-Reveal That Sparked Fatal 2020 California Wildfire Pleads Guilty

A man whose family’s gender reveal photo shoot sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed ...

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Teacher Who Held Mock Slave Auction in 4th Grade Class Settles Lawsuit for $75K

A New York teacher who staged a mock slavery auction of Black students in her fourth-grade classroom...

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Driver Gets 25 Years for Deaths in ‘Pop-Up’ Car Rally

A driver charged in separate crashes that killed two people during a pop-up car rally in southern Ne...

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