Archive for January 2021
Indonesia Navy Divers Hunt for Crashed Plane’s Black Boxes
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian navy divers scoured the floor of the Java Sea on Monday as they hunted for the black boxes of a Sriwijaya Air jet that nosedived into the water over the weekend with 62 people aboard. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSnow, Heavy Rain In Balkans Cause Floods, Disrupt Traffic
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Days of heavy rain and snow across the Balkans left homes and fields flooded Monday, disrupted traffic on highways and at ports and caused power outages. In Serbia, authorities on Monday started clearing up tons of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWho Were They? Records Reveal Trump Fans who Stormed Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — They came from across America, summoned by President Donald Trump to march on Washington in support of his false claim that the November election was stolen and to stop the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden as … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreKansas Supreme Court Upholds 6th Edition of AMA Guidelines for Disability Ratings
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday reversed the Court of Appeals and ruled that a law passed in 2013 that requires workers’ compensation disability ratings to be based on a specific set of guidelines is not unconstitutional. The high court … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHouse Democrats Urge FAA to Work to Avoid Civil Unrest on Flights
WASHINGTON — Two senior House Democrats overseeing aviation issues urged the head of the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday to work with U.S. airlines to prevent civil unrest from jeopardizing safety, according to a letter seen by Reuters. Representative Peter … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBoeing Seen Getting Off Easy in Fraud Settlement on 737 Max
Boeing Co. escaped heavy punishment in a U.S. criminal investigation into two deadly crashes of the 737 Max, according to an array of the company’s closest observers on Wall Street and in Washington, D.C. The $243.3 million fine in a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreIndianapolis Neighborhoods Scanning Visitors’ License Plates
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Homeowners associations across Indianapolis are increasingly partnering with private companies to surveil their neighborhoods with automated license plate readers. Georgia-based Flock Safety and California-based Vigilant Solutions are among companies that for years have provided the technology to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNew Law Cracks Down on Shell Companies to Combat Corruption
MIAMI (AP) — For years as a federal prosecutor in New York, Daniel R. Alonso led teams that had to search through a maze of anonymously owned corporate entities to expose criminal activity. “It required all kinds of shoe-leather investigating … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreIndonesian Divers Find Parts of Plane Wreckage in Java Sea
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Authorities said they determined the location of the crash site and black boxes of a Boeing 737-500 on Sunday, a day after the aircraft crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board shortly after … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTikTok Video Helps Louisiana Woman With Storm Claims
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — One Lake Charles woman credits the power of social media in getting one step closer to having her hurricane-damaged home repaired after weeks of roadblocks with her insurance claim. Tara Parks recently posted several videos … Source: Claims Journal
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