Archive for September 2022

The European Union’s executive arm proposed new legislation Thursday that would force manufacturers to ensure that devices connected to the internet meet cybersecurity standards, making the 27-nation bloc less vulnerable to attacks. The EU said a ransomware attack takes place … Source: Claims Journal

A 2019 pipeline explosion that resulted in one death and the destruction of five homes in Kentucky happened when the pipeline ruptured and released natural gas caught fire, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday. Fourteen other homes were damaged … Source: Claims Journal

Preliminary findings from an investigation into an ambulance fire that killed a patient and injured a paramedic last month show the blaze originated in an oxygen device that is routinely used, officials in Hawaii said Wednesday. The Aug. 24 fire … Source: Claims Journal

A fishing vessel that sank in New England, resulting in the loss of all four fishermen, likely capsized because of poor drainage of seawater from the rear deck and hatches that weren’t watertight, investigators said. The National Transportation Safety Board … Source: Claims Journal

A man’s allegation that he slipped and fell due to spilled water from a cart of dirty dishes at the Hibachi City Buffet in Los Angeles, California, was a reasonable one, according to an appeals court decision recently handed down. … Source: Claims Journal

CAPE Analytics and Canopy Weather Launch New ‘Hail Roof Damage Rating’ CAPE Analytics, provider of AI-powered geospatial property intelligence, announced the launch of Hail Roof Damage Rating, developed in partnership with weather technology company Canopy Weather. Driven by machine learning, … Source: Claims Journal

Five doctors pleaded guilty in a pain pill prescription scheme involving clinics in West Virginia and Virginia, federal prosecutors said Monday. The scheme was tied to the Hope Clinic and involved prescribing oxycodone and other controlled substances that weren’t for … Source: Claims Journal

A former star in a St. Louis-based “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” reality television show testified Tuesday that he was not involved in the killing of his nephew. James “Tim” Norman, 43, is accused of hiring two people to kill 21-year-old … Source: Claims Journal

Even if the world somehow manages to limit future warming to the strictest international temperature goal, four Earth-changing climate “tipping points” are still likely to be triggered with a lot more looming as the planet heats more after that, a … Source: Claims Journal

Rescuers searched for a person missing in a mudslide Tuesday as big yellow tractors plowed through dark, thick sludge and pushed boulders off roads after flash floods swept dirt, rocks and trees down fire-scarred slopes, washed away cars and buried … Source: Claims Journal