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FEMA Cancels Classes at National Fire Academy Amid Federal Funding Cuts
The country’s preeminent federal fire training academy canceled classes, effective immediately, on Saturday amid the ongoing flurry of funding freezes and staffing cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that National Fire Academy courses were … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMusk Blames X Outage on Cyberattack
Social media platform X went down for nearly 12,000 users on Monday, which owner Elon Musk said was the result of a cyberattack. “There was (still is) a massive cyberattack against X. We get attacked every day, but this was … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNew York AG Sues National General and Allstate Over Data Breach
New York’s Attorney General filed a lawsuit against National General and Allstate Insurance Co. for failing to protect New Yorkers’ personal information from cyberattacks. Letitia James’ office today filed the suit from incidents in 2020 and 2021, when National General … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Supreme Court Nixes Challenge to State Climate Suits Against Oil Firms
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday a bid by 19 Republican-led states led by Alabama to block five Democratic-led states from pursuing lawsuits accusing major oil companies of deceiving the public about the role fossil fuels have played in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCascading Extreme Weather Events Unleash Billions in Damages Globally
First came a dry spell that parched the land, then a spark, followed by some wind. Suddenly, swaths of South Carolina were consumed by voracious flames. More than 100 fires ignited in the state last weekend — an unusually high … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreA True Alternative to Opioids for Workers’ Comp? Questions Remain
Recent FDA approval of suzetrigine, representing the first new class of pain medication in more than 20 years, is generating excitement among workers’ compensation professionals who have long been looking for a viable alternative to opioids. Suzetrigine is an oral … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNHTSA: Volkswagen to Recall 177K SUVs Over Loose Engine Cover
Volkswagen will recall 177,493 crossover SUVs in the United States over concerns related to a loose engine cover, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday. The engine cover may have been improperly installed after vehicle service, allowing it … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLabor Department Investigating Nvidia, Amazon-Backed Startup Scale AI
The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating Scale AI, a data labeling startup backed by tech giants Nvidia, Amazon and Meta, for its compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, the California-based firm said. The investigation is looking into Scale … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRobinhood Paying $29.75M to End Regulator’s Probes
Robinhood Markets, the online trading platform, agreed to pay $29.75 million to resolve several Financial Industry Regulatory Authority probes into its supervision and compliance practices, including failure to respond to “red flags” of potential misconduct. The brokerage regulator said on … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTrump’s Company Sues ‘Woke’ Capital One for Canceling Accounts
President Donald Trump’s company sued Capital One Financial Corp., accusing it of illegally “de-banking” him for political reasons by abruptly canceling hundreds of accounts associated with his sprawling real estate business after his first term ended in 2021. The Trump … Source: Claims Journal
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