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VW Agrees to Cover Dealers’ Diesel-Cheating Losses
Volkswagen AG agreed to pay 652 auto dealerships for their losses from the diesel-cheating scheme that's affected more than a half million cars in the U.S. The carmaker will buy back unfixable used ...
BlackBerry Lawsuit Gets Second Chance in Lower Court
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing BlackBerry Ltd of fraudulently inflating its stock price by painting an upbeat picture of the prospects for its BlackBerry ...
VW to Begin Environmental-Suit Settlement Talks With Some States
Volkswagen AG will start negotiating with a group of U.S. states to settle lawsuits filed over claims the carmaker violated their environmental laws by equipping vehicles with software to manipulate ...
Central Italy Earthquake Destroys Towns, Kills at Least 63 People
A powerful earthquake hit central Italy in the middle of the night, destroying small mountain towns and burying victims in the rubble of collapsed buildings. At least 63 people were killed, Italian ...
Delaware Researchers Have New Use for Geo-Mapping: ID’ing Opiate ‘Hot Spots’
As the U.S. experiences sharp increases in drug overdoses, researchers in Delaware are using geo-mapping to look at the state, neighborhood by neighborhood, to identify "hot spots" where the use of ...
Allied World Nabs Ex-Travelers Exec to Help Lead U.S. Cyber Insurance Efforts
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings tapped a former Travelers executive to help lead its U.S. cyber insurance efforts. Jason Glasgow is the insurer's new vice president, practice lead – ...
Many Railroads Make Little Progress Adopting Safety Technology
Many commuter and freight railroads have made little progress installing safety technology designed to prevent deadly collisions and derailments despite a mandate from Congress, according to a ...
Move-in Ready Home Modules Offer Faster Method of Post-Disaster Rebuilding: Texas A&M
Texas legislators are investigating the benefits of RAPIDO, a pilot program developed with recommendations from Texas A&M University's Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center (HRRC) that ...