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USAA Wants to Survey Disaster Site Damage With Drones
United Services Automobile Association, the provider of insurance to military families, is seeking permission to use unmanned drone aircraft to survey damage at disaster sites. USAA requested ...
AIG Trial Testimony: Billions in Bailout Bucks Came Through, Sans Paperwork
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York poured billions of dollars into rescuing American International Group Inc. in September 2008 without drawing up documents that would cement the government's ...
Report: Used-Car Dealers Focus of Loan Fraud Investigation
U.S. federal and state authorities are investigating used-car dealerships to examine if they are inflating borrowers' income or falsifying employment information on loan applications to ensure that ...
Following the Science on Fracking, the Environment and Human Health
Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) combined with horizontal drilling has unleashed a huge oil and gas boom in the United States and redrawn the world energy map. But could this new technology result in ...Research Sources for Praedicat’s Fracking Report
In a special report for Carrier Management, R.J. Briggs, Energy Economist for Praedicat, pulled together highlights of current scientific research on the risks associated with hydraulic fracturing. ...
Endo Forks Over $400M to Resolve Vaginal Mesh Implant Liability Suits
Endo International Plc agreed to pay more than $400 million to resolve lawsuits alleging its vaginal- mesh implants eroded in some women and left them in pain, people familiar with the settlement ...Fed Testified it Resisted Giving AIG $85B Bailout Loan
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors didn't want to bail out American International Group Inc. with an $85 billion loan, preferring that the insurer find a savior in the private marketplace, the ...
Europol Pushes For Data Law Changes to Battle Cybercrime
Law enforcers in Europe need greater powers to retain data for longer in order to catch cybercriminals selling discrete services that police cannot trace under existing regulations, according to a ...