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Indonesia Expects $3 Billion Rebuild After Deadly Floods
Indonesia will need 51.8 trillion rupiah ($3.2 billion) to rebuild areas devastated by recent floods and landslides in Sumatra, according to the national disaster agency. More than 900 people have died as a result of monsoon rainfall that was intensified …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 10:52 AM |
BNP Paribas Raises Stake in Belgium’s Largest Insurer Ageas in Deal Worth $3.5 Billion
BNP Paribas plans to increase its stake in Belgium’s largest insurer Ageas to 22.5% from 14.9%, cementing its position as top anchor investor in a two-leg transaction worth 3 billion euros ($3.5 billion), the companies said on Monday. The deal …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 10:31 AM |
Apple, Google Send New Round of Cyber Threat Notifications to Users
Apple and Google have sent a new round of cyber threat notifications to users around the world, the companies said this week, announcing their latest effort to insulate customers against surveillance threats. Apple and the Alphabet-owned Google are two of …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 6:11 AM |
Dunkin’ Cashier in Georgia, Stabbed by Rapper, Can’t Claim More Than Workers’ Comp
A Dunkin’ Donuts cashier who was stabbed by an Atlanta-area rapper has only the workers’ compensation remedy, even if the incident seems far outside the scope of work duites, the Georgia Court of Appeals has decided. “In this case, the …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 6:01 AM |
Honolulu Settling Lawsuit Over Shooting of Micronesian Teen for $1M
Honolulu’s city council authorized $1 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of a 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed by police. The fatal shooting of Iremamber Sykap in 2021 came amid a national reckoning over police use …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 6:00 AM |
Massachusetts Court Hears Allegations Facebook Is Addictive to Young Users
Massachusetts’ highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state’s lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2024 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta …
POSTED DECEMBER 08, 2025 6:00 AM |
California Resources Reports Oil Fluid Spill in Monterey County
A pipeline owned by California Resources Corporation subsidiary Aera Energy spilled 96 barrels of produced fluid — a mixture of oil and water — early Friday morning at an oil field in Monterey County in California’s Central Coast. The spill …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2025 9:41 PM |
South Dakota Legislators Plan Bills to Help Residents in Fight Over Limestone Mine
Three lawmakers who represent Piedmont, South Dakota, hope to change weak state mining laws that allowed a proposed limestone mine to be sited without notification or input by any local officials or residents. The plan by Simon Contractors to begin …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2025 5:43 PM |
People Moves: RiverStone International Appoints Pritchard as UK CEO
RiverStone International Appoints Pritchard as UK CEO RiverStone International Holdings, the legacy acquisition company, announced the appointment of Charlotte Pritchard as UK CEO, effective January 5, subject to regulatory approval. Pritchard succeeds Andrew Creed who will become group president (also …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2025 4:27 PM |
Acrisure CEO Greg Williams Makes $400M Commitment to Michigan State University
Acrisure co-founder CEO Greg Williams is giving back to his alma mater in a major way. Michigan State University announced Williams and his wife are committing $401 million to the university, with most of the donation going towards the school’s …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2025 4:05 PM |
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