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Viasat Identified as Victim in Sweeping Phone Hack Tied to China
Viasat Inc. is the latest US communications company identified as a victim of the sweeping surveillance hack blamed on the Chinese government that emerged during last year’s presidential campaign, according to people familiar with the matter. The breach of the …
POSTED JUNE 18, 2025 7:45 PM |
LA Mayor Lifts Downtown Curfew She Imposed During Protests
Downtown Los Angeles businesses hoped customers would return quickly after Mayor Karen Bass lifted a curfew she had imposed last week to prevent vandalism and break-ins during nighttime protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. The protests, which have been …
POSTED JUNE 18, 2025 7:29 PM |
Justices Back Temporary Texas Nuclear Waste Storage Site
The US Supreme Court left intact a federal plan to store as much as 40,000 tons of highly radioactive waste at a temporary site in west Texas over the objections of local landowners and oil and gas operators. Voting 6-3, …
POSTED JUNE 18, 2025 4:17 PM |
Carnival Cruise Lines Not Liable for Teen’s Sexual Assault on Ship, Appeals Court Finds
Carnival Cruise Lines could not have foreseen a sexual assault on a teenager, despite a lack of security presence at the time, the sneaking of booze on to the ship by an alleged assailant, and reports of more than 100 …
POSTED JUNE 18, 2025 3:12 PM |
Parametric Insurer Descartes Receives Investment From Battery Ventures
Descartes Underwriting, the Paris-based parametric insurer for climate and emerging risks, announced a strategic investment by Battery Ventures, a technology-focused investment firm. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. The transaction enables Battery to join the company’s shareholder base …
POSTED JUNE 18, 2025 2:56 PM |
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