Hurricane Dorian insured losses in Caribbean to range from $1.5 billion to $3 billion: AIR worldwide
Insurance industry losses in the Caribbean spurred by Hurricane Dorian will range between $1.5 billion to $3 billion, according to catastrophe risk modeler AIR Worldwide, a Verisk Analytics Inc unit.
Hurricane Dorian hits North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Hurricane Dorian made landfall on the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Friday, hitting the beach resort area with powerful winds and battering waves days after reducing parts of the Bahamas to rubble.
Texas power prices dive from record high as consumers conserve energy during heat wave
Spot power prices in Texas for Friday crashed from a record high as consumers responded to requests from the state’s grid operator to turn down their air conditioners and take other steps to save energy during a brutal heat wave.
Democrats to probe into Pence’s stay at Trump hotel in Ireland
U.S. House Democrats have launched an investigation into Vice President Mike Pence’s stay at a hotel owned by President Donald Trump during a visit to Ireland this week, two committees said on Friday.
California boat fire to put spotlight on Titanic’s legal defense
The company that owns a scuba dive boat that caught fire and sank off California, killing 34 people, has sought to avoid liability by invoking a 19th-century law that has shielded vessel owners from costly disasters such as the sinking of the Titanic.
Hurricane Dorian makes landfall over North Carolina: U.S. NHC
Atlantic hurricane Dorian made landfall over Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Friday.
Factbox: More than 378,000 without power in U.S. Southeast from Hurricane Dorian
More than 378,000 homes and businesses in the U.S. Southeast were without power on Friday as Hurricane Dorian skirted the Carolina coast, according to local electric companies.
Three ex-Blackwater guards get new sentences in Iraq War massacre: New York Times
Three former private security guards for the former security firm Blackwater were given new sentences on Thursday by a federal court for convictions in the 2007 massacre of 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians at a traffic stop, a case that outraged Iraqis, the …
Former Starbucks CEO won’t seek U.S. presidency in ‘broken system’
Former Starbucks Corp chief executive Howard Schultz has abandoned plans for an independent presidential run, saying he did not want to split the electorate and help re-elect U.S. President Donald Trump in 2020, according to a statement on his website….
California boat fire may put spotlight on Titanic’s legal defense
The company that owns a scuba dive boat that caught fire and sank off California killing 34 people, may seek to limit its liability by invoking a 19th Century law that has shielded vessel owners from costly disasters such as the sinking of the Titanic….
