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Russia Is Trying to Overwhelm Europe With its Sabotage Campaign: Western Officials

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Russia Is Trying to Overwhelm Europe With its Sabotage Campaign: Western Officials

In November, a train carrying almost 500 people came to a sudden halt in eastern Poland. A broken overhead line had smashed several windows, and the track ahead was damaged. Elsewhere on the line, explosives detonated under a passing freight train. No one was hurt in either case and the damage was limited, but Poland, […]

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A 10-Hour Data Center Outage Is Testing the Ambitions of KKR, GIP

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A 10-Hour Data Center Outage Is Testing the Ambitions of KKR, GIP

Data center operators are fixated on the “five nines” — an expectation that they’ll keep the infrastructure behind financial markets, e-commerce and artificial intelligence running 99.999% of the time. So as news rippled out last month that a CyrusOne facility in Aurora, Illinois, that handles trillions of dollars in trading volume each day went down

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Marsh McLennan Appoints Mathews Digital Infrastructure Leader; Loop Hired to Lead AXA XL Media Liability

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Marsh McLennan Appoints Mathews Digital Infrastructure Leader; Loop Hired to Lead AXA XL Media Liability

Mike Mathews Marsh McLennan, headquartered in New York City, appointed Mike Mathews as global digital infrastructure leader. Based in Boston, Mathews brings over 25 years of specialized industry experience to this newly created position, having worked with companies and investors across key sectors, including data centers, advanced computing, digital mining, renewable energy, wireless networks and

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More US Beef Plants May Close as Cattle Herds Keep Tightening

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More US Beef Plants May Close as Cattle Herds Keep Tightening

American beef plants are under threat as the number of cattle destined for their facilities stays far below historical levels, reflecting the smallest herd in more than half a century. Cattle placed in US feedlots, where animals are fed until ready to be slaughtered, are expected to have dropped in November to the lowest levels

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UPS Ripped Off Seasonal Workers With Unfair Pay Practices, Lawsuit Alleges

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UPS Ripped Off Seasonal Workers With Unfair Pay Practices, Lawsuit Alleges

UPS stole tens of millions of dollars in pay from seasonal workers who help the shipping giant deliver packages during the busy holiday season, forcing some to clock in well after their shifts started and deducting pay for lunch breaks they never took, New York Attorney General Letitia James alleged in a lawsuit Monday. Filed

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US Crypto Industry Cheers 2025 Wins, but Party May Fizzle Next Year

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US Crypto Industry Cheers 2025 Wins, but Party May Fizzle Next Year

After celebrating Donald Trump’s second presidential term by swilling cocktails and partying to Snoop Dogg at a pre-inauguration event in January, the crypto industry went on to notch major legislative and regulatory victories this year. But the party may not continue into 2026. Among the industry’s biggest wins under Trump’s crypto-friendly second administration were the

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AIG Partners With Amwins, Blackstone to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate Using Palantir

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American International Group (AIG) said it has teamed up with specialty insurer Amwins and asset manager Blackstone to launch a Lloyd’s syndicate, using its relationship with Palantir to assist in assessing the portfolio. AIG said Syndicate 2479 will start underwriting $300 million in premium, managed by AIG’s Talbot Underwriting, on Jan. 1. The portfolio is

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Woman Charged After Razor Blades Found in Bread at 2 Mississippi Walmarts

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Woman Charged After Razor Blades Found in Bread at 2 Mississippi Walmarts

A woman who allegedly pushed razor blades into loaves of bread at two Biloxi, Mississippi, Walmart stores was arrested on Tuesday. Camille Benson, 33, of Texas, has been charged with attempted mayhem. Her bond is set at $100,000. Harrison County Jail records on Wednesday morning do not list an attorney for Benson who could be

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Vantage Group to Be Acquired by Ackman-Backed Howard Hughes Holdings for $2.1B

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Vantage Group to Be Acquired by Ackman-Backed Howard Hughes Holdings for $2.1B

Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., the privately held specialty re/insurer, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (HHH) for approximately $2.1 billion. The Vantage deal, which is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, aims to support the transformation of HHH, a real estate development firm, into

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Russian Oil Tankers Cleave to Turkish Coast to Cut Drone Risks

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Russian Oil Tankers Cleave to Turkish Coast to Cut Drone Risks

Oil tankers hauling Russian crude across the Black Sea are taking a roundabout route along the coastlines of Georgia and Turkey — a measure that might help them to reduce the risk of being targeted by Ukrainian sea drones. Vessel tracking data compiled by Bloomberg shows at least two tankers that recently loaded cargoes at

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