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Opinion: Ohio Is Right to Sue Opioid Manufacturers

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit against five leading opioid painkiller manufacturers May 31, accusing them of misleadingly minimizing the real addiction risks associated with the powerful pills, thus triggering the nationwide epidemic of opioid addiction and death.

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To Keep Crops From Rotting, Farmers Say They Need Trump to Let in More Temporary Workers

The sun hasn't cracked the horizon when Alfredo Betancourt and 19 of his countrymen line up behind a packing trailer, knives in hand, knee deep in dewy cauliflower plants.

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Federal Regulators to Update Autonomous Vehicle Guidelines

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said the Trump administration is navigating slippery ground in trying to regulate autonomous-vehicle creation - saying federal regulators need to coordinate a "patchwork" of state rules attempting to govern a technology that is being developed so fast that the public can't understand it.

Here Are The Biggest Risks to Your Global Supply Chain

A new wave of protectionism is threatening the stability of global supply chains.

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Hacking GPS: How to Steal a Ship

In 2013, professor Todd Humphries of the University of Texas made news by demonstrating how he could take over navigation of a large yacht by co-opting its navigation system with false GPS signals. Even though the captain and crew knew what was going to happen, the vessel was out of sight of land - and the changes in course were too subtle for them to detect.

Automotive Supply Chains Will Need Post-Brexit Support, Research Group Says

The UK automotive industry has enjoyed a record year of production, but will need government support to boost domestic supply chains in order to maintain these levels post Brexit, according to a recent report.

China Spins a Global Food Web From Mozambique to Missouri

As China's government sets up farms in developing countries, the nation's food companies are scouring the world for premium products.

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Shortage of Ethically Sourced Cobalt Causes Trouble for GE, Apple, Tesla

Major manufacturers like Tesla and General Electric are facing a severe shortage of ethically sourced cobalt, and the metal is expected to increase in demand by 500 percent, says OilPrice.com. Amazon, too, needs the metal for its Kindle, and other consumer electronics are contributing to the demand and resulting shortage of supply.

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Study: Airports Remain Weak Link in Preventing Illegal Animal Trafficking

Criminal organizations that smuggle endangered animals and animal products are exploiting security vulnerabilities at large hub airports, according to a new study conducted in collaboration with the U.S. government, the transportation sector and more than 20 other partners.

'Patch Act' Seeks to Avert WannaCry-like Attacks

Companies could gain greater visibility into hidden cyber vulnerabilities like the one exploited in the recent massive "WannaCry" ransomware attack if the members of Congress who introduced the PATCH Act last month get their way.

Cybersecurity in the Cloud: Is Anyone Safe?

Can the cloud protect us from cyber attacks? Or does it just make us more vulnerable?

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Cargo Theft Continues to Plague Freight Shippers, Study Says

Cargo theft in the Americas and terrorist activity in Europe were the main risk factors facing global supply chains in 2016, according to a major annual study.

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