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New U.S. Drone Rules Open Skies for Low-Level Commercial Flights
The Obama administration is opening U.S. skies to more commercial drones with long-awaited regulations that the government hopes will spawn new businesses inspecting bridges, monitoring crops and ...
Model Predicts Disease Outbreaks Based on Climate Changes
A model that predicts outbreaks of zoonotic diseases—those originating in livestock or wildlife such as Ebola and Zika—based on changes in climate, population growth and land use has been ...
Loners and Terror Risk: NYPD Official Explains the Connection
Valor, empowerment, belonging. Three words that sound like they could be a rallying cry for joining the U.S. Marines form the message that draws disenfranchised individuals to terrorism, a New York ...
Foo Fighters Suing Lloyd’s Underwriters Over Terrorism Policy
The Foo Fighters are suing insurers for failing to reimburse them for European shows they canceled following the Paris terrorist attacks in November. The suit, filed last Monday in federal court in ...
Former Volkswagen CEO Probed for Possible Market Manipulation
German prosecutors have launched a probe against former Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn and another senior executive who are suspected of possible market manipulation related to the ...
Disney Resort Reviews Safety Policies After Child Killed by Gator
It's an unwritten rule for Florida residents: Keep your kids away from ponds and lakes because alligators are everywhere. But after a gator killed a 2-year-old Nebraska boy at a Walt Disney World ...
Orlando Victims See Sandy Hook Case as Gunmaker Lawsuit Template
A case in Connecticut state court could help victims from mass shootings -- including the recent massacre in Orlando -- sue manufacturers of military style assault rifles used in the attacks, despite ...
HSBC Arm Settles 14-Year Shareholder Lawsuit for $1.58B
HSBC Holdings Plc agreed to pay $1.58 billion to settle a 14-year-old shareholder lawsuit over allegations that executives of a U.S. subprime-lending business acquired by the bank misled investors. ...