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City Leaders Accuse Ship Owner, Manager of Negligence in Baltimore Bridge Collapse
The owner and manager of the massive container ship that took down the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month should be held fully liable for the deadly collapse, according to court papers filed Monday ...
Study: Hurricane Waves Hitting U.S. Grow By 20% Per Decade
The U.S., Mexico and countries in the Caribbean are being battered by hurricane-induced ocean waves that have grown in areal size by 80 percent over the past 40 years, a study released earlier this ...
Daylight Savings Time a Mixed Bag When It Comes to Safety
A study released earlier this month examining the correlation between daylight savings time and road safety found that "changing the clocks helps pedestrians but hurts motorists." Setting clocks ...
Injury Rates at SpaceX Exceed Industry Average for Second Year
Injury rates at SpaceX facilities continued to exceed an industry average in 2023, according to a Reuters review of safety data reported to U.S. regulators by the space venture controlled by ...
Audit Finds Passwords Under 7 Characters Can Be Cracked Within Hours
Passwords under seven characters can be cracked within a matter of hours, according to Hive Systems' annual audit of hackers' ability to crack passwords. The good news is that due to the widespread ...
Large Number of Americans’ Data Stolen in UnitedHealth Hack
UnitedHealth Group said on Monday that hackers stole health and personal data of potentially a "substantial proportion" of Americans from its systems in February, as the largest U.S. health insurer ...
States Sue to Block U.S. Rules Curbing Emissions in Cars, Light Trucks
Republican attorneys general from 25 states on Thursday sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to block rules intended to reduce planet-warming emissions from cars and light trucks and ...
Companies That Ignore Climate Risks Punished by Financial Markets
New data suggests corporate valuation is boosted with proactive climate risk management, according to research by the University of Florida. The study "quantified corporations' exposure to climate ...