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EPA Proposes Ban on Cancer-Causing Chemical TCE
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday proposed banning the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene, which can be found in consumer products including automobile brake cleaners, ...
NICB: Vehicle Thefts Top 1M in 2022, Hot Spots Vary Across U.S.
There were more than one million vehicles stolen in 2022, equating to two vehicles stolen every minute, according to the latest vehicle theft report released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau ...
White House Unveils Safety Initiatives to Mitigate AI Risks
U.S. President Joe Biden will take wider-ranging action on artificial intelligence (AI) on Monday by seeking to increase safety while protecting consumers, workers and minority groups from the ...
Pumpkin Carving Can Lead to Serious Hand Injuries
Carving pumpkins is a fall tradition for many, but as Halloween approaches, Dr. Ari Mayerfield, hand surgeon at the New York Group for Plastic Surgery, warns parents and children to use caution and ...
Companies to Be Held as Joint Employers of Contract, Franchise Workers Under U.S. Labor Rule
A U.S. labor board on Thursday issued a final rule making it easier for workers and unions to hold companies liable for labor law violations by their franchisees and contractors, reviving an ...
Scientists Don’t Know Why Otis Intensified to a Category 5 Hurricane so Quickly
Hurricane Otis turned from mild to monster in record time, and scientists are struggling to figure out how — and why they didn't see it coming. Usually reliable computer models and the forecasters ...
Stricter Building Codes=10X Reduction in So. Florida Home Hurricane Damage
Increasing climate risks, such as hurricanes and floods associated with rising sea levels, would seem to naturally drive down interest in coastal living, but new analysis from Moody's RMS indicates ...
“Superfog’ Causes Multi-Car Wrecks, Deaths in New Orleans
Crews worked into Tuesday morning clearing the wreckage of more than 150 vehicles involved in a series of crashes the day before on Interstate 55 near New Orleans, La., caused by a "superfog" of ...