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NICB: Staged Vehicle Accidents Top Fraud Trend in South Carolina
Staged auto accidents are the top fraud issue in South Carolina, according to new analysis released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). South Carolina ranked 13th in the nation in terms of ...
Tesla Cybertruck’s Design Raises Safety Concerns
The angular design of Tesla's Cybertruck has safety experts concerned the electric pickup truck's stiff stainless-steel exoskeleton could hurt pedestrians and cyclists and damage other vehicles on ...
Judge: Boy Scout Abuse Claims Fund Shouldn’t Pay $21M in Lawyer Fees
The judge presiding over the Boys Scouts of America's bankruptcy has rejected a $21 million fee request from attorneys hired by law firms representing survivors of child sexual abuse. A group of ...
Humanity on Verge of 5 Climate Tipping Points, Report Warns
Five major global "tipping points" are in danger of being crossed at current levels of warming, a new study warns, leaving humanity at an inflection point between two potential futures. An ...
Road Safety Advocates Call for Speed Limiters, Auto Alerts to Stem Aggressive Driving
Members of the Road to Zero Coalition are urging automakers, regulators and fleet operators to promote intelligent speed assistance (ISA) and speed limiters in response to a spike in traffic deaths ...
Unrecalled Takata Inflators Monitored After Another Bursts, Injuring Driver
U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air bag inflators after one of them exploded in a BMW and hurled metal fragments that ...
23andMe Says Health Data Included in Hack That Compromised 6.9M
Some 6.9 million 23andMe customers had their data compromised after an anonymous hacker accessed user profiles and posted them for sale on the Internet earlier this year, the company said on Monday. ...
U.S. Retail Lobbying Group Retracts ‘Organized’ Crime Statistic
The main lobbying group for U.S. retailers retracted its claim that "organized retail crime" accounted for nearly half of all inventory losses in 2021 after finding that incorrect data was used for ...