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Polar Vortex to Be Felt Across Most of U.S. This Weekend
The polar vortex is about to unleash an Arctic chill across much of the U.S. this weekend, leaving football fans shivering in the Midwest and inflicting subzero temperatures on Iowa voters just ...
New Federal Rule Tightens Worker Classification Standards
The Biden administration enacted a new labor rule Tuesday that aims to prevent the misclassification of workers as "independent contractors," a step that could bolster both legal protections and ...
Extreme Weather and Misinformation Top Global Risks: World Economic Forum
Risk specialists see extreme weather and misinformation as most likely to trigger a global crisis in the next couple of years, a World Economic Forum (WEF) survey released on Wednesday said. While ...
Verisk: Insured Losses From 7.5M Japan Quake Between $1.8B and $3.3B
The Extreme Event Solutions business unit of Verisk estimates insured property losses resulting from the Jan. 1, 2024, 7.5 magnitude Noto Earthquake will range between $1.8 billion and $3.3 billion ...
Early 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Forecast Predicts Highly Active Season
An early forecast of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season by Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) suggests it will be an intensely active season with "activity about 30 percent above the 1991-2020 30-year norm ...
Derailment Injuring More Than 20 Prompts Feds to Review Entire NYC Subway System
Federal transit safety investigators will be reviewing all of New York City's subway operations in response to a collision and derailment that caused minor injuries to more than 20 people, the ...
Overwritten Alaska 737 Cockpit Voice Recorder Data Renews Industry Safety Debate
The cockpit voice recorder data on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet which lost a panel mid-flight on Friday was overwritten, U.S. authorities said, renewing attention on an industry call for ...
Guards Hired to Monitor Businessman’s Other Sites Under L.A. Freeway
More than a month after an arson fire at a storage yard damaged a key Los Angeles freeway, the state has hired security guards to watch out for smoke and other trouble at three additional sites ...