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Seasonal Seismic Signals Hint at Alaska Tsunami Threat: Study
Researchers studying a massive landslide in Alaska detected strange seasonal seismic pulses caused by water freezing and thawing in rock cracks. The faint signals could become an important early clue ...
Year-end Holiday Shipping Surge Poses Heightened Cargo Theft Risk
The supply chain and logistics industry should heighten security and verification practices during the year-end holiday shipping surge, according to a new alert by Verisk's CargoNet. Based on a ...
Japan to Restart World’s Biggest Nuclear Plant 15 Years After Fukushima
Japan took the final step to allow the world's largest nuclear power plant to resume operations with a regional vote on Monday, a watershed moment in the country's return to nuclear energy nearly 15 ...
Colorado State Patrol Highlights Top 5 Cause of Winter Crashes
Though Colorado drivers tend to travel fewer miles during December through February, four years of State Patrol crash data reveal that winter still accounts for over a quarter of total crashes (25.42 ...
Cannabis Businesses Face Hurdles Accessing Big Banks Despite Reclassification
U.S. President Donald Trump's move to relax marijuana regulations could ease some burden for cannabis companies, but will likely keep doors to access capital from big banks closed, experts said. ...
Protective Gear Meant to Protect Firefighters May Hide New Chemical Danger
A new study from Duke University suggests efforts to make firefighter gear safer may have quietly introduced a new chemical concern. A U.S. study, published on Dec. 16 in Environmental Science & ...
Odometer Fraud Sees 14% Jump in the Past Year
An estimated 2.45 million cars on the road likely have their odometers rolled back, 14 percent more than last year, according to vehicle history provider CARFAX. There was just a 4 percent increase ...
Hyundai, Kia Must Repair Millions of Cars Under Deal to Fix Anti-Theft Technology
Automakers Hyundai and Kia must offer free repairs to millions of models under a settlement announced Tuesday by Minnesota's attorney general, who led an effort by dozens of states that argued the ...