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States Sue Trump Administration for Cutting Disaster Prevention Grants
A group of 20 mostly Democrat-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to block the Trump administration from terminating a multibillion-dollar grant program that funds infrastructure ...
Florida Lawsuit Over Student Death While Stargazing Focuses on Tesla’s Autopilot System
A rare trial against Elon Musk's car company began Monday in Miami where a jury will decide if it is partly to blame for the death of a stargazing university student after a runaway Tesla sent her ...
Alphabet’s Waymo Picks up Speed as Tesla Robotaxi Service Expands
Alphabet's Waymo robotaxis have driven more than 100 million miles without a human behind the wheel, doubling the mileage in about six months, a top company official said, as it speeds up deployment ...
National Hurricane Center Eyes Possible Tropical Depression in the Atlantic
There is a 40-60 percent chance that a weather system moving over the Atlantic could develop into a tropical storm, according to a two-day weather outlook issued by the National Hurricane Center. ...
Allowed to Burn: Scrutiny Follows Park Service Decision in Grand Canyon
A wildfire that tore through a historic Grand Canyon lodge and raged out of control Monday had been allowed to burn for days before erupting over the weekend, raising scrutiny over the National Park ...
Viewpoint: Rising False Advertising Claims Reveal Likely Coverage Gap
The steady rise in false advertising claims against consumer-facing companies has exposed a likely insurance protection gap. The drivers of these legal actions are many and varied and include ...
Nursing Homes Struggle With Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Nursing homes already struggling to recruit staff are now grappling with President Donald Trump's attack on one of their few reliable sources of workers: immigration. Facilities for older adults and ...
UN Report Urges Stronger Measures to Detect AI Deepfakes
Companies must use advanced tools to detect and stamp out misinformation and deepfake content to help counter growing risks of election interference and financial fraud, the United Nations' ...