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U.S. Safety Board to Hold Hearing on 2 Fatal Ford Hands-Free System Crashes
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a March 31 hearing to determine the probable cause of two fatal crashes involving Ford Motor's hands-free advanced driver assistance system, ...
Severe Storms Threaten Southeast After Tornadoes Level Homes in Illinois, Indiana
Major storms that whipped up tornadoes in parts of Illinois and Indiana on Tuesday leveled homes, downed trees and power lines, and overwhelmed a 911 center south of Chicago with emergency calls, ...
Study Finds THC Can Create False Memories
A new study finds that smoking cannabis may alter how memories form and are recalled, according to researchers at Washington State University. Cannabis users were much more likely to recall words ...
Bayer Takes its Multi-Prong Battle on Pesticide Liability to Kansas
Kansas lawmakers were set to take up a bill on Tuesday backed by Bayer that would prevent people from suing pesticide manufacturers for not warning them that their products could cause cancer or ...
U.S. Safety Agency Seeks Comments on Zoox Petition to Deploy Steering Wheel-less Robotaxis
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday it is seeking public comments on Amazon.com's self-driving unit Zoox to deploy up to 2,500 purpose-built, steering-wheel-free ...
Analysis Shows No Way to Know if California’s Ski Season Is Deadlier Than Usual
It's been a deadly winter on California's slopes, but the state has no idea how bad it really is. In February alone, a 21-year-old skier was found dead on a black diamond at Northstar California. ...
Heat Waves Sparking Damaging Droughts Occurring More Frequently: Study
Heat waves that lead to sudden and damaging drought are spreading across the globe at an accelerating rate, highlighting how climate change-fueled extremes can build dangerously off each other, a new ...
Burning Out: AI Fuels Six-Day Workweeks for Cybersecurity Leaders
Cybersecurity leaders are working the equivalent of a six-day workweek while absorbing fundamentally new responsibilities, according to new research from Seemplicity, a provider of an agentic AI ...

