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FEMA Cuts Emergency Training Ahead of Hurricane Season
The U.S. federal disaster agency FEMA has sharply reduced training for state and local emergency managers ahead of the start of the hurricane season on June 1, according to current and former ...
Deadly April Rainfall, Catastrophic Flooding Across U.S. Intensified by Climate Change
Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and other states in early April and made those storms more likely to occur, according to an analysis released ...
Ransomware Claims Stabilized in 2024, Though Still the Costliest Cyberattack
The majority of cyber insurance claims in 2024 were the result of business mail compromise or funds transfer fraud, according to digital risk insurance provider Coalition. The San Francisco-based ...
Amazon’s Zoox Agrees to Software Recall After Las Vegas Robotaxi Crash
Amazon.com's self-driving unit Zoox agreed to recall 270 driverless vehicles after an unoccupied robotaxi was involved in an April 8 crash with a passenger car in Las Vegas. Zoox said on Tuesday ...
University of Pennsylvania Atlantic Hurricane Forecast Calls for Average Season
University of Pennsylvania Energy and Environmental Science (EES) scientists predict an average Atlantic hurricane season with 14 named storms. Dr. Michael E. Mann, Shannon A. Christiansen, and Penn ...
M&S, Co-op Cyberattackers Duped IT Help Desks into Resetting Passwords
Cyberattacks on Britain's Marks & Spencer and Co-op Group started with hackers impersonating employees while contacting the retailers' IT help desks, technology specialist site BleepingComputer ...
After Fan’s Fall, Safety Measures Examined Across MLB
When a fan flipped over the railing and fell off the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall in right field at Pittsburgh's PNC Park on Wednesday night, it elicited memories of spectators who have died from ...
Corporations and Disparate Impact Liability
President Donald Trump recently ordered federal agencies not to enforce laws that prohibit policies and practices with discriminatory impacts that are often unintended. Curbing so-called "disparate ...