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Overexertion, Falls Top Causes of Workplace Injuries, Costs Near $60B Per Year: Liberty Mutual
Liberty Mutual's latest Workplace Safety Index has found that workplace accidents cost U.S. employers $58.7 billion annually, with the top 10 causes of injuries accounting for 86 percent of those ...
U.S. Auto Safety Nominee Says Active Oversight of Self-Driving Cars Needed
President Donald Trump's nominee to head the nation's auto safety regulator argued on Wednesday that the agency must actively oversee self-driving vehicle technology, a potential sign of a tougher ...
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 ...