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Anti-Drunk Driving Devices Could Save 59,000 Lives: University Study
Putting technology that prevents drunk drivers from starting a vehicle into every car and truck in the U.S. could save 59,000 lives and $343 million over 15 years, according to a University of ...
Weather Shifts Likely as Arctic Melt Creates Weakest Gulf Stream in 1,000 Years
Gulf Stream water currents in the Atlantic Ocean have slowed to the weakest in as long as 1,000 years, threatening shifts in U.S. and European weather, as well as coastal sea levels including in New ...
U.S. House Committee Unveils ‘Threat-Sharing’ Cybersecurity Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee introduced on Tuesday long-awaited legislation intended to enhance information sharing between private companies and intelligence agencies ...
Investigators Probe Germanwings Jetliner Crash Mystery
Investigators probing the crash of a Germanwings jetliner in the foothills of the French Alps will seek to determine why the aircraft made a rapid descent spanning eight minutes without a single ...
FAA Loosens Some Requirements for Commercial Drone Permits
Commercial drone operators will have an easier time using and testing their devices in the U.S. after the Federal Aviation Administration said it has loosened some requirements for obtaining ...
Longtime Canopius Exec Plans to Retire in June
A longtime Canopius Group Ltd. executive is retiring, even as the global specialty reinsurer now owned by a Japanese insurance giant gears up for a U.S. expansion. James Giordano, executive chairman ...
New York Regulators Launch Price Optimization Inquiry
The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) is seeking information about price optimization from hundreds of property/casualty insurers operating in the state. New York joins a growing number ...
First Federal Fracking Rules Face Challenge From Oil Industry
U.S. drillers already reeling from a six-month drop in oil prices denounced new U.S. fracking regulations as costly and unnecessary, and quickly met them with a lawsuit. After three years of debate, ...