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2024 Expected to Be World’s Hottest Year on Record
This year is "virtually certain" to eclipse 2023 as the world's warmest since records began, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday. The data was released ahead ...
Retail Workers Consider Quitting Due to Safety Concerns Ahead of Holiday Shopping Season
A majority of American retail workers (57 percent) report feeling unsafe going into the peak holiday shopping season, according to Motorola Solutions' second annual U.S. Retail Worker Safety Report. ...
NYC Man Charged With Insurance Fraud in Staged Car Crash Captured by Dashcam
A New York City man has been charged with staging a car accident for insurance fraud purposes last month in a case that received wide publicity after the victim shared dashboard camera footage of the ...
Danone Wins Dismissal of Evian Microplastics Lawsuit
The maker of Evian spring water, Danone, won the dismissal of a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing it of defrauding consumers with labels that claim the water is "natural" even though it contains ...
Hurricanes Linked to Higher Death Rates Years After Occurrence
New research from Stanford University shows that hurricanes and tropical storms in the United States cause a surge of deaths for nearly 15 years after a storm hits. Researchers estimate an average ...
Wildfire Near Los Angeles Burns Dozens of Homes
Over 10,000 people were ordered to evacuate from a wildfire northwest of Los Angeles as fierce seasonal winds blew flames into ranches and neighborhoods, destroying dozens of homes, authorities said ...
Risks to Watch: Microplastics, 3D Printing and Heat Pumps
We often take for granted the resources and materials that help us run our businesses and build our homes. Steel, cement, plastic — building blocks such as these have afforded us the flexibility to ...
Tips to Prevent Crashes After Daylight Saving Time Ends
Drivers are being reminded about some driving hazards that can lead to crashes when Daylight Saving Time ends. For the last three years, Ohio saw an average 15.7 percent increase in total crashes ...