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Humberto Strengthens to Hurricane, Heads to Bermuda
Tropical storm Humberto has now intensified into the third Atlantic hurricane of 2019 with top sustained winds of 75 mph, according to Weather.com meteorologists in a report issued on Sept. 15. The ...
EU Mulls Energy Taxes to Counter Climate Change, Reduce Carbon Emissions
The European Union is considering new energy taxes, including on the aviation sector, to meet its climate targets, top officials said on Friday, with Germany calling for "drastic steps" to reduce ...
Municipality Cyber Risks Deepen With Oklahama Pension Fund Hacking
Oklahoma has joined the ranks of state and local governments struck by hackers, fueling concerns about the escalating risk of such attacks on municipalities. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is ...
California Wildfire Season Begins With Return of the Santa Ana Winds
The Santa Ana winds have returned to California, a signal to the state's residents that the wildfire season has begun in earnest. The winds are created by high pressure over Nevada's Great Basin as ...
Tokio Marine Kiln Names New CEO and Enacts Other Leadership hanges
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) announced that after 11 years as chief executive officer, Charles Franks is assuming new responsibilities within the Tokio Marine Group (TMG). He will be succeeded by Brad ...
Score for Privacy: Google Email-Scanning Lawsuit Allowed to Proceed
Google is still fighting a lawsuit over surreptitious scanning of emails of non-Gmail users almost three years after it agreed to stop the practice. In a tentative ruling Thursday, a judge in ...
EU Mulls New Energy Taxes as Climate Change Countermeasure
The European Union is considering new energy taxes, including on the aviation sector, to meet its climate targets, top officials said on Friday, with Germany calling for "drastic steps" to reduce ...
California Utility Reaches $11B Settlement Over Wildfire Claims
California power producer PG&E Corp said on Friday it has reached an $11 billion settlement with entities representing about 85% percent of insurance subrogation claims relating to 2017 and 2018 ...