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U.S. Drought Conditions Improve In Many States, But Not Texas
Winter wheat growers in the U.S. High Plains were enjoying improved soil-moisture conditions in some key growing areas as the region's drought levels continued to retreat, according to a report ...NOAA Says Few El Niño Problems; Extends Forecast Into Summer
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a key U.S. weather forecaster, on Thursday extended into the summer its view that the El Niño climate phenomenon should present few weather ...
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CDC Issues Warning Of Deadly New SARS-like Virus
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday warned state and local health officials about potential infections from a deadly virus previously unseen in humans that has now ...
U.S. Nuclear Plant Inspections Not Up To Par: Scientists Group
More than one-third of U.S. nuclear power plants suffered safety-related incidents over the past three years, and nuclear regulators and plant operators need to improve inspections to prevent such ...PCAOB Criticizes PwC On Quality Control
The U.S. regulator of corporate auditors criticized PricewaterhouseCoopers on Thursday for not doing enough to ensure that its audits were properly carried out, in a rare public reprimand of a major ...
Statutory Filings’ Analysis Reveals Adverse Development For Recent Prior Years: Assured Research
Twelve of the top-25 insurance groups reported adverse reserve development for accident-years 2010 and 2011 during calendar-year 2012, according to new research conducted by Assured Research LLC. In ...
Workplace Bullying Emerging As Major Employment Liability Battleground
Margaret Fiester is no shrinking violet, but she says working for her former boss was a nightmare. "One day I didn't do something right and she actually laid her hands on me and got up in my face and ...