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U.S. to Limit Chinese Vehicle Software in August
The U.S. Commerce Department plans to issue proposed rules on connected vehicles next month and expects to impose limits on some software made in China and other countries deemed adversaries, a ...
Nation’s Year to Date Tornado Count as of June 2024 is Third Busiest on Record
The 2024 year-to-date U.S. preliminary tornado count stands at 1,250, making it third behind 2011's 1,398 tornadoes and 2008's 1,303 tornadoes, for the same January-June period, according to ...
Legislators Say Amazon Prime Day is a Major Cause of Injuries for Warehouse Workers
Amazon's popular Prime Day sales event has been "a major cause of injuries" for warehouse workers who pick and pack customer orders at the e-commerce giant's facilities across the United States, ...
The World’s Power Grids Are Failing as the Planet Warms
Under the blazing Adriatic sun, life almost stopped in Montenegro's capital Podgorica earlier this summer. Cars and buses were stuck in gridlock as traffic lights went out, the internet crashed, and ...
Hard Market Conditions Expected to Ease in 2025 as Claims Inflation Softens: Swiss Re
Hard market conditions in the global non-life insurance sector will continue this year but will begin to ease in 2025, as general inflation and claims inflation conditions soften, according to Swiss ...
California Insurance Commissioner Cuts Workers Comp Rate
A new and decreased rate for workers compensation insurance has been adopted in California, according to Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara. The action lowers the annual benchmark rate from $1.41 to ...
Baby Formula Maker Says Tornado-Damaged Warehouse Covered by PD, BI Insurance
Sales of Reckitt's Mead Johnson baby formula powder are likely to take a short-term hit after a tornado damaged a third-party warehouse in the United States, the British consumer goods company said ...
Coalition Asks FEMA to Consider Wildfire Smoke, Extreme Heat Eligible for Disaster Funds
A group of 14 attorneys general has formed a coalition to persuade the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to initiate rulemaking to update its regulations to recognize extreme heat and ...