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Why Power Outages Do More Economic Damage Than We Think
The day after a major winter storm swept across the US, hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses remained without electricity and the prospect of more outages loomed amid frigid temperatures. ...
Trump Orders Federal Takeover of LA Wildfire Rebuilding Efforts
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that allows the federal government to preempt state and local regulations in the recovery efforts of last year's Los Angeles wildfires, blaming the ...
EEOC Scraps Guidance Expanding Workplace Protections for LGBTQ Workers
The U.S. agency that enforces laws prohibiting workplace discrimination on Thursday rescinded legal guidance that had strengthened protections against unlawful harassment for LGBTQ workers and women ...
Frozen Pipes Lead to $628M in Losses for State Farm
New analysis highlights just how costly frozen and winter water damage claims can be. From January 2024 through June 2025, State Farm received more than 20,000 claims, totaling over $628 million in ...
California Lawmakers Propose New Regulations as Insurance Battles Linger After Wildfires
Jen Egan is still dealing with the aftermath of the Palisades Fire that damaged the home of her 83-year-old father, Paul, last January. That has meant more than a year of going back and forth with ...
Accuweather: Winter Storm to Cause Up to $115B in Damage, Economic Losses
The weekend winter storm that impacted more than 200 million people from more than 24 states is expected to result in total damage and economic losses of between $105 billion and $115 billion, said ...
Shallow Tremors Could Help Forecast Major Earthquake in Northern California
New research by the University of California - Davis suggests a much more complex, hidden fault system exists beneath the Northern California coast, indicating that tiny tremors may help forecast a ...
U.S. Safety Board Probes Waymo Robotaxis Passing Stopped School Buses
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday it is opening an investigation into self-driving car company Waymo after its robotaxis illegally passed stopped school buses in Austin, ...