Showing Self-Control Makes You Seem More Powerful: Study
Out-of-control behavior by CEOs and other powerful people constantly makes headlines — so much so that some might consider impulsivity a pathway to power. However, new ...
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A Look at What Led to Record-Breaking West Coast Fires and Snow in 2020: Study
The same weather system that led to the spread of the devastating Labor Day wildfires in 2020 brought record-breaking cold and early-season snowfall to parts of the Rocky Mountains. Now, new research ...
Mitchell: EV Collision Claims Up 40% in 2023
The frequency of claims submitted for repairable electric vehicles (EVs) rose to its highest level in 2023, ending the year at 1.97 percent in the U.S. and 2.86 percent in Canada, according to the ...
Berkshire’s PacifiCorp Expected to Pay $29M to Oregon Wildfire Victims
An Oregon state jury on Tuesday ordered Berkshire Hathaway's PacifiCorp to pay at least $29.2 million to nine homeowners and a summer camp whose properties were damaged by 2020 wildfires they claim ...
OSHA Safety Regulator Points to Management Failure in Fatal Movie Set Shooting
Complaints by a movie weapons supervisor to managers went unheeded as she sought more time and resources to fulfill safety duties on the set of the Western movie "Rust," where actor Alec Baldwin ...
Chemical Linked to Cancer Found in Acne Creams Including Proactiv, Clearasil
Hand sanitizers were tainted by benzene. Sunscreens and dry shampoos too. Now acne treatments are joining the list of widely used consumer products found to contain high levels of the chemical linked ...
Most Americans Want Legal Reforms Against Practices Like Litigation Funding: Survey
A majority of Americans are unaware of third-party litigation funding but most believe state and federal laws should be changed to address abuses in the legal system. According to the results of a ...
U.S. P/C Industry Underwriting Loss Reaches 10-Year High: AM Best
AM Best published its annual estimate of the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry's financial results yesterday, reporting that $38 billion of underwriting losses for 2023 was a 10-year high for ...
Security Lags as 77% of Companies Report AI Breaches Within the Past Year
A new survey of security leaders shows that while artificial intelligence (AI) adoption is accelerating, proper security measures are not being undertaken much of the time, according to HiddenLayer, ...