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Federal Bipartisan Bill Proposes $130 Annual EV Fee to Pay for Road Repairs
U.S. House lawmakers proposed bipartisan legislation that would require owners of electric vehicles to pay a $130 fee for road repairs and $35 for some plug-in hybrid models annually. The fees will ...
Southern California Wildfire Threatens 17,000 Homes, 30% Contained
More than 17,000 people were under evacuation orders in Southern California on Tuesday as a wildfire threatened suburban homes. The wind-driven Sandy Fire was reported Monday in the hills above Simi ...
With Customer Reviews Increasingly Polarized, Communication Is Key: Trustpilot
The U.S. insurance industry has lost its "average" customer, with 88% of all reviews now either 1-star or 5-stars, according to a new report by customer feedback platform Trustpilot. Reviews tend to ...
U.S. Personal Lines Insurers Ask for Less Rate After Period of Catch-Up
It appears as though auto and home insurers have caught up, appropriately matching premium to risk in their portfolios. According to a new report from insurance industry rating agency AM Best, rate ...
Barney Frank, Key Lawmaker During Financial Crisis, Dies at 86
Barney Frank, the quick-witted Democratic congressman who found himself on the front lines of the government's rescue of the American financial system in 2007 and 2008, has died. He was 86. He died ...
Arizona Sheriff Investigates Train/Truck Cargo Theft Associated With California-based Cartel
Arizona's Yavapai County Sheriff's deputies have responded to a string of high-tech cargo burglaries following two separate but similar incidents involving professional theft rings. YCSO, in ...
Fears of Unfettered Hacking Spurred by Anthropic’s Mythos AI Model Overblown
Early fears that Anthropic's new AI model, Mythos, could dramatically turbocharge hacking are looking overstated a month after its release. The company warned at launch in April that Mythos had ...
West Virginia OSHA Safety Inspections Reviewed After Refinery Deaths Last Month
When two workers died last month in a violent chemical reaction at Ames Goldsmith Catalyst Refiners near Charleston, federal records showed the facility had previously been cited for safety ...