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Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites Vulnerable to Flooding, Wildfires EPA Watchdog Says
About 100 of the nation's most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential public health threat to millions of Americans in surrounding communities, the ...
Arctic Sea Ice Hits Lowest Winter Level as Unprecedented Heat Smashes Global Records
Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the season when ice grows, as a warming Earth shattered records across the continents. Arctic sea ice levels, especially ...
Farmers Insurance Plans Historic, Rapid Expansion of Agency Force
Farmers Insurance has announced a plan to grow its agency force over the next year, and expects to appoint nearly 1,700 new agency owners—one of the largest single-year expansions in Farmers' ...
AI, Geopolitical Volatility Lead to More Companies Missing Revenue Targets: Survey
A new survey of more than 1,000 global B2B executives finds that companies are falling short of revenue targets amid AI disruption and geopolitical uncertainty, according to new research from global ...
LaGuardia Controller Staffing May Have Violated Procedures on Night of Collision
Air traffic controller staffing at LaGuardia airport on the night an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck may have violated the facility's procedures by combining roles before midnight, ...
Tiger Woods’ Crash is Golfer’s Fourth Car Crash and Second DUI Arrest
Tiger Woods' arrest Friday for a car crash in Florida was at least the fourth auto-related incident involving the golfer and the second in which he was charged with driving under the influence of ...
Hacked Hospitals, Hidden Spyware: Iran Conflict Shows Digital Fight in Warfare
As they fled an Iranian missile strike, some Israelis with Android phones received a text offering a link to real-time information about bomb shelters. But instead of a helpful app, the link ...
China’s Top Private Insurer Taps AI to Unlock $174 Billion Value
Five years ago, almost no accident and health insurance claims at Ping An Insurance Group ran without humans. Today, nearly 60% are automated, with some settled in just 51 seconds. The leap shows ...