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Wild Weather Week in US Included a Heat Wave, Landslide, Flash Flood and Snow
It's been a wild week of weather in many parts of the United States, from heat waves to snowstorms to flash floods. Here's a look at some of the weather events: Midwest sizzles under heat wave ...
Study: Large Hail Expected to Be More Common in Warming Climate
Under current human-driven climate-warming trajectories, hailstorms will produce larger hailstones by mid-to-late century—the kind of ice orbs that can damage aircraft, shatter windshields, leave ...
U.S. Drivers Spent a Work-Week Sitting in Traffic Last Year: Research
New York City, where drivers lost 101 hours to traffic congestion last year, topped INRIX's 2023 Global Traffic Scorecard, the transportation data and analytics reported recently. The firm's report ...
Context Matters: Mailing Letter Sufficient Cancel Notice, Court Says
Simply mailing a cancellation notice to a policyholder, when viewed in the context of other indicators, was enough to comply with state law and void a homeowner's insurance policy just weeks before a ...
CDC: Deli Meat-Linked Listeria Outbreak Claims Five More Lives
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that a Listeria outbreak linked to deli meats has resulted in 14 new illnesses and five additional deaths. This brings the total ...
DEI Should Be Included in Workplace Injury Prevention Initiatives: Report
Although increases in regulations, innovative technologies, hazard assessments and other methods have improved workplace safety, research shows workers of color face more work-related injuries and ...
Travelers: Common Pitfalls to Avoid This Wedding Season
As peak wedding season approaches, Travelers Companies, Inc. offers tips for brides and grooms. According to the insurer's data, vendor issues (45 percent) were the leading cause of paid wedding ...
Musk Supports California Bill Requiring Safety Tests on AI Models
Tesla chief Elon Musk, who also owns social media platform X, said on Monday he feels California should pass an AI bill that would require tech companies and AI developers to conduct safety testing ...