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Scientists Stumped On Question Of Whether Global Warming Means More Twisters
With the planet heating up, many scientists seem fairly certain some weather elements like hurricanes and droughts will worsen. But tornadoes have them stumped. These unpredictable, sometimes deadly ...Judge Rules Secret FBI Letters To Banks, Other Cos. Unconstitutional
A federal judge has ruled that the FBI's practice of issuing so-called national security letters to banks, phone companies and other businesses is unconstitutional, saying the secretive demands for ...
Americans Talk On Phone More Than Europeans When Driving
More U.S. drivers report talking on their cellphones behind the wheel than their counterparts in seven Europe countries, says a study released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Overdue NW Quake Could Mean $32B In Economic Damage, 10,000 Lives: Research Report
More than 10,000 people could die when—not if—a monster earthquake and tsunami occur just off the Pacific Northwest coast, researchers told Oregon legislators last Thursday. Coastal towns would ...La. Gov. Jindal Says Company Responsible For Sinkhole To Offer Home Buyouts
Texas Brine will offer buyouts to Assumption Parish residents whose homes are in a swampy area under evacuation because of a nine-acre sinkhole, Gov. Bobby Jindal said Wednesday. Scientists say the ...
President-To-President: Obama, China’s Xi Discuss Cyber Security In Phone Call
President Barack Obama took mounting U.S. concerns about computer hacking straight to China's president on Thursday in a sign of how seriously the United States takes the threat of cyber attacks ...
JPMorgan Senate Report Reveals Internal Discussion Of Email ‘Sensitivity’
JPMorgan Chase & Co. risk managers tried so hard in 2012 to get around international capital rules that they viewed their own discussions as too sensitive for email, according to a Senate report ...
Calif. Prototype Quake Notice System Half-Minute Warning
An earthquake warning system that has been under development in California worked during this week's light but widely felt temblor, scientists said Wednesday. The prototype system gave 35 seconds of ...