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Worsening Floods Pose Threat to U.S. Dam Safety
Last month, floodwater in rural Minnesota pushed debris against a more than century-old dam and then carved a path around it, eroding so much of the riverbank that most of a house fell into the ...
Consumer Watchdog Fines Fifth Third Bank $20M for Forced Auto Coverage, Fake Accounts
A wide range of alleged illegal activities has cost Fifth Third Bank hefty penalties, according to a statement released yesterday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). An alleged repeat ...
Crypto Hacking Thefts Doubled to $1.4B in in First Half of 2024
The amount of cryptocurrency stolen in hacks globally more than doubled in the first six months of 2024 from a year earlier, driven by a small number of large attacks and rising crypto prices, ...
Shock Hazard Prompts Recall of Nearly 1M Power Adapters Sold With Baby Sound Machines
Due to a shock hazard, a California company is recalling nearly 1 million power adapters sold with sound machines marketed to help infants and young children sleep. The plastic surrounding the AC ...
Survey: AI Set to Save Professionals Up to 12 Hours a Week by 2029
Results from a new survey predicts AI will free up to 12 hours per week within the next five years, with four hours per week saved in the next year alone. This, according to global content and ...
June Marks 13 Months in a Row Heat Record
Earth's more than year-long streak of record-shattering hot months kept on simmering through June, according to the European climate service Copernicus. There's hope that the planet will soon see an ...
Analysis Shows $7.7B in Losses From Extreme Heat Events in California
The cumulative cost of the seven heat events in California in the past decade amounted to $7.7 billion in losses, a new report shows. The analysis from California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo ...
NICB, NHTSA Join Forces to Deliver Auto Theft Prevention Message
Last year, more than one million vehicles were reported stolen, accounting for an increase of about 1 percent nationwide. Vehicle thefts increased from 1,008,756 in 2022 to 1,020,729 in 2023, with ...