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Head of Workplace Rights Agency Urges White Men to Report Discrimination
The head of the U.S. agency for enforcing workplace civil rights posted a social media call-out urging white men to come forward if they have experienced race or sex ...
Seasonal Seismic Signals Hint at Alaska Tsunami Threat: Study
Researchers studying a massive landslide in Alaska detected strange seasonal seismic pulses caused by water freezing and thawing in rock cracks. The faint signals could become an important early clue ...
Year-end Holiday Shipping Surge Poses Heightened Cargo Theft Risk
The supply chain and logistics industry should heighten security and verification practices during the year-end holiday shipping surge, according to a new alert by Verisk's CargoNet. Based on a ...
Colorado State Patrol Highlights Top 5 Cause of Winter Crashes
Though Colorado drivers tend to travel fewer miles during December through February, four years of State Patrol crash data reveal that winter still accounts for over a quarter of total crashes (25.42 ...
Cannabis Businesses Face Hurdles Accessing Big Banks Despite Reclassification
U.S. President Donald Trump's move to relax marijuana regulations could ease some burden for cannabis companies, but will likely keep doors to access capital from big banks closed, experts said. ...
Deceptive Self-Driving Claims Prompt California to Threaten Tesla With 30-Day Sales License Suspension
California regulators are threatening to suspend Tesla's license to sell its electric cars in the state early next year unless the automaker tones down its marketing tactics for its self-driving ...
Protective Gear Meant to Protect Firefighters May Hide New Chemical Danger
A new study from Duke University suggests efforts to make firefighter gear safer may have quietly introduced a new chemical concern. A U.S. study, published on Dec. 16 in Environmental Science & ...
Odometer Fraud Sees 14% Jump in the Past Year
An estimated 2.45 million cars on the road likely have their odometers rolled back, 14 percent more than last year, according to vehicle history provider CARFAX. There was just a 4 percent increase ...