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Warmer Global Temps to Create Bigger, More Damaging Hailstones: Study
A warmer world will likely make bigger and more damaging hail, a new study said. Because climate change from the burning of fossil fuels should make more high-energy unstable air, which is conducive ...
Moody’s: U.S. Faces $375B in Uninsured Flood Losses From 1-in-100-Year Event
The U.S. faces a widening gap between growing flood risk and the take-up of flood insurance, potentially exposing the nation to more than $375 billion in aggregated uninsured flood losses from a ...
Work Zone Crash Analysis: Distracted Driving Cited As Main Cause
A new survey indicates that most work zone crashes in the Carolinas are the result of distracted driving, according to the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). The nationwide survey ...
Tesla’s Former AI Trainers Don’t Trust its Self-Driving Tech or Safety Stats
In a Utah office, hundreds of Tesla workers scrutinize video collected by vehicles using the automaker's Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature. Some clips show the cars hitting cats, dogs or deer, along ...
Opposition Could Delay Proposed $7B Settlement in Roundup Lawsuits
Delays could be in store for a proposed $7.25 billion settlement covering thousands of claims that the maker of Roundup weedkiller failed to warn people the product could cause cancer. An attorney ...
Modernized Federal Tool Aims to Reduce CDL Fraud
A new tool launched by the federal government aims to improve road safety by modernizing commercial drivers' registration. Launched last week, Motus: the U.S. DOT Registration System, replaces what ...
NTSB Calls for FAA Revision of Runway Safety Assessments During Heavy Rainfall
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday called on the Federal Aviation Administration to revise how it assesses runway conditions during heavy rainfall, citing safety risks of ...
Supreme Court Rejects Florida’s Bid to Sue Western States Over Immigrant CDLs
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Florida's long shot attempt to sue California and Washington state over the issuance of commercial driver licenses to truckers who don't speak English and are ...