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Tampa Bay Dodges Direct Hurricane Hit, Deals With Significant Flooding
Last year it was Hurricane Ian that drew a bead on Tampa Bay before abruptly shifting east to strike southwest Florida more than 130 miles (210 kilometers) away. This time it was Hurricane Idalia, ...
New Rule to Prevent Furniture Tip-Over Injuries Goes in Effect Today
Tip-over related deaths and injuries are expected to decline as a new U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission mandatory safety standard goes into effect today. The new rule is designed to protect ...
Burger King Must Face Lawsuit Claiming its Whoppers Are Too Small
A U.S. judge has rejected Burger King's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that it cheated hungry customers by making its Whopper sandwich appear larger than it actually ...
Arizona Tops List as Road Rage Incidents Continue to Rise Across U.S.
With Labor Day travel quickly approaching, a new survey reveals violent road rage incidents are on the rise nationwide. In 2022, 413 people were injured in road rage shootings, a staggering 135 ...
Mobile Phishing Risk Heightens for Remote Workers Prior to Holiday
A new survey shows that 85 percent of enterprise employees who can work remotely are planning to skip the office on Friday, September 1. Conducted by Lookout, Inc., a data cloud security company, the ...
Regulators Concerned After Tesla Eases Driver Monitoring When Using Autopilot
Tesla is allowing some drivers use its Autopilot driver-assist system for extended periods without making them put their hands on the steering wheel, a development that has drawn concern from U.S. ...
Florida’s Gulf Coast Begins Cleanup From Hurricane Idalia
Cleanup and recovery from Hurricane Idalia began on Thursday along Florida's Gulf Coast, where property damage, loss of life and power disruptions paled in comparison to ...
Idalia Rumbled Ashore as Cat 3, Lashing Tallahassee and Much of Florida and Georgia
Just when parts of the property-casualty industry thought it was safe to re-enter the Florida market, Hurricane Idalia made landfall closer to the heavily populated ...
