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NTSB: Railroad Automatic Braking System Needs Upgrades to Prevent Derailments
The automatic braking system railroads were required to install several years ago needs improvement to better prevent collisions, federal safety investigators said in a report Wednesday. The National ...
Extreme Weather Reduces Pumpkin Crop This Year, Impacting Holidays
Alan Mazzotti can see the Rocky Mountains about 30 miles west of his pumpkin patch in northeast Colorado on a clear day. He could tell the snow was abundant last winter, and verified it up close when ...
Comprehensive Wildfire Approach, Uniform Enforcement Lacking in Most Western States
Few Western states and counties with the highest wildfire risk are using sound regulatory approaches backed by consistent enforcement, according to a new report released jointly by the Insurance ...
Uber, Lyft to Pay $328M to Settle New York Wage Theft Claims
Uber and Lyft will pay a combined $328 million to settle claims by New York's attorney general that the ridesharing companies systematically cheated drivers out of pay and benefits. Attorney General ...
State Farm: Catalytic Converter Thefts Drop
Auto claims data revealed a substantial drop in catalytic converter theft claims for the first half of this year compared to last year, according to analysis by State Farm. The most recent data for ...
Allianz X, Allstate Fund NEXT Insurance’s $265M Financing Round
The digital investments arm of global insurer and asset manager Allianz Group, Allianz X, announced an investment in NEXT Insurance, a small business insurer in the United States, to accelerate ...
First U.S. Autopilot Trial Involving Fatal Crash a Win for Tesla
Tesla on Tuesday won the first U.S. trial over allegations that its Autopilot driver assistant feature led to a death, a major victory for the automaker as it faces several other lawsuits and federal ...
Thousands Evacuated in Southern California as Santa Ana Winds Fuel Wildfire
A wildfire fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds ripped through rural land southeast of Los Angeles, forcing about 4,000 people from their homes, fire authorities said. The so-called Highland Fire erupted ...