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Owner, Operator of Ship That Crashed Into Baltimore’s Key Bridge Settles With State for $350M
Maryland has settled with the owner and operator of the massive cargo ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge two years ago, causing its deadly collapse, state officials announced Thursday. The ...
Strong El Nino, Warmer Sea Impacts Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecasts
Two new hurricane predictions forecast widely different storm totals for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. According to Colorado State University's research team in the Department of Atmospheric ...
Meta Pulls Ads Aimed at Recruiting Plaintiffs for Social Media Addiction Lawsuits
Meta Platforms said on Thursday it is pulling ads from Facebook and Instagram aimed at recruiting new plaintiffs for ongoing litigation accusing it and other social media companies of designing their ...
PacifiCorp Case Appellate Ruling Could Jeopardize $1B in Oregon Wildfire Victim Damages
An Oregon appeals court sided with PacifiCorp on Wednesday in a ruling that could jeopardize over $1 billion in damages for victims of the state's devastating 2020 wildfires. The Oregon Court of ...
U.S. Forecaster Expects ENSO‑Neutral to Continue, While El Nino Risk Builds
El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral conditions emerged last month, and there is an 80% chance they will continue from April to June as La Niña transitions toward El Niño, the U.S. ...
Avalanche Experts Question Guides’ Decisions on Deadly California Backcountry Trip
Two months after the deadliest avalanche in modern California history, an analysis by leading U.S. experts is questioning the decisions by the guides to lead such a large group through dangerous ...
Berkshire-owned PacifiCorp Utility Ruling Win Could Reduce Oregon Wildfire Damages
An Oregon appeals court on Wednesday ruled in favor of PacifiCorp in litigation over a series of Oregon wildfires in 2020, saying a trial judge erred in letting the case against the Berkshire ...
NFL’s Race-based Hiring Rule Under Scrutiny After Florida AG Says it Violates Law
The NFL's Rooney Rule has long been a topic of conversation, even debate. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is among the most recent to weigh in. He sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger ...