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Store Designer Says Retailers Should Identify Core Shoplifters
Imagining how shoppers might use a space is core to retailers' bottom line, and one veteran store designer from HFA Architecture + Engineering recommends they do the same with thieves. "Good store ...
Safety Agency Asks Automakers to Install Speed Warning System After Deadly Crash
Federal accident investigators want automakers to install systems on all new vehicles that warn drivers when they go over the speed limit, and it is asking safety regulators to figure out how states ...
Fortune 500 Companies Vulnerable to Cloud Risks, Partial Outage Could Result in $20B Loss
New research indicates members of the Fortune 500 could suffer direct financial losses in excess of $20 billion due to a partial outage of third-party cloud services, according to Parametrix, a ...
Report Highlights Latest Toy Hazards; Choking, Asphyxiation Rank Highest
The latest "Toy-Related Deaths and Injuries Report" found there were 11 deaths, and an estimated 145,500 emergency department-treated (ED) injuries in 2022 associated with toys for children 12 years ...
California Program Leasing Land Under Freeways Under Scrutiny After Highway-Closing L.A. Fire
The area under an elevated Los Angeles freeway that burned last weekend was a kind of open-air warehouse with businesses storing everything from wood pallets to cardboard boxes to hand sanitizer on ...
U.S. Safety Aviation Review Team Calls for ‘Urgent Action’ After Near-Misses
An independent safety review team named by the Federal Aviation Administration after a series of close-call air incidents called for "urgent action" and made a series of recommendations to boost ...
U.S. Home Insurance Less Affordable Due to Natural Disasters, Rising Repair Costs: Report
The growing frequency and severity of natural disasters amid rising home repair costs, along with other economic factors, have contributed to less affordable homeowners insurance, according to a ...
Consequences From Climate Change Now Affect Every Region of U.S.
Revved-up climate change now permeates Americans' daily lives with harm that is "already far-reaching and worsening across every region of the United States," a massive new government report says. ...