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$80M U.S. Government Funding Aims to Improve Flood Prediction
New funding under the Biden-Harris administration will allot $80 million, through the Investing in America Agenda, to assist the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's efforts to upgrade ...
Maui Fire Cleanup Complicated by Logistical Challenges, Cultural Significance
Cleanup of areas destroyed in the Maui wildfires could end up being one of the most complex to date, federal officials said, given the island's significant cultural sites, its rich history including ...
In Rare Public Hearing, U.S. Auto Safety Agency Urges Recall of 52M Air Bag Inflators
U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) officials on Thursday told a public hearing the government should require the recall of 52 million air bag inflators produced by auto ...
MGM Resorts Data Breach Costs Estimated at $100M
The data breach last month that MGM Resorts is calling a cyber attack is expected to cost the casino giant more than $100 million, the Las Vegas-based company said. The incident, which was detected ...
WCRI: 6% of COVID Claimants Treated for Long COVID
A national study by the Workers' Compensation Research Institute found that 6 percent of workers who filed claims for COVID-19 suffered long COVID, meaning they sought additional treatment more than ...
Survey: Cyber Budgets, Insurance Premium Jumps Across Sectors
Despite doubts surrounding efficacy of cyber practices, budgets and insurance policy costs have increased exponentially, according to a recent survey gauging cybersecurity practices among global debt ...
Supreme Court Considers Who Can Sue Hotels Over Disability Access
A few years back, Joseph Stramondo was a last-minute replacement as a conference speaker in Salt Lake City. He went online and made a reservation for a room accessible for people with disabilities. ...
FTX’s Bankman-Fried Battles Excess Insurer Over D&O Coverage
Just two days before his criminal trial started this week in federal court in New York, FTX Trading founder Sam Bankman-Fried filed suit in federal court in California against his excess insurance ...