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Report Forecasts ‘Above-Normal’ U.S. Wildfire Season, Worse in Drought-Plagued West
The U.S. has in store an "above-normal" wildfire season if a prediction out on Wednesday from fire weather experts holds true – "intense" may be a better word for the expectations in Western ...
Judge Lets Tulsa Race Massacre Reparations Lawsuit Proceed
An Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can proceed, bringing new hope for some measure of justice for three survivors of the deadly racist ...
Google Offers $100,000 Worth of Free Tech Training to Every U.S. Business
Alphabet Inc.'s Google will provide any U.S. business over $100,000 worth of online courses in data analytics, design and other tech skills for their workers free of charge, the search company said ...
U.S. SEC Ramps Up Crypto Fraud Oversight by Adding 20 Employees
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Tuesday it will add 20 positions to its enforcement unit for crypto markets in its push to curb fraudulent activities in the hot digital ...
U.S. Solar Industry Warns of Slowdown Due to Supply Chain Disruptions, Tariff Uncertainty
The U.S. solar industry is warning of a big slowdown in project installations this year as global supply chain disruptions and the threat of new U.S. tariffs on panel imports from Southeast Asia hit ...
McKinsey Chief Says Firm Failed to Identify Opioid Epidemic
The head of McKinsey & Co. acknowledged that it failed to see the opioid epidemic unfolding while simultaneously doing work for drug regulators and makers of painkillers including OxyContin in ...
QBE North America Launches Specialty Casualty Business
QBE North America has launched a new Specialty Casualty business that will offer admitted and non-admitted primary, lead umbrella and excess liability products, targeting a wide range of business ...
Amazon Urged to Improve Severe Weather Procedures After Deadly Warehouse Collapse
Regulators are calling on Amazon to improve its procedures for dealing with severe weather like hurricanes and tornadoes that could threaten workers at its warehouses dotted across the country. The ...