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U.S. Vehicle Quality Hits 36-Year Low as Supply, Labor Woes Continue: J.D. Power
The quality of vehicles sold in the United States fell to a 36-year low in 2022, according to automotive consultant J.D. Power, as labor shortages and supply snags continued to impact automakers. ...
U.S. Mass Shooting Insurance Rates Jump as Incidents Rise
The cost of buying insurance protection against mass shootings has spiked more than 10 percent in the United States this year following a string of deadly events, insurers said. The United States ...
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NYC, Miami, Tampa, New Orleans Tops Among Storm-Surge Exposed Cities
New York, Miami, Tampa, and New Orleans are the metro areas with the most single-family homes at risk of heavy damage from storm surge during hurricanes, according to a report released by CoreLogic, ...
Judge Approves $1B Settlement in Deadly Florida Condo Collapse
A judge gave final approval Thursday to a settlement topping $1 billion for victims of the collapse of a Florida beachfront condominium building that killed 98 people, one of the deadliest building ...
Legal Clashes Await U.S. Companies Covering Workers’ Abortion Costs
A growing number of large U.S. companies have said they will cover travel costs for employees who must leave their home states to get abortions, but these new policies could expose businesses to ...
Supreme Court Voids New York Gun Permit Law, Establishes Right to Carry Outside Home
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a New York law that required people to show a special need to carry a handgun in public, ruling for the first time that the Second Amendment protects gun rights ...
Nuclear Industry Hopes to Expand Output With New Reactors
The U.S. nuclear industry is generating less electricity as reactors retire, but now plant operators are hoping to nearly double their output over the next three decades, according to the industry's ...
New Layer of Federal Oversight for Climate Disclosures Not Needed: Triple-I
Creating a new layer of federal oversight would neither enhance nor standardize the climate-related disclosures U.S. insurers make to investors, the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) said in ...