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‘Abolishing FEMA’ Memo Outlines Ways for Trump to Scrap Agency
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare a memo on how to abolish itself and create a re-branded, radically smaller disaster response ...
Deadly, Unintentional Falls Increasing for Older Adults in the U.S.
Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from unintentional falls, according to a new federal report published Wednesday, with white people accounting for the vast majority of the deaths. From 2003 ...
Insurance Industry Rejects Proposed Moratorium on State AI Regulation
A proposed decade-long moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence has gained the attention of many, including those within the insurance industry. The 10-year prohibition of AI ...
North Carolina Lake Town’s Dam Rebuilding Plans in Limbo After FEMA Cuts
When Hurricane Helene's flood waters slammed into Lake Lure's century-old dam last September, gouging a massive scar into one embankment and cascading five months' worth of rain down its sides, town ...
U.S. Manufacturers Remain Optimistic Despite Challenges: Survey
Despite facing a variety of risks as they navigate trade policy uncertainty, shifting regulations, potential supply chain volatility and labor market challenges, U.S. manufacturers' confidence level ...
Planetary Waves Linked to Extreme Summer Weather Have Tripled Since 1950
Climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years and that may explain why long-range computer forecasts keep underestimating ...
US Supreme Court to Hear Chevron, Exxon Appeal Over Louisiana Coastal Damage
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a bid by Chevron, Exxon Mobil and other oil and gas companies to have lawsuits brought by two Louisiana localities accusing them of harming the state's ...
North Carolina Auto Insurance Rates Rising 5% on Average in Settlement
North Carolina automobile insurance rates are poised to increase statewide by a 5 percent average this fall as part of an agreement reached between state regulators and the insurance industry. The ...
U.S. Homeowners Insurance Rates Rose 40.4% in Six Years, Report Shows
U.S. homeowners insurance rates rose 40.4 percent over the past six years, with the biggest increases hitting in the last two years, a new report shows.