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NTSB Finds Multiple Failures Before Deadly NJ Cargo Ship Fire
The Newark fire department's lack of training and familiarity with marine firefighting during a deadly cargo ship fire at the East Coast's largest port in July 2023 amounted to a "failure of ...
Group Sues California Department of Insurance Over FAIR Plan Surcharges
A consumer advocacy group has sued the California Department of Insurance and Commissioner Ricardo Lara to block hundreds of millions of dollars in surcharges that could soon appear on California ...
Insurers Need End-to-End Strategy to See Double the ROI in AI Implementation
A new report outlines how insurers must focus their AI efforts to achieve a return on investment (ROI). "How Insurers Can Supercharge Their Strategy With AI," by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), ...
Delayed NY’s Retail Worker Safety Act Goes into Effect June 2
Originally set to go into effect Jan. 31, New York's new law offers workers more protections against workplace violence and harassment. The Retail Worker Safety Act (S. 8358B/A. 8947C), signed by ...
FEMA Denies Washington State $34B Disaster Relief From Bomb Cyclone
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Washington state's request for emergency relief funds to help repair an estimated $34 million in damage from a deadly bomb cyclone storm system in ...
US House Committee Seeks Testimony From 23andMe Co-founder After Bankruptcy
A U.S. House committee on Tuesday asked 23andMe's co-founder to testify next month as it launched an investigation into the risk of genetic data being transferred to potential buyers amid the DNA ...
Apps With Goals, Incentives May Hold Key to Safer Driving: AAA
More than 40,000 deaths due to motor vehicle crashes in the United States are attributed to risky behavior like speeding, impairment and aggressive driving. Efforts to change these behaviors often ...
Flood Cleanup Continues at Kentucky Distillery
Signs of renewal are underway at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky since floodwaters that inundated the whiskey-making campus receded. But executives say the painstaking task of inspecting any ...