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U.S. Stablecoin Law Signed as Crypto Industry Eyes Mainstream Adoption
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a law to create a regulatory regime for dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies known as stablecoins, a milestone that could pave the way for the digital assets to ...
Pedestrian Deaths Dip But Still Higher Than a Decade Ago
Drivers struck and killed 7,148 people in the United States last year, enough to fill 31 Boeing 737s, according to a new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). Pedestrian deaths ...Man Wearing Weight-Training Chain Pulled into MRI Dies
A man who was pulled into an MRI machine in New York after he walked into the room wearing a large weight-training chain around his neck has died, according to police and his wife, who told a local ...
2025 Data Breaches Outpace Same Period Last Year: Report
New analysis indicates there were 1,732 publicly reported data compromises in the first half of 2025 in the U.S. — 5 percent ahead of 2024's pace, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center ...
Florida High-Tech 911 System Improves Response in Times of Weather Disasters
When an emergency happens in Collier County, Florida, the 911 calls go to one of the most high-tech communications centers in the U.S., where callers can send text and video from the scene to ...
Teen Suspected in Fireworks-Sparked Southern California Wildfire
A 13-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of setting off fireworks that sparked a wildfire this week in coastal Southern California, forcing the evacuations of about a hundred canyon homes, ...
Overexertion, Falls Top Causes of Workplace Injuries, Costs Near $60B Per Year: Liberty Mutual
Liberty Mutual's latest Workplace Safety Index has found that workplace accidents cost U.S. employers $58.7 billion annually, with the top 10 causes of injuries accounting for 86 percent of those ...
U.S. Auto Safety Nominee Says Active Oversight of Self-Driving Cars Needed
President Donald Trump's nominee to head the nation's auto safety regulator argued on Wednesday that the agency must actively oversee self-driving vehicle technology, a potential sign of a tougher ...