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Pilot Commended for Safely Landing Plane After Panel Blow Out Pushes Back Against Boeing, Lawsuits
The Alaska Airlines pilot who has been universally praised as a hero for safely landing a jet after a door plug panel flew off shortly after takeoff is suing Boeing because he believes the plane ...
New York Regulates Consumer Litigation Financing
New York State has a new law that regulates the industry that provides consumers with funds for living expenses while their legal cases are in process in exchange for a share of any settlement or ...
Mercedes Will Debut Autonomous Driving Tech on U.S. City Streets This Year
Mercedes-Benz said on Monday it will launch a new advanced driver-assistance system in the United States later this year that lets its vehicles operate autonomously on city streets under driver ...
A Year Later, LA Wildfires Were ‘Significant Stress Event’ for Insurance: Morningstar
In a report one year on from the Los Angeles area wildfires in 2025, which started on Jan. 7, Morningstar DBS Research issued a perspective that called the fires "a significant stress event" for ...
Middle Market M&A Deals Expected to Rise: Survey
M&A activity is expected to rise among midsize companies as private equity firms become more willing to do deals, according to a Citizens Financial survey of about 400 companies. Executives at ...
Silicon Valley Summit Highlights Humanoid Robots, But Skepticism Remains
Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors — too complicated, capital-intensive, and "boring, honestly," says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui. But the commercial boom in ...
NOAA Announces Latest AI-Driven Global Weather Models
A new suite of operational, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven global weather prediction models has been launched by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), promising forecast ...
Northern California Flooding This Weekend Caused by Heavy Rain, High Tides
Heavy rain and high tides, believed to be the most severe in two decades, caused flooding in parts of Northern California on Saturday, prompting road closures and rescues of people trapped in cars. ...