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Corporate Transparency Act on Hold After Supreme Court Lifts Injunction
Small businesses are still not required to register with an agency called the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN — for now. The registration is part of the Corporate Transparency Act, ...
New OSHA Rule Requires Fitted PPE for Construction Workers
A revision to OSHA's personal protective equipment standard for construction workers went into effect on Jan. 13, 2025. The final rule explicitly requires the equipment to properly fit any ...
Unfixed Recalls Remain on More Than 58M Cars in the U.S.
Newly released data shows that 58.1 million vehicles nationwide have at least one unresolved manufacturer's recall, according to CARFAX. That's a 16 percent increase in just two years. Among vehicles ...
California Utility Reports Fault on Power Line Miles Away From Deadly Eaton Fire
Southern California Edison on Monday reported a fault on a power line connected miles away from ones located near the origin of the Eaton Fire, the deadly blaze that ignited outside of Los Angeles on ...
Insurer Uses Photo Metadata to Prove Deer Hit Claim Fraud
An arrest warrant was issued for a South Carolina woman after the deer hit claim she submitted to Progressive Northern Insurance Company was deemed to be fraudulent. In October 2023, Queen Viola ...
La Nina Conditions Could Persist Through April
La Nina conditions are present and there is a 59 percent chance of it persisting through February-April 2025, with a 60 percent chance of transition to ENSO-neutral conditions during March-May 2025, ...
Economic Losses From Natural Disasters Soared in the U.S. in 2024
Economic losses from hurricanes and other natural disasters soared in the U.S. last year and were above average globally, reflecting another year of costly severe storms, floods and droughts. Damage ...
Trump Administration to Review U.S. Automatic Emergency Braking Rule
A U.S. auto safety agency said on Friday it is reconsidering a landmark rule from the administration of former President Joe Biden requiring nearly all new cars and trucks by 2029 to have advanced ...