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Exploding Pagers in Lebanon Spur Theories on Sabotage Method
From the moment pagers began exploding across Lebanon Tuesday, theories began to circulate on how devices considered outmoded in much of the world were turned into dangerous weapons that killed ...
Maine State Leaders Consider Public Flood Insurance
State leaders tasked with reviewing Maine's preparations and responses to climate change-fueled natural disasters are at a crossroads. While Maine has seen seven federal disaster declarations for ...
IIHS: Drivers Take Advantage of Partially Automated Vehicle Systems to Multitask
Drivers are more likely to multitask when using partial automation, and some manage to do so even while playing by the rules of the systems' attention requirements, new research from the Insurance ...
Report Finds No Evidence Hawaii Officials Prepared for Deadly Wildfire
Investigators reviewing the emergency response to last year's wildfire that killed 102 people on Maui said in a report released Friday they found "no evidence" Hawaii officials made preparations for ...
Built-Up Cities Get More Rain Than Rural Outskirts, Study Finds
Cities often get more rain and experience extreme rainfall more often compared to surrounding areas, a new study finds, a phenomenon that compounds other risk factors for urban flooding. Of the more ...
U.S. Records Fourth Hottest Summer Ever
A warmer-than-average August wrapped up an extremely hot summer across the U.S., with many cities breaking all-time heat records. The first eight months of 2024 also ranked as the second-warmest ...
Report: Bump in Federal Trade Secret Litigation Seen in 2023
Analytics from Lex Machina 2024 Trade Secret Litigation Report reveals a rise in trade secret cases filed in federal district court in 2023, along with the continued steady trend of trade secret ...
OSHA Severe Injury Dashboard Now Public
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched the Severe Injury Dashboard offering employers a chance to view trending severe injuries. The online tool offers data collected from ...