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California Town Struggles to Rebuild Amid High Home Insurance Costs
Heidi Lange was among the first to rebuild after the deadliest wildfire in California history destroyed her home in 2018 along with much of the town of Paradise. After the fire, she got divorced, ...
Cyber, Geopolitics, Supply Chain Issues Are Risks to Watch in 2024
Two reports released recently highlight the risks to watch for businesses in the coming year. The Hartford Risk Monitor, spotlighting top risks for mid to large businesses through a survey of agents ...
GM’s Driverless Cars Recalled for Software Update After Dragging a Pedestrian
General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle unit is recalling all 950 of its cars to update software after one of them dragged a pedestrian to the side of a San Francisco street in early October. The ...
Scientists Say 2023 Set to Be Warmest in 125,000 Years
This year is set to be the world's warmest in 125,000 years, European Union scientists said on Wednesday, after data showed last month was the hottest October on record by a massive margin. Last ...
Some Homes Being Built to Withstand Hurricanes Also Cut Emissions
When Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle five years ago, it left boats, cars and trucks piled up to the windows of Bonny Paulson's home in the tiny coastal community of Mexico Beach, Fla., ...
Oklahoma Tops List of 10 States Most Prone to Disaster
A new series, "The Damage Report," highlights states other than California, Florida and Texas, which suffer from a higher volume and wider variety of disasters, as multi-peril disaster insurance ...
Near Misses Subject of U.S. Senate Aviation Safety Hearing
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing next week on a series of troubling close-call aviation safety incidents that raised questions about Federal Aviation Administration air traffic ...
NTSB: Railroad Automatic Braking System Needs Upgrades to Prevent Derailments
The automatic braking system railroads were required to install several years ago needs improvement to better prevent collisions, federal safety investigators said in a report Wednesday. The National ...