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U.S. to Reclassify Marijuana Products as Less Dangerous in Major Shift for $47B Industry
The U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday it would immediately loosen restrictions on some marijuana products and move quickly to reclassify the drug as less dangerous, in one of the biggest ...
‘Alarming’ High Flood Risk for 17M Along Atlantic, Gulf Coasts: Study
More than 17 million people along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at the highest risk of being affected by flooding, with New York and New Orleans standing out, according to one of the most ...
Meta to Capture Employee Mouse Moves, Keystrokes to Train AI: Reuters
Meta is installing new tracking software on U.S.-based employees' computers to capture mouse movements, clicks and keystrokes for use in training its artificial-intelligence ...
Florida Needs More – Much More – Wind Mitigation, Say Experts at OIR Summit
Florida has the largest wind-mitigation grant program in the country, providing more than $300 million to homeowners over the last few years and resulting in insurance premium discounts for thousands ...
CEOs in Their 60s Are New Norm With Companies Picking Older Bosses
Apple Inc.'s new chief executive officer joined the iPhone maker 25 years ago and was tapped for the top job at age 50. While that would have been a common trajectory for ...
Global Car Theft Ring That Used Electronic Devices to Reprogram Key Fobs Indicted
An indictment charges six in a sophisticated theft ring that shipped stolen vehicles to countries as far as Africa, according to an announcement by the U.S. District Court in the District of ...
New York State Lawmakers Revive Bill to Curb Distressed Sovereign Debt Lawsuits
New York state lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would curb some investors' ability to buy distressed sovereign debt and sue for full repayment, a move that would reshape the legal ...
Higher Nighttime Temperatures Spark Longer Wildfire Burning Time
Burning time for North American wildfires is going into overtime. Flames are lasting later into the night and starting earlier in the morning because human-caused climate change is extending the ...