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Buffett-Owned Utility Reaches $150M Oregon Wildfire Settlement
PacifiCorp, owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, said on Wednesday it reached a $150 million settlement with 1,434 plaintiffs who blamed the utility for starting the 2020 Labor Day weekend ...
Hurricane Melissa Registered the Strongest Wind Gust Ever in the Atlantic
Breaking Hurricane Allen's record of 190 MPH wind gust in 1980, Melissa registered 252 MPH, according to NSF NCAR's measurement. NSF NCAR is sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation and ...
Sea-Level Rise Threatens Thousands of Hazardous Sites With Flood Risk
If heat-trapping pollution from burning coal, oil, and gas continues unchecked, thousands of hazardous sites across the United States risk being flooded from sea level rise by the turn of the ...
U.S. Insurers Targeted by TPLF’s Digital Marketing Tactics: NICB
There is a strong connection between third-party litigation funding (TPLF) and excessive litigation instigated by fraudulent digital tactics, according to new joint analysis by the National Insurance ...
Florida Takes Steps to Advance Recreational Marijuana Question to 2026 Ballot
Florida elections officials have taken early steps under pressure from activists to advance a proposed initiative to legalize recreational marijuana to next year's ballot, legal filings show. The ...
Estimate to Rebuild Baltimore’s Key Bridge Doubles to $5 Billion
The price tag for rebuilding Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge is now more than double what officials estimated in 2024 right after the bridge was struck by a container shop and collapsed. The ...
Safety Risk Exposed: Almost Half of All Drivers in the U.S. Behind on Critical Maintenance
Though millions are set to travel by car over the Thanksgiving holiday, a new report has found that nearly half of all drivers are behind on at least one major service, posing a risk during peak ...
Microsoft Launches Tracker to Manage Autonomous AI in the Workplace
In Microsoft's view, humans are not the only ones to manage in a workplace. Artificial intelligence also needs a manager. The software maker on Tuesday announced Microsoft Agent 365, a program for ...