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U.S. Port Online Attack Vulnerability Leads to Heightened Cybersecurity
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order and created a federal rule aimed at better securing the nation's ports from potential cyberattacks. The administration is outlining a set of ...
IIHS Announces Changes to Moderate Overlap Front Crash Test Scoring Criteria
New scoring criteria is being rolled out for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's moderate overlap front crash test to better account for variations in the position of the rear shoulder belt. ...
Appeals Court Overturns $366M FedEx Race Bias Verdict
A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out a $366.2 million verdict against FedEx, in a case brought by a Black sales manager who said the package delivery company fired her in retaliation for ...
California Saturated But Largely Avoids Damage From Recent Storms
Much of saturated California faced the threat of flooding Tuesday with winter storms blowing through, but so far the state has escaped the severity of damage from mudslides, wind and rain spawned by ...
Few Americans Aspire to the C-Suite: Study
Just 3 in 10 Americans aspire to a C-suite role, with millennials showing the highest interest in becoming a top executive (39 percent), according to new research, "Who's the Boss," from investment ...
Survey: Trust in E-Commerce Platforms Growing While Companies Lag
Consumers shopping on e-commerce platforms trust them more than the companies selling their goods through those digital channels, according to a new survey by Chubb. This trust gap is most evident ...
Bayer Fights Roundup Trial Losses Including $2.25B Verdict in Philadelphia
When a Philadelphia jury awarded $2.25 billion in damages this year in a case that linked Roundup to a cable technician's blood cancer, the verdict became the largest yet in the long-running ...
National Hurricane Center to Add Inland Cone Graphic Warning
Beginning on or around Aug. 15, 2024, a new change to the National Hurricane Center's inland tropical storm and hurricane watches and warnings will assist residents and business owners in preparing ...