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The Trump administration has cleared the way for Zoox, the autonomous-vehicle subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc., to demonstrate self-driving cars that lack traditional driving controls like steering wheels. U.S. auto safety regulators granted an exemption to federal vehicle safety standards for …
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A climate nonprofit is planning to revive a key federal database tracking billion-dollar weather disasters that the Trump administration formally stopped updating in May. The database—which was produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—is set to return this fall …
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Wildfires ravaged vineyards and farms in southern France, leaving one person dead and forcing residents to flee as flames shut roads and cut power to thousands of homes. About 1,800 firefighters, assisted by aircraft, are working to control the outbreaks …
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The owners of the cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge are suing the company that built the vessel, alleging negligence in the design of a critical switchboard on the ship. Grace Ocean Private and Synergy Marine …
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Global insured losses from natural catastrophes hit $80 billion in the first half of 2025, driven by the L.A. wildfires and thunderstorms in the U.S, estimates show.
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A newly released decade-long study by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute indicates that claims initiated by nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) didn’t lead to negative outcomes and suggested some benefits when compared to those led by primary care …
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A flaw in the chips used to secure tens of millions of Dell laptops could have given attackers the ability to steal sensitive data as well as maintain access even after a fresh operating system install, researchers with Cisco Talos …
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Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk said on Tuesday it has filed 14 new lawsuits in the United States against the sale of unapproved versions of semaglutide, the main ingredient in its popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs, Wegovy and Ozempic. The new …
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A small earthquake shook the dust off the walls and rattled windows across northern New Jersey and the greater New York City area Tuesday. The 2.7-magnitude temblor was centered about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) south of Hillsdale, New Jersey, and …
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Elon Musk and Tesla were sued by shareholders who accused them of securities fraud for concealing the significant risk that the company’s self-driving vehicles, including the Robotaxi, were dangerous. The proposed class action was filed on Monday night, following Tesla’s …
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