NOAA : Fewer Atlantic Storms Now Expected for Rest of Hurricane Season August 10, 2018 Conditions in the ocean and the atmosphere are producing a less active Atlantic hurricane season than initially predicted in May....
Cryptocurrency Platform Omniex Adds Former Regulators Levitt, Bair to Board August 10, 2018 Former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Arthur Levitt and former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chair Sheila Bair have joined...
Cost of Fighting Wildfires in Oregon Far Ahead of Last Year’s Pace August 10, 2018 The estimated cost of fighting Oregon wildfires this summer stands at more than $180 million. That’s $30 million more than...
New AI Programs Can Learn How to Beat Best Cyber Defenses August 10, 2018 By Joseph Menn The nightmare scenario for computer security – artificial intelligence programs that can learn how to evade even the best defenses...
NTSB: Failure to Fix Unsafe Mississippi Rail Crossing Caused Fatal Bus Crash August 10, 2018 By Jeff Amy A train crash into a tour bus that killed four in Mississippi last year stemmed from the railroad and the...
FEMA Awards Nearly $7.4M to Mississippi for Storm Safe Rooms in Schools August 10, 2018 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved almost $7.4 million for the State of Mississippi to fund the construction...
Kentucky Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Med Mal Review Panels August 10, 2018 By Adam Beam After Ezra Claycomb was born with severe brain damage and cerebral palsy, his mother considered filing a medical malpractice lawsuit....
Trump Team Blames California Wildfires on Environmentalists, Sparking Backlash August 9, 2018 By Ari Natter and Eric Roston Scientists say California’s record wildfires have been fed by an abnormally hot and dry fire season made worse by climate...
Texas’ Murex Petroleum Sued for Allowing Racial Harassment, Hostile Workplace August 9, 2018 A Texas-based oil and gas company, operating in Tioga, N.D., violated civil rights law by subjecting an African-American employee to...
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association: Rates Inadequate by More Than 30% August 9, 2018 While the board of the directors of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association voted at its recent quarterly meeting to raise...