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East Texas Grapples With Flooding From Tropical Storm Edouard
Texas authorities rescued dozens of people from stranded cars, homes surrounded by floodwaters and an assisted living facility as former Tropical Storm Edouard lingered over rural parts of the state and dumped nearly 2 feet of rain in some places. …
Read More Indiana Residential Services Provider to Pay $65K Over Discrimination Suit
Damar Services, Inc., an Indianapolis residential services provider for individuals with developmental disabilities, will pay $65,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. …
Read More Tampa Plane Crash Kills Prominent Spine Physician, Nurse Practitioner
A nurse practitioner and a well-known Tampa physician who founded a children’s scoliosis center were killed when the small plane they were in crashed near the Tampa Executive Airport Thursday, local news sites reported. David Siambanes, 59, had specialized in …
Read More Atlantic Hurricane Season Remains Most Tranquil Since 1941
Dry air, a stable atmosphere and storm ripping wind shear are suppressing every system that emerges, fulfilling predictions that a strong El Niño will make it a quiet hurricane season.
Read More FBI Investigating Possible Exposure of Millions of American IDs
The FBI is investigating a potential breach of an ID verification company that may have exposed scans of millions of Americans’ driver’s licenses, a bureau spokesperson told Bloomberg News on Thursday. Access to the data of more than 160 million …
Read More Labor Day Travelers Face Higher Costs, Heavier Traffic: AAA
Labor Day travelers face heavier traffic, higher fuel, airfare, and hotel costs this year, according to AAA. Booking data shows strong demand for destinations across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Labor Day Travel Costs Rise for Flights and Hotels Travelers …
Read More Not-So-Mobile Home Gets Stuck and Demolished on Mississippi Highway
A mobile home met its demise when it was moved by an unlicensed and uninsured tow truck driver, and another Mississippi man is charged with arson after he allegedly torched his own home in Indianola, the Mississippi Insurance Department announced. …
Read More OpenAI Agents Hijacked German Website in Previously Undisclosed AI Breakout
A swarm of rogue OpenAI agents hijacked a German website this spring and transformed it into a bulletin board for other AI agents, according to new research published Friday and two people familiar with the matter. OpenAI officials learned of …
Read More New Hampshire Approves 2.9% Workers’ Compensation Rate Cut for 2027
The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) has approved an average of 2.9% reduction in workers’ compensation rates for 2027, marking the 15th consecutive year of declining voluntary workers’ compensation loss costs. Assigned risk rates will also decrease by 3.4% on …
Read More NHTSA Opens Probe Into Nearly 1,000 Tesla Cybercabs
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it has opened an audit into about 1,000 Tesla Cybercab vehicles, examining the process and technical data the EV maker relied on to claim compliance with federal vehicle safety standards. The probe …
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