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Cooperative Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Convective Storms in Development

The National Science Foundation and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration are supporting an initiative to research and solve challenges posed by severe convective storms. Under the initiative, the Cooperative Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Convective Storms is being proposed by …

Pfizer Vs. Moderna COVID Vaccine Patents Battle Heading to Appeal

Pfizer and Moderna’s legal battle over their rival COVID-19 vaccines will continue after London’s High Court on Wednesday gave Pfizer permission to take the case to the Court of Appeal. Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech sued Moderna in London …

Hurricane Helene to Hit as Cat 3, and Early Estimates Forecast $3-$6B in Insured Losses

Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida as a Category 3, and a property data firm estimates that nearly 25,000 residential properties with a combined reconstruction cost value of $5.6 billion are at risk to storm surge flooding—a reinsurer estimates …

Google Accuses Microsoft of Abusing Dominance in Cloud

Google has ramped up a legal squabble with Microsoft Corp. over the lucrative cloud market, accusing the U.S. software giant of abusing its market dominance in a formal complaint to the European Union’s antitrust watchdog. The Alphabet Inc. unit alleged …

Jury Awards $116M to Family of Passenger Killed in New York No-Door Helicopter Crash

A jury has awarded $116 million to the family of one of five people killed in a no-door helicopter that crashed and sank in a New York City river, leaving passengers trapped in their safety harnesses. The verdict came last …

Tropical Storm Helene Gains Power as It Bears Down on Florida

Tropical Storm Helene grew stronger as it moved into the Gulf of Mexico, where it threatens to clip the Yucatan Peninsula before striking Florida’s west coast as a major hurricane on Thursday. Helene’s winds rose to 70 miles (113 kilometers) …

Elon Musk, X Seek Dismissal of Don Lemon’s Suit Over Canceled Partnership

Elon Musk and X asked a federal judge to dismiss former CNN anchor Don Lemon’s lawsuit claiming they defrauded him by canceling a partnership on the social media platform following a contentious interview. In a Monday night filing in San …

Thieves Hunting for Copper Are Vandalizing American EV Chargers

Rick Wilmer spends most of his work days at the office. But every so often, the chief executive officer of ChargePoint Holdings Inc. will make his way to the company’s laboratory in San Jose, California, where he dons safety glasses …

Navigating Social Inflation in a World of Increasingly Complex Claims

As social inflation continues to exert pressure on the insurance industry, this is not only a financial issue, but one with far-reaching impacts on insurers, beneficiaries, and society at large. Rising litigation costs, evolving societal expectations, and increasingly complex claims …

FAA Chief Says Boeing Safety Culture Reforms May Take Years

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration told a U.S. House subcommittee on Tuesday that safety culture improvements at Boeing may take three to five years to complete. “It is not a six-month program – it is a three-year to …

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