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Report Urges Federal Agencies to Consider Impact of Long Trains on Railroad Safety

Long freight trains require a combination of actions from major freight railroad companies to address heightened safety challenges and operational demands, according to a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The report calls on the Federal …

GM to Recall 449,000 Pickup Trucks, SUVs in U.S.

General Motors is recalling 449,671 pickup trucks and SUVs in the U.S. due to inoperative low brake fluid warning, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday. The recall includes some 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500, …

FTC Sues Drug Middlemen Over Manipulating Insulin Market

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued units of CVS Health Corp., Cigna Group and UnitedHealth Group Inc. on Friday, accusing the drug middlemen of engaging in illegal rebate programs that drove up the price of insulin. The agency said it …

Hacker Uses Telegram Chatbots to Leak Data of Top Indian Insurer Star Health

Stolen customer data including medical reports from India’s biggest health insurer, Star Health, is publicly accessible via chatbots on Telegram, just weeks after Telegram’s founder was accused of allowing the messenger app to facilitate crime. The purported creator of the …

NHTSA Reports Decrease in Traffic Deaths: What’s Behind the Numbers?

Highway fatalities have fallen 3.2% in the first half of the year from the same period in 2023, data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows. NHTSA’s early estimates of traffic fatalities for the first half of 2024 shows …

‘Doomsday’ Glacier Set to Melt Faster, Swell Seas as World Heats up

Tidal action on the underside of the Thwaites Glacier in the Antarctic will “inexorably” accelerate melting this century, according to new research by British and American scientists. The researchers warn the faster melting could destabilize the entire West Antarctic Ice …

Exploding Pagers Raise Global Supply-Chain Security Concern

Thousands of pagers and other devices exploding in Lebanon this week mark a new and deadly escalation in the use of supply chains against adversaries, giving new urgency to global leaders’ drive to reduce their dependence on technologies from rivals. …

J&J Lifts Baby Powder Settlement Bid to More than $8.2 Billion

Johnson & Johnson has boosted to more than $8.2 billion its offer to settle thousands of lawsuits by people who say its baby powder gave them cancer, according to people familiar with the matter. The offer, an increase from the …

U.S. Warns Allies Russia Seeking to Disrupt Cargo Shipping Firms

The U.S. has warned its allies that Russia is targeting cargo shipping companies as it seeks to disrupt Ukraine’s partners, according to people familiar with the matter. While Russia has focused cyberattacks and other so-called hybrid actions on shipping firms …

MrBeast and Amazon Sued by Competitors From His $5M Reality Show for ‘Unsafe’ Conditions

MrBeast is accused of creating “unsafe” employment conditions, including sexual harassment, and misrepresenting contestants’ odds at winning his new Amazon reality show’s $5 million grand prize in a lawsuit filed by five unnamed participants. The filing alleges that the multimillion-dollar …

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