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Major California Storm to Bring Several Feet of Snow, Flash Floods

Motorists were warned to stay off Northern California mountain roads as a major winter storm was expected to bring heavy snowfall, powerful winds and torrential rains at lower elevations Thursday. Meanwhile predictions of widespread showers across the southern end of …

Utah Bill Would Let Drivers Run Red Light

Drivers stuck at a stoplight with no traffic in sight could get the legal green light to run a red light under legislation that the Utah Department of Transportation vigorously opposes. The measure passed a House committee Tuesday and now …

NRA’s Annual Convention Coincides With 3 Days of Fewer Gun Injuries

Like clockwork, the National Rifle Association reduces gun injuries in the US for three days every year – when it holds its annual convention. Authors of a Harvard Medical School report published in the New England Journal of Medicine examined …

Senators Give Railroads an Ultimatum on Crash Prevention Control

U.S. regulators should crack down on railroads which fail to meet a looming deadline to activate systems that safety officials have said could have prevented two recent deadly Amtrak accidents, said top senators on an oversight panel. By year end, …

Takata Airbag Recall Compulsory for Australia Vehicles

Australia on Wednesday issued a compulsory recall for all 2.7 million cars fitted with defective Takata airbags in an effort to lift the auto industry’s mixed efforts to fix the fault blamed for at least 23 deaths around the world. …

Nor’easter to Slap East Coast With Floods, High Winds

A powerful nor’easter will roar up the East Coast Friday, putting more than $468 billion of real estate at risk from coastal flooding, dropping heavy snow in some areas and raking the region with wind gusts that could topple trees …

Historic Homes in Houston Decimated by Harvey Floods

On a recent Friday morning Sam Scott walked through his Texas house for the last time. The Houston Chronicle reports he grabbed a dust mask from his car and entered through the open garage. The door had buckled during Hurricane …

Grand Canyon Helicopter Firm Plans New Tanks After Crash

The company whose helicopter was involved in a deadly crash at the Grand Canyon is adding new fuel systems to its fleet that could help prevent or limit burn injuries. Papillon Airways announced an agreement this week with StandardAero for …

Treasury Cuts Puerto Rico’s $4.7B Disaster Relief Loan to $2B

Puerto Rico’s governor said Tuesday that the U.S. Treasury Department has cut a $4.7 billion disaster relief loan available to the U.S. territory by more than half, and he demanded help from Congress. Gov. Ricardo Rossello said federal officials reduced …

Business News: QBE, Verisk, Acadia Insurance

QBE North America Adds Breach Plan Services to Cyber Policies QBE North America, an integrated specialist insurer, announced the inclusion of data breach planning services in all cyber policies, giving policyholders a simplified approach to the development of an actionable …

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