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Safety Agency Has Begun Probe Into Tesla Autopilot
U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they had opened a formal safety probe into Tesla Inc.’s driver assistance system Autopilot after a series of crashes involving emergency vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that since January 2018, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePowerful Quake Adds to Haiti’s Misery, Killing at Least 304
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) _ A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake added to the misery in Haiti, killing at least 304 people, injuring a minimum of 1,800 others and destroying hundreds of homes. People in the Caribbean island nation rushed into … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTropical Storm Fred Strengthens Again in Gulf Near Florida
Twin tropical storms promise heavy rains across Florida and more misery for Haiti, reeling after hundreds were killed following a massive earthquake Saturday. In the Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Storm Fred, which had been battered by its path across the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWhy Snow, Hail and Wildfire Are Expensive for the Insurance Industry
If you’re having trouble wrapping your mind around the scree of natural catastrophes currently plaguing the world—from deadly July floods in Germany and China to the wildfires still burning in Greece, California and Siberia —you may be interested to know … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClimate-Fueled Wildfires Take Toll on Tropical Pacific Isles
WAIMEA, Hawaii (AP) — A metal roof sits atop the burned remains of a homestead on the once-lush slopes of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea — a dormant volcano and the state’s tallest peak — charred cars and motorcycles strewn about as … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHearing Into Deadly Seacor Power Accident Comes to a Close
HOUMA, La. (AP) — A public hearing into the deadly capsizing of the Seacor Power lift boat off the coast of Louisiana has ended. The two-week U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation hearing concluded Friday with testimony from two … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTour Bus Crashes on NY Thruway Injures 57, Some Seriously
NEW YORK (AP) — A tour bus bound for Niagara Falls ran off the New York State Thruway and rolled over in central New York, sending more than 50 people to hospitals, state police and a hospital said. The bus … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNo Arbitration for OfferUp Vendor Accused of Violating Biometric Privacy Law
A London-based technology vendor that supplied face-recognition software to the OfferUp app cannot force a plaintiff to arbitrate his claim that the technology violated Illinois’ biometric privacy law, a federal appellate court ruled. A panel of the 7th Circuit Court … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWildfire Bears Down on Montana Towns as West Burns
LAME DEER, Mont. (AP) — A wildfire bore down on rural southeastern Montana towns Thursday as continuing hot, dry weather throughout the West drove flames through more than a dozen states. Several thousand people in Montana remained under evacuation orders … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAccenture Claims ‘No Impact’ in Apparent Ransomware Attack
BOSTON (AP) — Cybercriminals have breached Accenture in an apparent ransomware attack but the global consulting giant says the incident was immediately contained with no impact on it or its systems. The LockBit ransomware gang announced the attack Tuesday night … Source: Claims Journal
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