Texas Officials Prepare for Hurricane Season as Pandemic Threat Continues June 9, 2020 By Michael Ferman and Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune More hurricanes and tropical storms than usual could make landfall in the United States this summer, forecasters predict. That is...
Global Restrictions Substantially Slowed Coronavirus Spread, Research Says June 9, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson New research shows that the restrictive measures taken around the world to slow the spread of the coronavirus have delivered...
The Case of the $50,000 Table June 9, 2020 By Anne McEwan Furniture styles have been around from, at least, the beginning of recorded history. From stone “chairs” dating back to the...
Army Corps Has $4.6B Plan to Protect Miami From Flooding June 9, 2020 The federal government is proposing a $4.6 billion plan to protect the low-lying Miami area from the effects of climate...
Business News: Guy Carpenter and Synthetik, Jopari, Sapiens and Clara Analytics June 9, 2020 Guy Carpenter Using Synthetik to Model Terrorism Risk Guy Carpenter & Co. says it has entered into “an exclusive multi-year...
Autonomous Vehicle Firms Dispute Insurance Study’s Low Estimate of Crash Prevention June 9, 2020 By Tina Bellon Companies working on self-driving vehicles have criticized an insurance industry study suggesting that only a third of all U.S. road...
Grand Rapids Pegs Property Damage from Protests at $448,000 June 8, 2020 Officials in a western Michigan city are estimating $448,000 in damage was caused during protests over the death of George...
Coronavirus Lockdowns Substantially Slowed the Pandemic, Research Says June 8, 2020 New research shows that the restrictive measures taken around the world to slow the spread of the coronavirus have delivered...
Lawsuit Alleges $100M Katrina Aid Fraud by New Orleans Universities, Archdiocese June 8, 2020 By Kevon McGill Two New Orleans universities, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and a government contractor are defendants in a whistleblower...
Iowa Supreme Court Finds Gross Negligence Not Always an Intentional Act June 8, 2020 By Jim Sams The Iowa Supreme Court cleared the way for a federal lawsuit against an amusement park to proceed, reversing a district...