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29 03, 2023

Man Struck, Killed by Bus While Picking Up Friend at Airport

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BOSTON (AP) – A man struck and killed by a bus at Boston’s Logan International Airport was a 47-year-old Lexington resident who had gone to the airport to pick up a friend, Massachusetts State Police said Tuesday. Vishwachand Kolla was …

29 03, 2023

Jumbled Wreckage Complicates Chocolate Factory Blast Probe

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Investigators looking for the cause of a deadly explosion that leveled part of a Pennsylvania chocolate factory faced an even more difficult task Monday as they combed through wreckage that was extensively picked apart and moved around during the intensive …

29 03, 2023

Philadelphia: Still No Sign of Chemicals from Upriver Spill

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia water officials say they continue to see no sign of contamination following a chemical spill into the Delaware River upstream of the city and are confident that drinking water will be unaffected at least through Wednesday …

29 03, 2023

Minnesota Youth Vaping Trial of E-Cigarette Maker Juul Opens

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will personally open his state’s case against Juul Labs on Tuesday, the first of thousands of cases against the e-cigarette maker to reach trial. Minnesota is seeking more than $100 million in …

29 03, 2023

US Opens Investigation into Tesla Seat Belts Coming Loose

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DETROIT (AP) — U.S. highway safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into problems with Teslas, this time tied to complaints that the seat belts may not hold people in a crash. The investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety …

30 03, 2023

AI Leaders Urge Pause on More Powerful Models to Develop Safety Protocols

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Artificial intelligence experts and industry leaders, including Elon Musk, University of California Berkeley computer science professor Stuart Russell and Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak, are calling on developers to hit the pause button on training powerful AI models. More than …

30 03, 2023

PG&E Pledges $18 Billion to Cut Wildfire Risk in California

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PG&E Corp. plans to invest $18 billion in wildfire prevention through 2025 following back-to-back seasons of devastating blazes linked to the utility’s network of wires and other equipment. PG&E will bury more than 2,000 miles (3,200 kilometers) of wires, install …

29 03, 2023

Tornado-Spawning Storms May Get Worse Due to Warming

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America will probably get more killer tornado- and hail-spawning supercells as the world warms, according to a new study that also warns the lethal storms will edge eastward to strike more frequently in the more populous Southern states, like Alabama, …

30 03, 2023

SC Supreme Clarifies Law on Uninsured Motorists, Liquor Liability

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The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday handed down three opinions that resolve two questions about insurance law. One decision will probably disappoint auto insurers; the other will please carriers in the liquor liability line. In two separate decisions, the …

29 03, 2023

5th Circuit: Corps Not Required to Reexamine Operation of ‘Polluting’ Spillway

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The Bonnet Carré Spillway diverts Mississippi River flood flows away from New Orleans into Lake Pontchartrain, which connects to the Mississippi Channel and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. The spillway has been opened only 15 times since construction was completed …