Faster, Fiercer Wildfires Are Testing Evacuation Plans
On a warm summer morning, two fire officials navigate an SUV along a narrow road that switchbacks high into the hills above the town of Fairfax, California, where thickets…
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Organized Jewelry Theft Ringleader in California Handed 16-Year Sentence
The leader of an organized retail theft ring targeting high-end jewelry stores across Southern California was handed a 16-year prison sentence this week. From April 2023 to May 2024,…
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What I’ve Learned Writing 500 Blog Posts
As of today, I’ve published 500 blog posts online since January 2017. That’s slightly more than 1 per week. Given this, I wanted to discuss the biggest lessons I’ve…
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United Airlines Must Face Lawsuit Over ‘Window Seats’ That Lack Windows
A federal judge on Monday rejected United Airlines’ bid to dismiss a lawsuit by passengers who complained they paid extra money to sit in window seats, only to discover…
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Farmers to Pay $2.8M to Settle TPCA Class Action Lawsuit
Farmers Insurance has agreed to pay $2.87 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging a Texas insurance agent sent unsolicited calls and texts in violation of the federal…
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The Great Filter
It’s 1:30 AM and my wife is in the middle of labor. We’re both trying to get some sleep while she dilates further from 3cm to the ultimate goal—10cm….
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Animal Spirits: Everything is Outperforming the S&P 500 This Year
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Wearable Tech and AI Motion Tools Cut MSD Risk at Major Manufacturers, NSC Program Finds
Companies that piloted emerging ergonomic technologies reported reductions in injury-related costs and vibration exposures, the National Safety Council’s MSD Solutions Lab reports. Musculoskeletal disorders cost U.S. employers more than…
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FBI Probes Whether Alarum Unit Is Behind Co-Opted Home Devices
The FBI is investigating whether a subsidiary of the data-collection firm Alarum Technologies Ltd. had a role in linking customers’ home internet devices without their consent into a network…
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Fatal Boat Capsizing Claims Three Lives in Wisconsin’s Geneva Lake
Three people died and seven others were rescued Friday after a boat capsized in Geneva Lake as a strong storm passed through southern Wisconsin, an official said. Many injuries…
