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Trump Approves Disaster Requests for at Least 7 States; Others Wait
The Trump administration approved major disaster declaration requests for at least seven states this week, according to information released Saturday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, allowing affected communities to access federal support. About 15 requests for assistance from others …
POSTED APRIL 13, 2026 5:11 AM |
OpenAI Identifies Security Issue Involving Third-Party Tool Axios
OpenAI said on April 10 it had identified a security issue involving a third-party developer tool called Axios and is taking steps to protect the process that certifies its macOS applications are legitimate OpenAI apps. The ChatGPT maker said it …
POSTED APRIL 13, 2026 5:11 AM |
Worsening Ocean Heat Waves Are ‘Supercharging’ Hurricane Damage, Study Finds
Marine heat waves are supercharging damage caused by hurricanes and tropical cyclones across the globe, a new study found. Researchers looked at 1,600 tropical cyclones — the broader category of storms that includes hurricanes — that made landfall since 1981 …
POSTED APRIL 13, 2026 5:02 AM |
Causey Says Recommended Lindberg Restitution ‘Not Enough’ for Harm Caused
The more than $1 billion that a special master has recommended that imprisoned insurance mogul Greg Lindberg pay in restitution may seem like a huge amount of money. But it falls well short of covering the wreckage left behind by …
POSTED APRIL 13, 2026 5:02 AM |
Electric Bills in Coal Country West Virginia Now Top Mortgage Payments
RAINELLE, W.Va. (AP) — Every month, Rebecca Michalski takes a deep breath before opening her electric bill. She lives on a fixed income, and heating her small house this winter has been staggering: Her February charge was $940.08 — more …
POSTED APRIL 13, 2026 5:02 AM |
Hedge Fund Money Is Reshaping a 180-Year-Old Insurance Model
Alternative investment managers are pouring unprecedented sums of money into the market for property cover, and reshaping a 180-year-old reinsurance model in the process. Allocations to catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities popular among hedge funds and institutional investors rose …
POSTED APRIL 13, 2026 5:01 AM |
Vineyard Wind Sues to Block GE Vernova From Abandoning Wind Farm
Vineyard Wind has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a wind turbine-supplying unit of GE Vernova rom terminating agreements and abandoning work on a $4.5 billion offshore wind farm in Massachusetts on the eve of completion. Vineyard Wind, a joint …
POSTED APRIL 13, 2026 5:00 AM |
California Utility Bills Are 20% Higher Due to Wildfires
The escalating cost of wildfires now adds $41 to the average monthly power bill for residential customers of California’s largest utility, according to a government report that calls for a systemic overhaul of how the state responds to conflagrations as …
POSTED APRIL 13, 2026 5:00 AM |
Five Charged With Murder in Deadly California Fireworks Warehouse Blast
Five people have been charged with murder in a deadly Northern California explosion at an illegal fireworks warehouse that killed seven people and shook a tiny farming community, authorities said Friday. The charges stem from a grand jury indictment related …
POSTED APRIL 13, 2026 5:00 AM |
Meta Must Face Massachusetts Lawsuit Alleging Social Media Harms Children
Social media giant Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit by the state of Massachusetts alleging that it knowingly designed its Instagram platform to be harmful to children and has misled the public that it is safe. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial …
POSTED APRIL 13, 2026 5:00 AM |
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