Archive for December 2017
FEMA’s Staff `Tapped Out’ After Mounting Disasters
The recent spate of natural disasters hitting the U.S. has left staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency “tapped out” and the agency in an existential reckoning, FEMA‘s chief told a congressional panel. “It is time to question what is … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNTSB Says Enforcement of Ag Transport Safety Laws Ineffective
Three fatal crashes involving vehicles transporting migrant farmworkers have revealed the government is ineffective in enforcing agricultural transportation safety laws, federal investigators said Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board issued findings and recommendations after a probe into a 2016 crash … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWisconsin Businesses Show Signs of Recovery After Summer Flood
For a little while on Wednesday, July 12, Sue and Bob Rubach, who help run The Coffee House in Burlington, Wis., with Bob’s family members, seemed to have the uncontrollable under control. The cafe managed to stay dry in spite … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGM’s Self-Driving Cars to Be Ready for Ride-Sharing in 2019
General Motors Co. plans to have its self-driving cars ready for a ride-share service within two years as the automaker looks beyond traditional car ownership for new tech-driven sources of revenue. After spending more than a year quietly putting the … Source: Claims Journal
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