Archive for February 2019
Change in Location of Ocean Mixing That Drives Climate Found
One of the key drivers of the world’s climate is an area in the North Atlantic Ocean where warmer and colder water mix and swirl. When scientists went for their first close look at this critical underwater dynamo, they found … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTop Sports Broker Says Risk Management Is the Answer to Football’s Insurance Problem
ESPN ran an in-depth report recently about insurers being unwilling to cover the National Football League (NFL) for general liability and workers’ compensation due to concerns over player concussions and traumatic brain injuries. According to the ESPN report, Pop Warner … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSomber Super Bowl Reminder in ‘Mr. Falcon’ CTE Diagnosis
Atlanta Falcons linebacker Tommy Nobis seemed to transition easily into his post-playing career, landing a job as the manager of the team’s training camp hotel and rising through the franchise’s front office to vice president. For three more decades, the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFederal Agency Wins Access to Limo in Deadly New York Crash
Federal investigators will finally be able to examine the stretch limousine in an October crash that killed 20 people, ending an increasingly testy impasse with local prosecutors over who has priority to probe the nation’s deadliest transportation disaster in nearly … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWashington Lawmakers Consider Rules for Delivery Robots
The future, it turns out, makes a quiet whirring sound. With little more fanfare than the soft buzz of its motor, a new kind of vehicle rolled down a concrete ramp in front of onlookers at the Washington state Capitol … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMother in N.Y. Subway Fall Had Pre-Existing Medical Condition
The death of a young Connecticut woman who fell down stairs at a Manhattan subway station with her 1-year-old daughter appears to be related to a pre-existing medical condition, the city’s chief medical examiner said Wednesday. Malaysia Goodson, 22, of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreS.C. Bill Banning Handheld Cellphones While Driving Advances
A bill banning drivers in South Carolina from holding cellphones in their hands passed its first hurdle. The proposal would fine drivers $200 for using a cellphone or other electronic device in their hands. Drivers could talk on the phone … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMystery Tunnel Points Toward Florida Bank Branch
The FBI and local police are investigating a Miami-area mystery: Who dug a narrow tunnel that burrowed beneath a road and pointed toward a quiet suburban bank branch office? FBI spokesman Mike Leverock said Wednesday that officials were notified after … Source: Claims Journal
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