Massive Texas dairy farm blaze caused by engine fire in manure hauler
State investigators determined that a fire and explosion at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle that injured one person and killed an estimated 18,000 head of cattle was an accident that started with an engine fire in a manure vacuum truck
2023-05-19 00:50
Ballmer Group awards $42.5 million to help more than 100 Black-led groups expand
A new grantmaking effort funded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his wife Connie’s philanthropic arm will provide $42.5 million over the next five years to support more than 100 Black-led nonprofits focused on improving economic mobility
2023-05-19 00:48
More than 30 million US drivers don't know if they're at risk from a rare but dangerous airbag blast
More than 33 million people in the United States are driving vehicles that contain a potentially deadly threat: Airbag inflators that in rare cases can explode in a collision and spew shrapnel
2023-05-19 00:27
Queen Elizabeth II's funeral cost UK government $200 million
Britain's treasury has revealed that Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and lying-in-state last year cost the UK government an estimated 162 million pounds ($201 million)
2023-05-19 00:25
Freddie Mac: Average long-term US mortgage rate edged higher to 6.39% this week
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate edged higher this week after a two-week drop, a modest move in line with a mostly moderate shift in home loan rates in recent weeks
2023-05-19 00:24
France moves to ban smoking in woodlands to combat growing climate-related risk of mega fires
French lawmakers have voted to ban smoking in all forests and woods during the fire season
2023-05-19 00:20
Mortgage Rates in US Resume Climb After Falling for Two Weeks
Mortgage rates in the US increased for the first time this month. The average for a 30-year, fixed
2023-05-19 00:17
Check your artificial intelligence 'bossware' tools for bias, says U.S. agency head
The head of the U.S. agency charged with enforcing civil rights in the workplace says artificial intelligence-driven “bossware” tools that closely track the whereabouts, keystrokes and productivity of workers can also run afoul of discrimination laws
2023-05-18 23:53
Supreme Court sides with photographer in copyright case involving Andy Warhol, Prince
The Supreme Court has sided with a photographer who claimed the late Andy Warhol had violated her copyright on a photograph of the singer Prince
2023-05-18 23:52
Maverick Capital Reveals Early Ties to ChatGPT’s Sam Altman
Lee Ainslie’s hedge fund firm backed ChatGPT’s creator long before the chatbot became synonymous with the artificial-intelligence boom.
2023-05-18 23:46
European Gas Tumbles Below €30 for First Time Since June 2021
European natural gas futures slumped below €30 for the first time since June 2021, in a stark reversal
2023-05-18 23:46
Wisconsin tribe asks court to shut down oil pipeline
Attorneys for a Wisconsin Native American tribe argued Thursday that a federal judge should order an energy company to shut down an oil pipeline because rapid erosion could expose it and cause a massive oil spill on reservation land
2023-05-18 23:46