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Critics Warn Staff Cuts at Agencies Overseeing Dams Could Risk Public Safety
Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ability to provide reliable electricity, supply farmers with water and protect communities from floods, employees and industry experts warn. The Bureau of Reclamation provides water and hydropower …
POSTED MARCH 18, 2025 6:39 AM |
Companies Tell Investors DOGE Cuts Will Ultimately Pay Off
US executives are trying to soothe concerns that the Department of Government Efficiency’s contract-slashing spree might hurt profits, saying a modernized public sector is more likely to adopt their tools and services. DOGE, as Elon Musk’s cost-cutting initiative is known, …
POSTED MARCH 18, 2025 5:20 AM |
Trump Has Companies in Europe and Asia Walking a DEI Tightrope
Donald Trump’s executive order dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion efforts is making waves at international companies in Europe, Asia and beyond — but only on the surface. Quietly, many businesses are standing firm on diversity initiatives. Companies from Roche Holding …
POSTED MARCH 18, 2025 5:10 AM |
Bill Would Move Storm Modeling, Research From FIU to FSU Insurance Supercenter
Florida International University has long been known as a hurricane research center. Think: the famous Wall of Wind, the giant fan system that tests the effects of 157-mph winds on structures and materials. A much larger, stadium-sized testing facility for …
POSTED MARCH 18, 2025 5:01 AM |
Close Calls at National Airport Raised Questions. Why Were No Changes Made?
When Congress pushed ahead last year with adding 10 new daily flights to Washington D.C.’s Reagan National Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration had data showing an unnerving number of near misses in the already-crowded skies — something lawmakers apparently did …
POSTED MARCH 18, 2025 5:00 AM |
Trump’s Science Cuts Have Thrown the Research World Into Chaos
Harvard University is imposing a temporary freeze on hiring faculty. Columbia University is grappling with cuts to $400 million in federal funding. California Institute of Technology is leaving postdoctoral positions unfilled. A University of Washington researcher is wondering about a …
POSTED MARCH 17, 2025 8:10 PM |
Aircraft Caught Fire After Landing in Denver, Sending Passengers onto Wing
A fire on an American Airlines plane after it diverted mid-flight and landed at Denver International Airport sent passengers fleeing onto a wing in a fraught evacuation amid billowing clouds of smoke. Airport officials said 12 people were taken to …
POSTED MARCH 17, 2025 6:49 PM |
Abbott, Reckitt Face New Trial Over Premature Infant Formula
A Missouri judge has ordered Abbott Laboratories and Reckitt Benckiser unit Mead Johnson to face a new trial over allegations that they failed to warn a mother about the risks of their specialized baby formulas for premature infants, re-opening a …
POSTED MARCH 17, 2025 4:00 PM |
Chairman of Gallagher Re International Vickers Announces Retirement
James Vickers, the chairman of Gallagher Re International, announced he is retiring on May 31, 2025, after 47 years in the global reinsurance industry. “In the late 1970’s reinsurance broking was very much a transactional and relationship driven business with …
POSTED MARCH 17, 2025 3:57 PM |
Public Transit Agency Held Liable for Assault by Bus Driver With Anger History
The Boston area’s public transportation agency is not immune from liability for injuries caused by an assault on a customer by one of its bus drivers who had a history that included anger management issues and a prior assault. The …
POSTED MARCH 17, 2025 3:34 PM |
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