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Tag: safety

  • Prof Patty
  • June 27, 2021

11 Things You Shouldn’t Keep in Your Glove Compartment

Jen McCaffery Updated: Jun. 18, 2021 You might think your glove compartment is the perfect place to keep essentials like your owner’s manual, insurance card, and garage door opener. But the

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  • Prof Patty
  • December 4, 2020November 5, 2025

8 Things to Never Store on Your Smartphone

Lauren Cahn Oct. 27, 2020 The fact is, there are things you should never store in your cell phone—because doing so can leave you vulnerable to an invasion of priv

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 29, 2020November 29, 2020

This Is the First Room Burglars Check for Valuables

Marissa Laliberte Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 In 2019, over 1 million American homes were burglarized, according to FBI statistics. Theft is nothing anyone hopes for, but it doesn’t hurt to

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

How to Celebrate Thanksgiving Safely

Writing in Well, the NY Times newsletter, Tara Parker-Pope says, “It’s time to double down on your pandemic safety precautions. Our country is entering a dark phase of the coronavirus

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 4, 2020

IS IT SAFE TO FLY ?

Ken Budd, AARP, September 24, 2020  Although there are no statistics on the number of people who’ve caught COVID-19 on planes, at least some passengers have likely been infect

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NY Times

  • Bennie Thompson Defeats Young Challenger in Mississippi Primary
  • Bondi Is Said to Move to Military Housing Because of Threats
  • Trump Administration to Restart Global Entry Program
  • Woman Found Innocent After 22 Years in Prison Will Not Be Deported
  • Clayton Fuller and Shawn Harris Advance to Runoff in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Georgia District

NPR

  • GLP-1s have transformed weight loss and diabetes. Is addiction next?
  • Epstein paid for a conference of top scientists in 2006. His motives are now clear
  • Chimps' taste for fermented fruit hints at the origins of humans' love of alcohol
  • Come along with some geese as they migrate back from their southern winter havens
  • A new study finds dangerous chemicals in some commonly used hair extensions

The Progressive

  • Is Conversion Therapy Speech or Conduct?
  • In ‘The Secret Agent,’ Brazil Dares to Look Back
  • The Year of Progressive Power; Data Centers’ Journey to Space
  • How Union Bargaining Can Buoy Affordability
  • The True Cost of Killing Mexican Drug Lord El Mencho

FactCheck.org

  • Without Providing Evidence, Trump Pins School Bombing on Iran
  • Biden Makes Flawed Comparisons with Trump
  • FactChecking Claims in Casey Means’ Surgeon General Confirmation Hearing
  • Assessing Trump’s Claims on Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Capabilities
  • Legality of Latest Iran Attack in Question

Snopes.com

  • Trump said US military officials told him sinking Iranian ships is 'more fun' than capturing them
  • Did Musk say Teslas could not be used to dodge military draft? Here's the truth
  • Trump appointed Erika Kirk to Air Force Academy Board of Visitors. Here's what the role entails
  • Trump referred to daughters being 'of age' at 'above 6 years old' while discussing voter ID
  • Photos of Bill Clinton with Stephen Hawking in princess costume aren't real. We have the proof

Tradeoffs

  • 'We Can’t Afford All These Humans’: A Doctor's Take on AI in Health Care
  • Immigration Enforcement’s Twin Threats to Health Care
  • As States and CDC Split on Vaccines, What's Next?
  • A Better Way to Care for Older Adults with Opioid Addiction
  • Mental Illness Left Their Loved Ones on the Streets. California’s Big Fix Hasn’t Helped

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