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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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https://youtu.be/2Szdo6fRc5c?si=v5R7RC_qW9j17to2

NY Times

  • How the Iran-Backed Houthis Cornered Saudi Arabia Into a New Conflict
  • Apple Regains Spot Over Nvidia as Most Valuable Public Company
  • Case to Be Dropped Against Labor Leader David Huerta in L.A. Immigration Raid
  • Iran War Enters 6th Month and a Period of Greater Uncertainty
  • Bryan Kohberger, Convicted in Idaho College Killings, Seeks to Take Back Guilty Plea
https://youtu.be/PrM5Te05Xmg?si=0u9np_T2c0cLK0L3

NPR

  • How researchers discovered a new monkey species deep in the rainforest
  • France continues to fight devastating wildfires, while progress is made in Spain
  • Climate change is now threatening a pillar of childhood: summer break
  • Trump officials herald a 'golden age' of science. Critics say it's a distraction
  • Video: Scientists watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes
https://youtu.be/EAys2d29EXo?si=91f17xP95m4KfIls

The Progressive

  • Data Center Issue Can Empower Rural Areas
  • Enduring a Pregnancy in Gaza
  • The Burning
  • The ADA: The Boulder and the Hill
  • Heat Waves Show Climate Change Is Here
https://youtu.be/N82Nk7DIlrA?si=ONHe-_8fZiwYSfSS

FactCheck.org

  • Democrats Overstate Role of Monitoring Program Change in Parasitic Outbreak
  • Trump’s Distorted Venezuela Elections Claim
  • The Dubious Rags to Riches Promise of Trump Accounts
  • FactChecking Trump’s Election Security Speech
  • RFK Jr.’s Flawed Claims About Sperm Count and Fertility
https://youtu.be/lw037FQ39dg?si=BB5YmOTjtcgXNBjK

Snopes.com

  • Do images of Trump show White House edited Getty photo? We investigated
  • Did Alysa Liu share Mamdani's call for Netanyahu's arrest?
  • USPS proposal requires states to give voter lists to federal government for mail ballot delivery
  • Did PT Barnum march 21 elephants across Brooklyn Bridge to prove it was safe?
  • Texas city sold land to data center developer. Residents say it was supposed to be a park
https://youtu.be/5IdfKPqDoQ8?si=3mvpZ-wUPied3C3J

Tradeoffs

  • A Wyoming Doctor’s Fight to Keep Abortion Legal in Her Deep Red State
  • Call to Mind: Immigration and the Challenge to Belong
  • As Drama at Trump's FDA Subsides, Doubts and Damage Linger
  • Making Medical Decisions with Uncertain Science
  • With Millions Expected to Lose Coverage, States Look for New Ways to Prevent Medical Debt
https://youtu.be/ZtFJ1NnaJj8?si=X_zFEtGkxkTwMKc8

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