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Topic: Safety

People stand by the sea at Bournemouth beach, on June 22, 2024 in Bournemouth, United Kingdom. Hotter weather is forecast at the start of next week, with temperatures reaching the mid-20s with potential heatwaves in some areas of central and southern England. (Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

6 ways to stay safe at the beach

Gabriella Ferrigine
Close-up of Vitamix logo on home appliance. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

"Laceration hazard": Vitamix recalled

Michael La Corte
Tap water in a clear glass drinking glass. (Getty Images)

The dangers of fluoride in tap water

Michael Schulson - Undark
Thanksgiving Leftovers in Containers (Getty Images/Maren Caruso)

The science behind reheating leftovers

Primrose Freestone - The Conversation
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Trader Joe’s paper shopping bag (Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty Images)

Trader Joe's fifth recall in four weeks

Michael La Corte
Man is using ridesharing service app to provide driving service to new customers (Getty Images)

Two states still let you text and drive

Eric Berger - KFF Health News
Dog Wearing Headphones (Getty Images / Nagy Attila / EyeEm)

The case against fireworks

Alison Stine
A security guard speaks to a person from the Office of the Medical Investigator at the entrance to the Bonanza Creek Ranch on October 22, 2021 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Getty Images)

Baldwin shooting followed union walkoff

Julia Conley - Common Dreams
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FDA under scrutiny

Hillel Aron - FairWarning
A Cal Fire firefighter monitors the Kincaide Fire as it burns a hillside on October 24, 2019 in Geyserville, California. Fueled by high winds, the Kincaide Fire has burned over 7,000 acres in a matter of hours and has prompted evacuations in the Geyserville area. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images))

Max Moritz, Faith Kearns
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Uptick in Miracle Mineral Solution use

Hillel Aron - FairWarning
In this Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015 photo, a Palestinian woman takes down laundry on her balcony facing a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem's Old City Muslim Quarters. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) (AP)

White supremacy: Real threat to safety

Chase Carter - Truthout
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"Moving Beyond Fear: Upending the Security Tales in Capitalism, Fascism, and Democracy" by Charles Derber, Yale R. Magrass (Routledge/Getty/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds)

Who deserves safety and who doesn't?

Charles Derber, Yale R. Magrass
In this 2015 photo provided by his neighbor, Krista Kitchen, Joshua Brown stands by his new Tesla electric car near his home in Canton, Ohio. Brown died in an accident in Florida on May 7, 2016 in the first fatality from a car using self-driving technology. According to statements by the government and the automaker, his vehicle's cameras didn't make a distinction between the white side of a turning tractor-trailer and the brightly lit sky while failing to automatically activate its brakes. (Krista Kitchen via AP) (AP)

Dubious record for road regulators

Eli Wolfe - FairWarning
In this Dec. 1, 2015 photo, a woman wears a mask to protect herself from pollutants near Tiananmen Gate on a heavily polluted day in Beijing. Episodes of nauseating smog lasting several days has become part of wintertime in the Chinese capital, and for many Beijing residents face masks have become a routine cold-weather accessory, along with hats and gloves. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (AP)

Only some masks protect against toxins

Samantha Young, Ana B. Ibarra - KFF Health News
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Coloradans reject oil drilling bill

Stephanie Malin, Tara Opsal - The Conversation
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(AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Operator 4.0: A tech-augmented worker

Thorsten Wuest, David Romero, Johan Stahre - The Conversation
FILE - In this March 10, 2006 file photo, Ohio coal miners head into the mine for a shift inside the Hopedale Mine near Cadiz, Ohio. An election-year bill that would protect health-care and pension benefits for more than 100,000 retired coal miners is dividing coal-state Republicans. Thousands of miners are expected to gather at the Capitol to push for the measure, which they describe as life-saving and fulfilling a promise the government made in 1946. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana, File) (AP)

The return of black lung

Sarah Lahm - In These Times
FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2015, file photo, a "Ride the Ducks" amphibious tour bus, right, and a charter bus remain at the scene of a fatal collision on the Aurora Bridge in Seattle. The National Transportation Safety Board meets Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, to determine the probable cause of the crash of the Ride the Ducks vehicle after it crossed the center line into oncoming traffic while driving over the bridge. It hit a charter bus full of college students, killing five. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) (AP)

Duck Boats: Floating, rolling death trap

Sarah Okeson
(AP/Lynne Sladky)

How to reduce drunk driving

Rachel Leah
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(Getty/Joe Raedle)

Workplace deaths are rising

Bruce Vail - In These Times
(AP Photo/Colleen Long)

Growing up with constant violence

Frida Berrigan
Polaris recreational off-highway vehicles riding on a highway in Gorham, N.H. (Christopher Jensen)

Danger persists in Polaris off-roaders

Christopher Jensen - FairWarning
(Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors)

Self-driving cars should pass drive test

Srikanth Saripalli - The Conversation
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