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Apr 18 2024
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Uber testing rider verification in Atlanta to quell safety concerns
The rideshare giant Uber has launched a rider verification program in Atlanta and 14 other cities as it seeks to build trust between drivers and users amid ongoing safety concerns. To ensure users are who they claim to be, the company says it will cross-check riders’ account information that was provided during sign-up on the app with a third-party database. Starting Thursday, some Uber users
Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionApr 08 2024
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On eclipse day, text and email safety alerts available in Vermont
As eclipse-watchers converge on Vermont on Monday to glimpse the afternoon’s total solar eclipse, state officials and other organizations are promoting several methods to stay up-to-date on traffic and public safety. — Text VTECLIPSE to 888-777 for updates from state government. You can also request public safety alerts, both by text and email, from state government here. — Check the 511 New
VT DiggerApr 13 2024
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Public health officials warn Los Angeles area public of measles exposure
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is warning the Los Angeles area public of exposure to measles from a non-Los Angeles County resident who traveled through the area March 30 through April 1. Measles spreads easily through the air when an infected person breathes, talks, coughs, or sneezes. The virus can stay in the air and on surfaces for hours, even after the infected person
CBS News (Online)Apr 19 2024
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Pat Tillman's mother recalls command blunders behind ex-Cardinals safety's death
When former NFL star Pat Tillman was fatally wounded in Afghanistan, April 22, 2004, the military did not disclose to his family or the public that his death was due to friendly fire. Ever since, his mother has been on a search for truth. (7:38) When Pat Tillman was killed in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004, the news stunned his fellow Americans. He was one of the most famous soldiers since
ESPN.comJan 11 2024
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DC councilwoman proposes sweeping public safety bill as crime plagues district
A Washington, D.C., councilwoman introduced a sweeping crime bill that would combine several proposals and bills targeting public safety in the district, stating she wants the D.C. Council to move forward with it as soon as possible.
Councilwoman Brooke Pinto, chairwoman of the council’s Judiciary and Public Safety committee, announced in a post on X, the platform formerly known as
Washington ExaminerApr 17 2024
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Is it safety or censorship? USC cancels valedictorian speech over Israel-Hamas protests.
The University of Southern California canceled a commencement speech by its 2024 valedictorian who has publicly supported Palestinians, citing security concerns, a rare decision that was praised by several pro-Israel groups and lambasted by free speech advocates and the country’s largest Muslim civil rights organization.
Andrew T. Guzman, provost and senior vice president for academic
Christian Science MonitorApr 16 2024
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Former Denver Public Schools communications director accuses superintendent of keeping information from public
Former Denver Public Schools Executive Director of Communications Will Jones claims the district's superintendent is trying to keep information from the public. Jones left DPS in February after nine years with the district. He served under several superintendents during his time with the district. Jones said DPS Superintendent Alex Marrero should not be instituting policies that shield
CBS News (Online)Apr 08 2024
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Traffic Safety Measures Adopted In Abington Twp.
ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA —Commissioners have adopted several traffic safety measures after complaints about numerous accidents throughout the township.
The Board of Commissioners, at its meeting last month, unanimously adopted Traffic Safety Ordinance No. 2211 to amend several ordinances for Vehicles and Traffic, Traffic Regulations, Stop Intersections, Parking Regulations, Parking
Patch.comApr 18 2024
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Baltimore bridge collapse highlights outdated safety standards, experts say
Engineers say the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge shows how U.S. system hasn’t evolved to keep up with modern challenges “But the numerical tools we have developed since then and the experience we have today are so much better,” Pedersen said. In a 2020 study in the journal Marine Structures, he and his colleagues found that U.S. specifications undercount the force of a collision with
Washington Post