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Governing
When you check movie times on your cellphone, search for a restaurant or hail a ride, the device automatically knows exactly where you are and can suggest things nearby. So it's understandable that many people assume the same holds true when they call 911 for emergency assistance.
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Claims Journal
Drowsy driving injures and kills thousands of people in the United States each year. A device being developed by Vigo Technologies Inc., in collaboration with Wichita State University professor Jibo He and graduate students Long Wang, Christina Knopp and Utkarsh Ranjan, could alert drowsy drivers and avoid potential accidents.
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Reuters
From the suburbs of Los Angeles to the outskirts of Washington, D.C., mosques around the United States are warily stepping up security in the face of growing fears about reprisals on American Muslims.
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By Michael S. Haro, Ph.D.
 We constantly demonstrate behaviors that are observable to others. In a workplace, these observations are significant for preventing accidents and injuries and need to be encouraged, supported and taken seriously. Co-workers are critical to the implementation and success of observation, feedback and safe work practices. Peer-to-peer observations are a "brother's keeper" approach that will produce many positive benefits including maximizing the potential of a safe workplace.
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Emergency Management
It has been a year since the 2014 "Snovember" blizzard that buried parts of Buffalo, New York, in up to 7 feet of snow and resulted in 14 deaths. In response to that disaster, Buffalo's Office of Homeland Security/Emergency Management has taken substantial steps to be much better prepared.
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WHO-TV
The Iowa Department of Transportation is hoping to spread its safety message using the Force.
Ahead of the release of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" the DOT is using its interstate billboards to remind drivers about aggressive and distracted driving.
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By Edwin Pantoja
 Viral videos of police/citizen encounters are coming in by the truckload. Over and over again we're seeing both citizens and officers being injured/killed, or the officer winds up losing his or her job, and even going to prison. Much of what is happening now is the result of inadequate training. Today, training is centered on sensitivity training and communication skills. The problem is, no matter how much we want to avoid it, some situations require the officer to get physical.
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NBC News
Hoverboards are becoming a truly "hot" holiday gift item.
Federal safety regulators said they are stepping up their investigation of the self-balancing electronic scooters due to a recent spate of reports of fires and explosions, as well as injury falls.
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By Scott E. Rupp
 In another round of political posturing against the Affordable Care Act, the Senate recently passed legislation that would repeal large swaths of the healthcare law. The bill, called Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015, won House approval in October. But the vote has no chance of moving forward while President Barack Obama is in office. The bill does, however, set the stage for the Republicans' agenda should they regain control of the White House.
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Appleton Post Crescent
Registering kids for school, paying a utility bill, sending a Christmas card. They all require one thing: an address.
For survivors of domestic abuse, stalking or human trafficking, the simple act of scrawling an address on a routine form may be filled with worry. After pulling away from abuse situations, survivors often find themselves watching the rearview mirror for years afterward, always trying to stay a step ahead of their abusers.
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