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Concealed Carry Class
Our Online Concealed Carry Safety class includes our NRA certified instructor teaching you the handgun safety rules, firearms safety, responsible concealed carry concepts, situational awareness, and criminal thinking.
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The 3 Scariest Chemicals to Watch Out For in Your Home
They’re everywhere and can impair fertility and interfere with child development. Many years ago I spent a semester abroad in Lancaster, England, studying ecotoxicology, which essentially examines all the horrible chemicals swirling around the modern world. Suddenly, Great Britain seemed less a country than a massive pile of toxic chemicals off the coast of Europe. There were the POPs, PCBs, PBDEs, plus DDT and BPA; there was lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium. Dioxins, glyphosate, microplastics, oh my!
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Volvo limits top speed to 112 mph across its range
Volvo is keeping one of its more controversial promises by installing an electronic speed limiter in all of its cars regardless of drivetrain type, horsepower, body style, or target market. It also announced a feature named Care Key that lets owners set additional speed-related restrictions when letting another motorist drive their car.
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Johnson & Johnson Discontinues Talcum Baby Powder in U.S. and Canada
Johnson & Johnson has faced lawsuits accusing it of hiding the cancer risks tied its talc-based version of baby powder since 2014
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Where to Worry About Catching Covid-19, and Where Not To
Each virus has its unique pattern of spread, and scientists are starting to get a handle on how the novel coronavirus behaves. This understanding is making it possible to rank the risks of different activities from high to low to trivial.
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New Dual-Action Coating Keeps Bacteria From Cross-Contaminating Fresh Produce
Over the course of their journey from the open fields to the produce displays at grocery stores, fresh vegetables and fruits can sometimes become contaminated by microorganisms. These items can then spoil other produce, spreading the contamination further and increasing the number of food items that can cause illnesses.
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With traffic so low, officials expected roadway deaths to follow suit. They did not.
With traffic essentially cut in half, traffic fatalities in Texas are only on track for about a 20 percent decrease.
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Amazon warehouse workers walk out in rising tide of COVID-19 protests
Workers at Amazon’s Staten Island, New York, fulfillment center walked out today to protest the company’s response to COVID-19 infections among its warehouse employees. Amazon has confirmed one case of COVID-19 at the New York facility, but workers say there have been at least 10 and that the company has failed to notify workers or properly clean the warehouse. Now, they are calling for Amazon to shut down the facility for two weeks for deep cleaning.
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Spot The Drowning Child
Can you spot the drowning child in this crowded wave pool? An interactive public service announcement. To the untrained eye, drowning can look just like swimming. The Instinctive Drowning Response is frequently missed, even by people nearby.
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Tesla Autopilot Saved 8 Lives In Storm Dennis
Storm Dennis was brutal in the southern part of UK, but it didn’t stop Tesla’s Autopilot from working, and seemingly saving 8 lives. There were two Tesla Model X vehicles involved in an accident caused by Storm Dennis blowing down a 400-year-old oak tree into the paths of these vehicles. The crazy thing is that when the tree fell, each Tesla was on the opposite side of the other. They were coming from opposite directions.
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Uncovered Hazards: Explosion at the DeRidder Pulp and Paper Mill
An updated safety video that includes findings and recommendations from the CSB's investigation into the February 8, 2017, explosion at the Packaging Corporation of America's DeRidder, Louisiana, pulp and paper mill.
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Boeing found another software bug on the 737 Max
Boeing is working to fix yet another software bug on its 737 Max, Bloomberg reports. The glitch involves an indicator light for the "stabilizer trim system," which helps raise and lower the plane's nose. The light was turning on when it wasn't supposed to. Boeing is already resolving the problem, and it still expects the 737 Max to resume flying by mid-2020.
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‘I'm not a robot’: Amazon workers condemn unsafe, grueling conditions at warehouse
Employees under pressure to work faster call on retail giant to improve conditions – and take their complaints seriously.
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Metro mom rushes 7-year-old son to ER after he swallows AirPod
A Christmas gift landed a 7-year-old boy in the hospital and his mother wants to warn other parents about it. Kiara Stroud said her son accidentally swallowed one of his AirPods and she had to rush him to the emergency room. The AirPod is still in the boy’s stomach.
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Uber’s first ever safety report discloses 3,045 sexual assaults and nine murders in the US last year
Uber has for the first time in its history released a comprehensive safety report about its rides in the US spanning the full length of 2018 and part of 2017. The report discloses that 3,045 sexual assaults occurred during Uber trips last year. Additionally, Uber says nine people were murdered during Uber rides and 58 people died in auto-related crashes. The numbers represent the first set of publicly available data regarding the safety of Uber’s ride-hailing platform and how it compares to national US averages.
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State ignored worker death to lure Amazon business, report says
The imminent holiday shopping season is unlikely to improve conditions.
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Could this extra squishy new material mean safer bike helmets?
Scientists say a microlattice design can absorb 27% more energy than the foam helmets on the market now.
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Boeing’s 737 in another pickle - Leeham News and Analysis
The FAA has issued an Air Worthiness Directive (AD) for high time Boeing 737 NGs, requiring immediate inspections for cracks in their wing attachments called pickle forks. The cracks were discovered on high time aircraft which were torn down for conversion to freighters.
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Report on 737 Max 8 crash blames Boeing design, Lion Air staff
Indonesia's final investigation says a faulty sensor, improper maintenance procedures, and problems with a flight control system all contributed to the October 2018 crash that killed 157 people.
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Drivers are killing pedestrians at the highest rate in almost 30 years
Automakers are getting better at protecting the people who buy their cars, but everyone else is getting slaughtered.
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