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Car seats and baby formula are regulated. Is social media next?
UNDATED (AP)- The U.S. surgeon general is warning there is not enough evidence to show that social media is safe for young people. Dr. Vivek Murthy is calling on tech companies, parents and caregivers...
Jody Heemstra May 28, 2023 Blogtrepreneur / CC
The math problem: Kids are still behind. How can schools catch them up?
UNDATED (AP)- Across the country, schools are scrambling to catch up students in math as post-pandemic test scores reveal the depth of missing skills. On average, education analysts say students' math...
Jody Heemstra Aug 30, 2023
Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Hours before a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio and erupted in fire in February 2023, a judge ruled a former railroad employee could proceed with a lawsuit claiming he had be...
Jody Heemstra Aug 21, 2023
'Best Before' labels scrutinized as food waste concerns grow
UNDATED (AP)- "Best before" labels are coming under scrutiny as concerns about food waste grow around the world. Manufacturers have used the labels for decades to estimate peak freshness. Bu...
Jody Heemstra Oct 05, 2022
Sony's Access controller for the PlayStation aims to make gaming easier for people with disabilities
SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) - Playing video games has long been a challenge for many people with disabilities, since the traditional controllers for the PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo can be difficult or fo...
Jody Heemstra Oct 14, 2023
In unusual step, U2 reinterprets 40 of its best-known songs
NEW YORK (AP) - In reimagining 40 of its best-known songs in new recordings, U2 considered how many fans experience the music: through earphones connected to a device in their pockets. Most of the son...
Jody Heemstra Mar 14, 2023 U2start / CC
Tornado damages Pfizer plant in North Carolina as scorching heat and floods sock other parts of US
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A tornado has heavily damaged a major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina - the latest in a string of extreme weather events plaguing the U.S. Torrential rains flooded c...
Jody Heemstra Jul 20, 2023
Biden awards $7 billion for 'clean hydrogen' hubs in Minnesota, six other states to help replace fossil fuels
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has selected clean-energy projects from Pennsylvania to California for a $7 billion program to kickstart development and production of hydrogen fuel. That's ...
Jody Heemstra Oct 13, 2023 California Energy Commission / CC
New cars are supposed to be getting safer. So why are fatalities on the rise?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Government test data shows new passenger vehicles in the U.S. are extremely safe, but roadway deaths are steadily rising. Some of the biggest increases are deaths of pedestrian...
Jody Heemstra Sep 29, 2023 Emran Kassim / CC
Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
JULY 10, 2023: UNDATED (AP)- An Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dashing an effort to obtain some measure of legal justice by survivors of ...
Jody Heemstra Jul 10, 2023