#safety-awareness

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fromwww.cbc.ca
10 hours ago

How a new awareness campaign aims to make it safer to have a night out in Toronto | CBC News

"We're trying to teach them about how to watch out for themselves and for the others," said Polly Leung. "From bystander training, consent training, to understanding what it can look or feel like if someone has been drugged and the next steps to [help]."
Toronto
fromFlowingData
4 days ago

Map of flood-risk area and Camp Mystic

The New York Times mapped an overhead view of Camp Mystic with flood-risk area near the Guadalupe River. Cabins, including those just built in 2020, fall within the yellow area.
US news
fromThe Mercury News
5 days ago

California postal workers ask, 'Who let the dogs out?'

For all the good news, many big cities logged more attacks last year. In Los Angeles, the number of dog bites on mail carriers jumped from 65 to 77.
Pets
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Like Texas, California faces major dangers when extreme floods come

"Those risks exist here," said Brett Sanders, a UC Irvine professor whose research focuses on flooding. "We have a lot of the same possibility of flash flooding. We have hilly topography. We have streams that can spread out and catch you by surprise with water."
California
fromNew York Post
1 week ago

Aspiring Thai model viciously beaten at NYC subway station by ex-con out on bail as she pleads with him to stop: prosecutors

Zine Raksasutee, 26, was brutally attacked at a Brooklyn subway station by Lewis Doctor, 54, who allegedly grabbed her throat and punched her repeatedly.
Social justice
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

Investigators believe blaze that left pensioner dead (89) started in kitchen of house

"We got the call at around 1:15am and when we got there he was unresponsive and unfortunately it was too late for him."
UK news
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

15 injured after lightning strikes zoo in southern France

Fifteen people were injured when lightning struck La Barben zoo in southern France, with four of the injured being children, according to local authorities.
France news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

What to do if your wireless headphones are lost or stolen: some sound advice

Headphones are often stolen; using tracking apps and protective measures can help recover or prevent loss.
Wearables
fromPortlandTribune.com
2 months ago

Sheriff's Office: Missing kayaker at Willamette Falls was inexperienced, may not have been aware of falls

The search and rescue team has made efforts each day to find the missing kayaker, covering several river miles at and downriver from Willamette Falls.
Portland food
fromianVisits
3 months ago

London's weekly railway news

Nearly three out of five (59%) people do not know what the third rail is on train tracks, a new survey suggests. This highlights a gap in public knowledge about rail safety.
London politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

What to Know About Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Carbon monoxide poisoning is a leading cause of poisoning-related deaths in the United States, often going undetected until it's too late.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

I closed my eyes to brace for impact': the man who escaped a whale's mouth

If it had eaten me, I would've died. There was nothing I could do about it. Adrian Simancas describes his terrifying encounter with a humpback whale.
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