The recent plane crash at a Reno air races show has led people to question whether the races are safe enough for spectators. Last Friday, eleven people were killed, including the pilot, when a souped-up World War II-era plane crashed into the crowd during the...
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FDA says Brazilian Blowout could injure salon workers, customers
The FDA has sent a letter to the manufacturers of Brazilian Blowout, a hair-straightening and smoothing product, telling the company that its product poses a danger to salon workers and customers who use it. The FDA said that the product contains dangerous levels of...
Enormous Cargill ground turkey recall expands: Part 2
As discussed in the previous post, an outbreak this summer of salmonella Heidelberg has led to the illnesses of at least 111 people across 31 states and the death of at least one person. In August, Cargill and the USDA announced a recall of 36 million pounds of ground...
Enormous Cargill ground turkey recall expands: Part 1
A little more than a month ago, Cargill recalled 36 million pounds of ground turkey after an outbreak of salmonella poisoning was linked to one of its turkey processing plants. The salmonella caused 111 illnesses across 31 states and one death. The strain of bacteria,...
Kids in Las Vegas can avoid injuries by knowing school bus safety rules
As kids go back to school in Las Vegas and across Nevada, parents should take some time to talk to their kids about school bus safety. Even if kids do not take the school bus every day, they will certainly be around buses while going to and from school and on school...
School’s back in session: Drivers, slow down in school zones
Drivers should be extra careful in these first few weeks of the new school year by watching their speed and focusing on driving. Drivers should always be careful when driving to work and especially through school zones, but these first few weeks of school kids could...
Miles Davis’s trademark owners: infringement is not ‘cool’
The owners of Miles Davis's trademarks are protective of those trademarks and do not want to see them lose their value through other people's eagerness to associate themselves with the pioneering jazz musician. According to Bloomberg, the Miles Davis...
Antitrust regulators sue to block AT&T/T-Mobile Merger
AT&T's proposed $39 billion merger with rival wireless provider T-Mobile has met opposition from federal antitrust regulators. The Department of Justice on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against AT&T to block the merger with T-Mobile. The Department of Justice...
Every year children experience head injuries in falls from windows
Injuries to children and teens caused by falls from windows have gone down four percent in the last 19 years. Even though the numbers are going down, falls from windows still injure 5,000 kids every year in the U.S., or 14 every day. According to a...
Cargill facing lawsuits from those sickened by contaminated meat
Cargill is facing lawsuits from people who became ill after eating ground turkey contaminated with salmonella. On August 3, the company recalled about 36 million pounds of ground turkey. The meat recall is one of the largest in the history of the U.S. The company...


