Tag: safety
Trump Freezes Cornell Funding, Compromises U.S. Military Safety
Trump’s Cornell Funding Freeze Could Make U.S. Troops Less Safe Cornell is being slammed with stop-work orders that will seriously impact department of defense research linked to the Air Force and military safety, sources tell Scientific American By Stephanie Pappas edited by Jeanna Bryner Cornell’s Electron Storage Ring (CESR) is a particle accelerator that is…
Grilled by Senate, Boeing CEO admits to “serious missteps” on safety
By David Schaper Under sharp questioning from U.S. Senators Wednesday, the CEO of Boeing acknowledged a lax safety culture existed at the aircraft manufacturer but denied workers on Boeing’s factory floors were being pressured to speed up lagging production. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, who was appointed to his post just last August, appeared before the…
FDA staff handling drug safety for pets and livestock lost jobs in Trump firings
By Will Stone , Sydney Lupkin One casualty of the mass firings across federal health agencies are regulators who ensure drugs for pets and livestock are safe and effective. The cuts hit the Center for Veterinary Medicine, an arm of the Food and Drug Administration that regulates the safety and efficacy of drugs, food and…
After Los Angeles Fires, Drinking Water Safety Is at Risk
Wildfires May Be Contaminating Los Angeles Water with Harmful Chemicals Fires can make drinking water, pipes and tanks unsafe. An environmental engineer explains why that’s so and what to do By Andrew J. Whelton & The Conversation US Water runs from a pipe where a home once stood, destroyed by the Palisades Fire, on January…
Yoon Suk Yeol to miss start of South Korea impeachment trial on safety grounds
Lawyer for suspended president says concerns about ‘potential incidents’ have arisen following thwarted attempt to arrest him at his residence South Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, will not attend the first hearing of his impeachment trial next week because of safety concerns, his lawyer has said. Yoon has been holed up in the presidential…
Molly Russell’s dad warns UK ‘going backwards’ on online safety and urges PM to act
The father of Molly Russell, the teenager who took her own life after seeing harmful content online, has personally appealed to the prime minister to tighten rules that protect children and has warned the UK is “going backwards” on internet safety. Ian Russell, who backed the previous government bringing in new requirements for tech firms…
Top Tory claims Elon Musk ‘may have saved humanity’ as Starmer attacks Badenoch over child safety – UK politics live
Good morning. Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch will be in the Commons today for the first PMQs of 2025 and the Tory calls for national inquiry into grooming gangs will continue to be near the top of the news agenda. That is because Badenoch is pushing for a vote on the children’s wellbeing and schools…
Elon Musk knows ‘absolutely nothing’ about women and girls’ safety, says Jess Phillips
Elon Musk knows “absolutely nothing” about protecting women and girls, Jess Phillips has said after the billionaire called her a “rape genocide apologist” and an “evil witch”. Speaking for the first time since Musk’s flurry of abuse to his 210 million followers on X, Phillips, the safeguarding minister, said the comments had made her more…
South Korea orders emergency safety inspection of airline operations after Jeju Air crash
Authorities announce investigation as shocked citizens began second day of official mourning South Korea has launched an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operations, and a separate check of all Boeing 737-800s, after 179 people died in a Jeju Air crash involving the aircraft on Sunday. As shocked citizens began a second day…
How to Tactfully Ask Your Child’s Friend’s Parents if They Have Guns at Home
How to Tactfully Ask Your Child’s Friend’s Parents if They Have Guns at Home A gun safety check of where your child is going for a playdate or sleepover may save lives By Sara Novak edited by Gary Stix A child opens a gun safe. It’s a conversation that Marian Betz admits can feel awkward…