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Hurricane Maria devastated the Caribbean in 2017, claiming over 3000 lives. On Saturday, Puerto Rico’s emergency director, Carlos Acevedo, was fired after a warehouse filled with water pallets and emergency supply boxes was found in the city of Ponce, prompting an investigation. Acevedo denied!-->…
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The LA Sanitation clean-up of homeless encampments in the Sepulveda Basin prompted many residents to scramble in search of new temporary settlements as their encampments were quickly demolished. However, some evacuees have hope that they can finally settle into a permanent residence after waiting!-->…
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Hypergiant, an Artificial Intelligence company, is building a new model that improves efficiency in search and rescue operations. This product uses geographic and aerial analysis to pinpoint the areas that are most impacted and where to focus their relief efforts on. Read more about the new!-->…
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The 7 year old ride-sharing app Lyft has over 2 million drivers and 30 million customers in the US and Canada. However, the company's negligence related to background checks of its drivers has led to lawsuits of sexual assault and harassment in 19 states across the US. Lawsuits claim that along!-->…
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Survivornet: With wildfires raging across the state, people are bringing up the fact that ash from the smoke is a big risk for those with breathing issues, and is known to cause lung cancer. Thin paper masks are not helping much, so officials are advising everyone to stay indoors with the windows!-->…
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A woman from Tskane, South Africa was stricken with a deadly strain of tuberculosis. She was very ill and only weighed 57 pounds. Local nurses convinced her to transfer to Johannesburg Hospital, which was infested with vervet monkeys. They told her she was going to die. The trial she was enrolled!-->…
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On October 17th, the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, California Governor Gavin Newsom introduces the launch of the first statewide earthquake early warning app, MyShake. Like ShakeAlertLA, a Los Angeles-exclusive app, MyShake gathers information from a network of seismic!-->…
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The ridesharing app Uber has added a new pilot feature for users in Los Angeles County that allows riders and drivers to use a text-to-911 button to reach out to law enforcement in a discreet manner. Along with the user’s own message, this feature automatically provides his or her location,!-->…
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In response to last year’s wildfires caused by PG&E equipment, the company has decided to cut power to over one million California residents as a preventative measure. However, some have noted that this planned blackout is looking more like a series of small disasters, with residents and!-->…
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The rate of students in middle school and high school that use flavored e-cigarettes continues to rise. The FDA and CDC tested these products and concluded that they can contain more nicotine than a traditional cigarette. The CEO of Juul has even agreed to cease all advertisements of the product in!-->…
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Scientific data shows that human health is declining due to the poor air quality. An estimation of about 30,000 lives can be saved from reducing air pollution levels. There have been substantial cleaning efforts over the past two decades that have benefitted individuals health. click here.
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People using antibiotics without a prescription seems to be a prevalent public health problem. Antibiotics were obtained through various means, including saving leftover prescriptions for later use, getting them from friends and family, or obtaining them from local markets "under the counter."
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In Public Safety: Food has been recently considered as a target for acts of bioterrorism. Scientists are urging the food industry to take precautions to ensure food made in their production plants are not exposed to any potential radioactive contamination, which could affect an entire supply of!-->…
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Rideshare apps like Lyft and Uber have global operation centers that monitor the world for crisis situations, paying particular attention to how their role as rideshare services plays into the larger picture of disaster response. Lyft recently published its disaster response plans as one of their!-->…
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