SAFETY

More than 3,000 people were killed in distracted driving crashes in the United States in 2010, according to Transportation Department figures.

Safety Board Proposes Ban on Cell Use While Driving

U.S. safety investigators called on Tuesday for a nationwide ban on texting and cell phone use while driving, a prohibition that would include certain applications of hands-free technology becoming more common in new cars.
Rescuers inspect a school bus after it collided with a truck at a traffic accident site in Yulinzi township of Zhengning county

15 Chinese Children Killed in School Bus Crash

The latest in a string of deadly crashes involving children, a school bus taking primary students home slipped off a country road into an irrigation ditch in eastern China, killing 15 children and wounding eight others, officials said.
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Ed Damiano (right) delivers insulin to his son David, at the family's home in Acton, Mass. Damiano is working on a bionic pancreas that will automatically control blood glucose in people with type 1 diabetes.

Diabetes Breakthrough Stalled in Safety Debate

It's a dream of medical science that looks tantalizingly within reach: the artificial pancreas, a potential breakthrough treatment for the scourge of type 1 diabetes.
Sweat Lodge

Arizona Sweat Lodge Deaths: Are Sweat Lodges Safe?

The 2009 Arizona sweat lodge deaths forced the nation to re-examine sweat lodge safety. On Friday, the infamous Guru James Arthur Ray will be sentenced for his role in the 2009 spiritual warrior accident.
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ATM ‘Skimmers' Nabbed for $250,000 Heist

Three men accused of stealing more than a quarter of a million dollars from 1,500 people have been arrested. The men had installed card-reading devices and surveillance video cameras on Chase ATMs near Union Square in January.
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Obama Scolds Tobacco Companies Over Labeling

President Barack Obama scolded tobacco companies for trying to block health warning labels on cigarettes, a product the world leader himself only recently quit using.
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As Banks Stop Hiring, Industry Safety Net Rips Apart

The banking sector, enduring rounds of deep job cuts, faces the grim prospect of having nowhere to turn to for immediate employment in the industry, as nearly all branches of finance have pulled back on hiring.
Murder rate drops to 44-year low

Murder rate drops to 44-year low

Canada's murder rate in 2010 fell to a 44-year low of just 1.62 per 100,000 people, official data showed on Wednesday, just a day after the government said it would ease the country's strict gun laws.
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U.S. Crafting Framework for Cyber Offense: General

The United States is still crafting a legal framework to guide any offensive moves in cyberspace, months after the Pentagon unveiled a broad cyber strategy, the head of the military command responsible for such operations said on Tuesday.
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US Senate Approves Pipeline Safety Bill

The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a pipeline safety bill on Monday that would require strength-testing of old pipes and hike fines for safety violations after a series of accidents and explosions.

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