Day: August 21, 2023

Vapes disguised as school supplies worry authorities and prompt warnings as items pour into US from China

11:43 pm August 21, 2023

Authorities are warning parents and teachers to be on the lookout for drugs that don’t always look like drugs, especially as a new school year gets underway. For example, there are vapes disguised as school supplies — highlighters in particular. Some highlighter vapes are even available in kid-friendly flavors such as mango, strawberry banana and […]

2 remain hospitalized after bull-running event in central Mexico leaves about 20 injured

11:18 pm August 21, 2023

Two men remained in the hospital Monday for serious wounds suffered at a weekend bull-running event in central Mexico that saw about 20 people injured, officials reported. The government of the central state of Tlaxcala said in a statement late Sunday that a 31-year-old was gored in the abdomen and a 28-year-old had a horn […]

San Francisco Roman Catholic archdiocese files for bankruptcy amid sex abuse lawsuits

11:17 pm August 21, 2023

Facing hundreds of lawsuits accusing the Catholic Church of enabling child sexual abuse, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco filed for bankruptcy Monday in an effort to facilitate any potential settlements. The filing of Chapter 11 in a San Francisco court will allow the diocese to halt the lawsuits while it develops a plan […]

‘Rare’ fish endangered in two US states has researchers working to save species from extinction

11:14 pm August 21, 2023

Researchers in Pennsylvania are aiming to restore a small fish species that reportedly has “no commercial value” or “recreational importance” as they attempt to prevent it from being placed on the federal endangered species list. Pennsylvania State University announced it has been working with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and other wildlife experts to […]

NHTSA to encourage more seatbelt use by requiring warning systems for passengers

11:13 pm August 21, 2023

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing new rules aimed at encouraging seat belt use with warning systems for passengers in the front and back of vehicles. The proposal includes requirements for rear and front seat occupants of passenger cars, trucks, most buses and multipurpose passenger vans with a gross vehicle weight of […]

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