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60 years later, survivors recall fire that ‘turned squatters into citizens’, Singapore…
SINGAPORE - A devastating spectacle awaited Mr. Wong Pok Hee upon his return home. Despite sprinting back 10 minutes to the small grocery store where he worked, he found that all of his stuff had gone up in smoke.
It was May 25, 1961,…
The Burlington Free Press paper hauler puts out at 3 a.m. Jericho fire
A man delivering copies of the Burlington Free Press was in Jericho around 3 a.m. when he noticed the fire. By then, Dave Garner had already walked through the smoke. “So I backed up and said, 'What?'” Said Garner, who was crossing the…
Canada is not yet opening the US border; Trudeau: the time has not come
We can hear you knocking on the door, but you can't get in, says Canada, as it continues to lock its land border with the United States for at least a month. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the time is not yet right during the…
$ 1 billion for new Asian-American fund, smoking as a social justice issue, big push to end poverty
Here's what you need to knowWorld Vision has launched a billion dollar fundraising campaign, the largest ever, with the ambitious goal of helping 60 million people around the world lift themselves out of poverty. The Every Last One…
Hudnut: Solomon failed to introduce meaningful cannabis regulations by deadline, city council and…
Hudnut: Solomon failed to introduce meaningful cannabis regulations by deadline, city council and administration must act now
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Time is running out for Jersey City to regulate cannabis at the retail level or the…
Britain’s gradual recovery from Covid-19 is an opportunity to tackle another epidemic –…
The goal is to make cigarettes less addictive to encourage people to switch to safer sources of nicotine such as e-cigarettes, patches and gum, and to prevent people from becoming addicted. New Zealand has gone further and recently…
The very first local Palooza kicks off this weekend
Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) has partnered with Downtown Lafayette Unlimited (DLU), the non-profit organization tasked…
FDA Seeks Public Comments on PMI Application to Marketing IQOS 3 as a Modified Risk Tobacco Product
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE) - The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today open a public comment period at the request of Philip Morris International (PMI - NYSE: PM) for approval to market the IQOS 3 Electrically…
Kidde recalls TruSense smoke detectors | Local News
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a nationwide…
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