Public Safety
New safety concerns over Sunoco’s Mariner East 2X pipeline
Pipeline safety advocates worry the pressure on the 16-inch Mariner East 2x would pose greater dangers.
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How school construction is changing due to security concerns
In this time of mass shootings, schools are feeling the pressure to make changes to how schools are constructed in an effort to keep intruders out.
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Florida man pleads guilty to charges of mailing bombs to Trump critics
Cesar Altieri Sayoc, 56, was arrested in late October and was scheduled to go on trial in July.
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The politics of fear: How it manipulates us to tribalism
There is a longstanding history of the fear of “the others” turning humans into illogical ruthless weapons, in service to an ideology.
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Utrecht shooting: Suspected gunman is arrested after manhunt; 3 died in tram attack
Dutch police are searching for the man who opened fire inside a tram in the city of Utrecht, killing three people and wounding nine others late Monday morning.
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‘Hard’ and ‘soft’ school safety solutions on display at western Pa. conference
Presentations ran the gamut from so-called “soft” solutions like mental health counseling to “hard” solutions like metal detectors and armed staff.
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Listen 1:38Should media avoid naming the gunmen in mass shootings?
Critics say giving the assailants notoriety offers little to help understand the attacks and instead fuels celebrity-style coverage that encourages future attacks.
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A ‘mainstreaming of bigotry’ as white extremism reveals its global reach
In the aftermath of the New Zealand mosque shootings, experts who monitor hate groups say violent white extremism is on the rise and is the most prominent threat.
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As families learn fates of loved ones, New Zealand mourns Christchurch victims
The New Zealand Red Cross has published a list of missing persons on its website.
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Paris investigators start studying Ethiopian jet’s recorder
Investigators have started studying the cockpit voice recorder of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines jet.
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Thyroid cancer study re-ignites debate over Three Mile Island accident’s health effects
Although Pennsylvania has the nation’s highest rate of thyroid cancer, most of that cancer has nothing to do with Three Mile Island.
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American Muslims deal with being targets of hate
Harris Zafar, the national spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim communities, delivered a message of tolerance in response to the slaughter of fellow Muslims in two mosques.
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Philadelphia’s deadliest road is inching toward speed cameras
Philadelphia drivers can expect to see speed enforcement cameras on Roosevelt Boulevard by the end of the year, city officials said Thursday.
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‘Our gun laws will change’ after 49 die in shootings at mosques, New Zealand PM says
The violent attack struck at the very heart of New Zealand, a country that prides itself on being both peaceful and diverse.
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New Zealand mosque attacks spark outrage, fuel concern over Islamophobia
Muslim leaders said the mass shooting was evidence of a rising tide of violent Islamophobia.
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