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Cell Phone and Texting Laws

January 2012 This chart outlines all state cell phone and text messaging laws. Some local jurisdictionsmay have additional regulations. Enforcement type is shown in parenthesis. Handheld Cell Phones: 9 states, D.C. and the Virgin Islands prohibit all drivers from using … Continue reading

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Recall Issued for Build-A-Bear Product Because of Choking Danger

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall for one of Build-A-Bear’steddy bears because of a possible choking hazard. A recall has been announced for the Colorful Hearts Teddy Bears product. According to the CPSC, the teddy bear’s eyes … Continue reading

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Chinese drywall settlement could be worth up to $1 billion

A Chinese drywall manufacturer has agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars toresolve court claims by thousands of property owners in Florida and other states who say the product corroded pipes and wires and otherwise wrecked their homes. It’s … Continue reading

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U.S. Safety Board Urges Cellphone Ban for Drivers

A federal agency on Tuesday called for a ban on all cellphone use by drivers — the mostfar-reaching such recommendation to date — saying its decision was based on a decade of investigations into distraction-related accidents, as well as growing … Continue reading

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Thousands Sterilized, a State Weighs Restitution

Charles Holt, 62, spreads a cache of vintage government records across his trailer floor. They are the stark facts of his state-ordered sterilization. The reports begin when he was barely a teenager, fighting at school and masturbating openly. A social … Continue reading

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More drivers texting at wheel, despite state bans

For all the criticism and new legal bans, texting by drivers just keeps increasing, especially among younger motorists. About half of American drivers between 21 and 24 say they’ve thumbed messages or emailed from the driver’s seat. And what’s more, … Continue reading

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CPSC recalls children’s PJs on flammability risks

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday that it issued a voluntary recall of certain Bella Bliss children’s pajamas, because they fail to meet federal flammability standards. About 2,300 of the cotton pajamas were imported by Bella Bliss of … Continue reading

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Derek Boogaard: Press Release From the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy

The center has studied nearly 80 brains of deceased athletes,mostly former football players and boxers. Boogaard is the fourth hockey player’s brain to be examined, and the fourth to be found with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E. View the full four page document … Continue reading

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YAZ DRSP (DROSPIRENONE) GENERICS

On November 29, 2011, FDA reportedly approved an application for a generic of BAYER’s trademarked YAZ by WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS. Related news reports , and PR releases indicate that WATSON is embroiled in a patent dispute with BAYER over the product. … Continue reading

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In a Rollover, You’re Safer Inside

HOLLYWOOD’S action heroes may thrill audiences with well-timed leaps from crash-bound cars, but trying such a stunt in the real world is bound to be painful. In fact, federal statistics make it clear that exiting a vehicle in the course … Continue reading

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