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Imagine a situation in which a team of firefighters responding to a vehicle fire cannot extinguish the flames. Gallon after gallon of water does not douse them. Pile after pile of foam fails to finish them off. The car keeps burning, and the smoke keeps coming. Sounds like a scene […]

Hospitals and nursing homes are selfishly seeking protection from civil and criminal lawsuits as the coronavirus spreads across the country. Sadly, they are succeeding. And, these facilities are not small hospitals or nursing homes, they represent some of the largest conglomerates, highly profitable, in the nation. Governors in six states […]

For many families, the demands of the work week create a common occurrence of children returning to an empty house after school. As undesirable as that may be, the good news is there is a plethora of devices, gadgets and tools that can help moms and dads stay closely connected […]

The headline in The Washington Post said it all: “Fisher-Price invented a popular baby sleeper without medical safety tests and kept selling it, even as babies died.” Not a stitch of clinical research was conducted, nor was the advice of a single pediatrician sought for the Rock ’n Play Sleeper, […]

Now that the nation has sprung forward to observe Daylight Saving Time, a ray of hope lies ahead for fewer pedestrian deaths on U.S. roadways. Longer days and shorter nights mean more visibility for motorists and for those on their own two feet. So say officials in New York City. […]

Many students returned to school in August with new kicks, cool clothes and hip backpacks. Backpacks today come in all shapes and sizes, in varying materials that range from canvas to leather to metallic, and some resemble cute animals, with ears and tails and all. Children can show off their […]

Construction sites abound not only in South Florida but also across the state and throughout the country. Residential communities are being built and so are shopping plazas to serve them. High-rise commercial structures are changing skylines. From car dealerships to luxury resorts, development is everywhere. The industry does its due […]

When a loved one experiences a traumatic brain injury (TBI), family dynamics are forever changed. The athletic boy who suffered a blow to the head during batting practice no longer is able-bodied. The academic girl who suffered a skull fracture after a fall no longer can read. A father driving […]

By 2020, self-driving cars will roam the nation’s highways and byways rampantly. Automotive-industry experts, with executives at technology companies like Google and Uber, predict the year will unleash the decade of autonomous vehicles. Dozens of companies are in a road race to bring their versions of auto-piloted cockpits to the […]

…Influenced by poor government regulation. “For a lesson in what not to do in the way of corporate compliance, look at Volkswagen.” So wrote Erika Kelton, a whistleblower attorney and contributor to Forbes. The German automaker went from hip to hated when nearly 500,000 consumers learned they had been deceived. […]