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‘They’re not ready for prime time': San Francisco fire chief says robotaxis interfere with responses
Robotaxis have run through emergency tape, blocked firehouses and proved almost impossible to move out of the way
Federal regulators propose every railroad, nearly 600, push out details on chemicals carried to every first responder near a derailment
The new law says people whose image or voice is the subject of a body camera or dash camera recording can file a written request to review the recording
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“We are a city of heroes, and Keith is a perfect example of one of them,” Mayor Bobby Dyer said during the ceremony.
Southeast Texas has seen a series of explosions in recent years up and down the Texas Gulf Coast.
“Super Tuesday has never really been March 3 for us,” said Pete Kavanaugh, an adviser for Joe Biden’s campaign. “In our minds and from a resource allocation perspective, Super Tuesday begins in early February.”
Registered voters will log in to an online portal using their name and date of birth to get access to their ballot.
Human Rights Watch has published studies that found the pretrial release of defendants who pose no threat to public safety did not result in increased crimes or more missed court dates
“I’m a 50-year-old-black woman, and I tend to be middle of the road,” Dalhi Myers said. “I’m voting what I think is best for all of us, not just me. ... I’m not a left-wing liberal. I’m not even a left-wing Democrat. But I am a realist.”
State Rep. Chris Lee, chairman of the House judiciary committee, wants to examine how someone who was “clearly identified as having mental health issues” was able to accumulate weapons and ammunition.
Despite the events of the past several days, crime is actually down in much of Seattle. According to statistics from the city, robbery was down 9% in 2019 compared to 2018 and aggravated assaults were down 4%. But there’s still clearly more to be done.
The lawsuit’s goals are to determine what went wrong when police were unable to locate Kyle Plush after he made two 911 calls and to make sure it doesn’t happen again, the family said.
Sustainability
On an island off New York City, authorities in 2018 found 174 bones unearthed on a site that holds the remains of more than 1 million people. The culprit was shoreline erosion.