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As families across the country prepare for Thanksgiving feasts, the American Red Cross is urging everyone to stay vigilant in ...

Schools in the US are installing vape-detection tech in bathrooms to thwart student nicotine and cannabis use. A new ...

Vape detector logs reveal an avalanche of alerts, suspensions dwarfing treatment services and younger kids being punished more.

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The Maharashtra government’s decision to purchase smoke detectors for three public hospitals in the state worth nearly ₹80 crore has not gone down well with activists, who allege that the total cost ...

Massachusetts State Fire Marshal Jon Davine speaks at a event at the Easthampton Fire Department to remind people to make sure they have working fire detectors. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo Sign up for ...