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September is National Baby Safety Month and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a warning to parents and caregivers to place their babies to sleep in places that are safe for sleep, like cribs, play yards, and bassinets.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released a new report concerning carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning deaths concerning portable electric generators.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to a media release published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), T.J.X. Companies Inc. (owner of TJMaxx and other retail stores) will pay a $13 million civil penalty for offering for sale, selling, and distributing dangerous, recalled consumer products.

According to Consumer Reports, U.S. lawmakers have sent the Consumer Product Safety Commission a letter asking for clarity concerning new regulations for infant sleep products. In the past few years, there have been several reports of suffocation injuries and deaths connected to certain baby-inclined sleepers and rockers. The lawmakers state that infant-inclined products that are not marketed for infant sleep can still pose a risk should babies fall asleep while seated in the inclined sleepers and rockers.

According to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) published on August 31, 2022, the United States' "life expectancy at birth" has declined about one year from 2020 to 2021. The new provisional data published by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) showed a decline in life expectancy from 77.0 to 76.1 years in 2021. This is the lowest U.S. "life expectancy at birth" since 1996. 

GEORGIA - According to an online accident news story published on simpleflying.com, new developments in two Atlantic Southeast Airlines commuter airplane accident investigations have discovered a propeller defect.

According to a news article published on kristv.com, Marine veterans who served or trained at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during the 60's, 70's, and 80's were exposed to toxic groundwater. Recently, the Veterans Administration admitted that solvents and other toxic substances contaminated groundwater at the base. These chemicals were released into the base's groundwater when an off-based dry cleaning company and other industrial chemicals seeped into the water systems at the base.

According to a news article published on rollcall.com, President Joe Biden signed a new bill into law that provides medical care and disability benefits to military veterans who were exposed to toxic substances while deployed.

According to an online news report published on washingtonpost.com, parents need to be aware of the risks involved with bounce houses. Bounce houses are inflatable structures that are often used at festivals and birthday parties. A new study suggests that bounce houses are very dangerous to small children.

WASHINGTON D.C. According to an online news report published on witn.com, the United States Senate has finally passed the Camp Lejeune Justice Act as an element of the PACT Act. 

Investors have recently been hyper-focused on Tesla's upcoming 3-for-1 stock split. However, there are two different news reports concerning Tesla that could have a substantial impact on Tesla investors.

According to a news report published on dogsbite.org, in 2020, five tragic dog bite deaths were caused by dogs from two or more different dog breeds. However, five dog breeds have been connected to at least one fatality, and those dog breeds include Labrador retrievers, Belgian Malinois, American bully-mix, Cane Corsos, and Bull Terriers. The statistical information used by DogsBite.org can be verified through news reports and other dog bite fatality research.

According to an online news report published on autoevolution.com, the latest figures from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported in 2020 that more than 3,000 people were tragically killed in vehicle accidents caused by distracted drivers.

According to an ABC online news report, hundreds of women have filed civil lawsuits against Uber, asserting that Uber drivers attacked them. The victims, who are living in several different states, claim that they were raped, kidnapped, sexually battered, sexually assaulted, stalked, falsely imprisoned, attacked, and harassed by Uber drivers whom they hired off of Uber's rideshare application. The news report states that the abuse began in 2015 and continued into 2022.  

Public safety officials are concerned about firework safety with the upcoming holiday and have provided useful tips on how to enjoy fireworks while avoiding accidents that often result in injury, property damage, or in some cases, both. In most states, each municipality is responsible for creating and passing its own fireworks ordinances. However, regardless of the ordinance, several basic safety practices should always be observed where or when fireworks are used.

According to an online news article on CNN.com, a sixth heat-related car fatality of a child this year occurred in Georgia. The victim, a three-year-old boy, tragically died last Sunday after he was left in a hot car for almost three hours, a coroner's office reported. According to the National Safety Council, three hot car deaths have occurred so far in June. The outdoor temperatures have soared due to severe heat waves. 

Daily Harvest has issued a recall of its French Leek & Lentil Crumble food products due to customer reports of stomach, liver, and gallbladder illnesses. The company delivers vegan frozen food products that it asserts are good for the environment and its customers. Daily Harvest states that it is working with several experts "get to the bottom" of the issue. The experts include microbiologists, toxin and pathogen experts from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 

According to a news report posted on pennlive.com, Hisense U.S.A. has recalled its French door refrigerators with bottom freezers that are exclusively sold at Lowe's. The recall was initiated after it was discovered that the refrigerators had a defect causing the doors to fall off, potentially causing injuries.

According to an online news report published on hme-business.com, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a warning to consumers concerning 285,000 adult portable bed rails manufactured by Metal Tubing U.S.A. Inc. and Mobility Transfer Systems. The bed rails were recalled because they can create an entrapment hazard that poses a threat of death or serious injury to users.

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Nautilus Treadmills has issued a recall of its treadmill products due to a severe fall hazard to users.