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Fighter pilot blacks out at 18,000 feet, wakes up to $2.5M in damage
Nightmare at 18,000 feet. A military flight exercise in Oregon turned disastrous after a student pilot blacked out during a maneuver. Fortunately, he was able to wake up from the...
Newark Airport conducts full-scale emergency drill
An emergency response drill at Newark Liberty International Airport Saturday morning might raise some passengers' pulses as simulations produce some smoke and emergency vehicles respond. "We’re conducting a full-scale emergency...
School shooter drills terrorize our kids pointlessly
As the school year meanders to a close, now is a good time for education departments across the land to make policy changes for the next year. One urgent step...
School's active shooter drill will include cops firing blanks
A Pennsylvania high school will undergo active shooter training on Thursday in which students will be exposed to the sounds of gunfire. Bethel Park High School, roughly 10 miles south...
'Worst-case scenario' hurricane simulation alarmingly similar to Florence forecast
ATLANTA — Just months ago, disaster planners simulated a Category 4 hurricane strike alarmingly similar to the real-word scenario now unfolding on a dangerously vulnerable stretch of the East Coast....
Active shooter school drills may do more harm than good
Active shooter drills are traumatizing children, says child psychologist Joy Levinson. Her young patients have been experiencing nightmares, anxiety, and fear of separation since lockdown drills have become more common....
Lockdown drill 'nursery rhyme' shocks kindergartner's mom
What a sick sign of the times. A mother’s visit to her daughter’s upcoming kindergarten class took a “jarring” turn when she spotted directions for a school lockdown drill posted...
North Korea reportedly conducting nuclear war safety drills
As tensions between the US and North Korea continue to grow, the regime has been conducting safety measures for its people amid threats of nuclear war. The country has “conducted...
US sends clear warning to North Korea with bombing drills
SEOUL, South Korea — The United States flew some of its most advanced warplanes in bombing drills with ally South Korea on Thursday, a clear warning after North Korea launched...
South Korea fires missiles during drills as standoff with North intensifies
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean warplanes and navy ships have fired a barrage of missiles into the waters during one-day drills aimed at boosting readiness against possible North Korean...
Teacher playing 'perpetrator' in school safety drill got roughed up by cops: suit
The perp was only pretending, but no one told the cop who handcuffed her. A Long Island teacher playing the role of “pretend perpetrator” in her school’s annual lock-down safety...
World's largest tunnel-boring machine finally breaks through
SEATTLE — The world's largest tunnel-boring machine broke through a concrete wall beneath Seattle on Tuesday to reach the end of its long, troubled journey, a milestone in a multibillion-dollar...
School safety drills are terrorizing our kids
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209969488217724&set=a.1160473895944.2024478.1350700933&type=3&theater Last week, a picture of a little blond girl, about 3 years old, standing on a toilet circulated on social media. Her mother, Stacey Feeley, had shared the picture...