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Rescue From Above: How Drones May Narrow Emergency Response Times
The drones are coming. Starting in September, if someone in Clemmons, North Carolina, calls 911 to report a cardiac arrest, the first responder on the scene may be a drone carrying an automated external defibrillator, or AED. “The idea is for the drone to get there several minutes before first responders,” such as an emergency
July 22, 2024
CAN demands rescue of abducted Chibok girls, 10 years after
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has asked the federal government to intensify efforts and take decisive action to rescue the remaining abducted Chibok schoolgirls who have been in the hands of their captors for the past 10 years. The National Director for Education, Youth and Women Development of the CAN, The Rev Ozumba Emmanuel
April 14, 2024
Fire and Rescue Dept: Boutique owner being investigated for entering scene of fire in Bangi
Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad speaks at a media conference in the department’s headquarters…
March 25, 2024
Neighbors rescue New Jersey couple trapped in major house fire: ‘We’re here, we’re here’
Two residents of a massive house fire in a New Jersey community are alive thanks to their neighbors who pulled them to safety, the West Deptford Police Department announced. “That whole front of the house, it was just a ball of flames,” said Jim Miller, who jumped out of bed and ran across the street, told CBS
March 11, 2024
Perak Fire and Rescue Dept: Woman found dead in locked car in front of hospital
Firemen prying open the car door using specialised equipment to get to the woman inside, Ipoh, February 20,…
February 20, 2024
Police Rescue 30 Kidnapped Victims From Nasarawa Forest
The Nasarawa State Command of the Nigerian Police said it has dispersed suspected kidnappers at Saraduana forest in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State and rescued thirty victims. The police said it carried out a joint operation with operatives of Miyetti Allah Vigilante Group after receiving information about the unwholesome practice of the kidnappers
January 13, 2023
Will AI rescue us from the yoke of ‘futile’ jobs?
December 14, 2022
Last month Lex Toumbourou got a parking fine in Cairns. An AI chatbot got him out of it.The bot whipped up a serviceable bit of official-ese to point out that Toumbourou actually had paid for the parking spot but accidentally got one digit of his car’s licence plate wrong.David Graeber, an anarchist anthropologist, examined how
Police rescue 16 kidnap victims in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued 16 victims from the den of kidnappers in the State. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Muhammad Jalige, in a statement, explained that through its Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Buruku, the command received information that some persons were sighted around Masallaci area, along Birnin Gwari road, suspected…
January 18, 2022
4G to the rescue from slow broadband upload speeds
Wireless-N routers and adapters can give your network a speed boost, but the more connections you have in-house, the slower you go. If you need better upload speeds, consider your 4G phone. In a previous column, I detailed upgrading my home Wi-Fi network, but recently, I've been noticing a few connection problems and some bad…
January 15, 2014