Across the Washington area last week, young workers from Europe arrived in droves, heading for jobs at community swimming pools. Lugging duffel bags, they filled out forms, picked up safety gear and chatted in a variety of Slavic languages, eager to plunge into a summer experience of new friends, skills and culture. Read full article > >

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Foreign students enjoy new summer job protections — but what about Americans?

Authorities in Santa Monica, California, fatally shot a mountain lion Tuesday, acting on public safety concerns after it tried to escape from an office building courtyard in the city.

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Mountain lion shot at office building

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has discovered a host of vintage health and safety posters from the 50s, 60s and 70s in a warehouse.

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VIDEO: Vintage posters found in warehouse

Governor says cuts to safety, schools may be made.

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California Faces $16bn Shortfall

Air ambulance helicopters in Scotland are to resume flying on Wednesday, after having been grounded in a safety alert.

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Scottish air ambulances fly again

Air ambulances are given permission to fly again from Wednesday, after half of the UK’s fleet of 32 helicopters were grounded over safety fears.

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Scotland’s two air ambulance helicopters have been grounded amid safety fears over the Eurocopter aircraft.

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Scottish air ambulances grounded

Sink your teeth into today's top stories from around the globe. Mmm, tuna scrape. – The Atlantic Caro Nom(e)! Food’s starring role in opera. – New York Times If you married a chef… – howaboutwe “The great recipe swindle”: When you follow a recipe to the T, the outcome can be quite unsavory. – Guardian Molecular for the masses and single-serving desserts are among the top food trends from the other NRA (National Restaurant Association) show. – NRN

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Box lunch: Fish paste and 2012 food trends

There is still no evidence mobile phones harm human health, says a major safety review for the UK’s Health Protection Agency.

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‘No evidence’ of harm by mobiles

The USDA said it remains confident in the health of the national herd and the safety of beef and dairy products.

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Mad cow case confirmed in California

“ARIZONA AND its 370-mile border are a conduit for rampant illegal entries and cross-border smuggling to a degree unparalleled in any other State.” So argue lawyers for Arizona in a case the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Wednesday. Although immigration has in fact declined , the state says that the “public safety and economic strains” created by a porous border “have created an emergency situation, which demanded a response.” Read full article > >

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Editorial Board: Supreme Court takes up Arizona’s immigration law

Toyota Motor Corp. has subpoenaed Sean Kane, an auto safety advocate and outspoken critic of the company, asking that he hand over his communications with the media, Congress, government agencies and individual Toyota drivers inquiring about sudden unintended acceleration.

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Toyota wants critic’s communications

Deaths in ocean racing are statistically rare, but when three sailors died in accidents last year, U.S. Sailing opened its first safety investigation.

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Farallones Deaths Follow Dangerous Year in Sailing

The safety questions that dogged device makers years ago are resurfacing amid a controversy over how St. Jude Medical handled disclosures about a wire that connects a defibrillator to a patient’s heart.

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St. Jude’s Pledge to Improve Safety of Heart Device Falls Short

After the N.H.L. spent months promoting safety and dozens of players had concussions, the amount of dangerous hits and questionable tactics so far in the playoffs has been startling.

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Fists Are Up, and So Are Penalties in N.H.L. Playoffs