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A resource pack has been developed for schools to help students understand Ireland’s history of Magdalene Laundries. Waterford Institute of Technology has created the project which will be available for senior cycle students. It has been developed in consultation with survivors, and it examines Magdalene Laundries and Industrial Schools in the south-east of the country. …

RIPON, Wis. — For firefighters, danger does not end when a fire is extinguished, but rather when their personal protective equipment or PPE is clean. While fighting fires, toxic carcinogens that originate from synthetics and plastics absorb into the fabrics of PPE through smoke, which can cause cancer. Bill Brooks is the UniMac North American …