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No one tells you what those different beeps or on-off lights on your smoke detector mean. Here's what you need to know.

State Fire Marshal Jon Davine and the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts are teaming up this month to draw attention to ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A northwest Harris County business owner says he was surprised to learn thousands of his smoke detectors were linked to an out-of-state crime ring. Court records police ...

A Lebanon home that caught fire over the weekend and quickly became engulfed with 10 people inside had working smoke detectors, investigators said. Four people were killed in the Sunday morning blaze ...

ORANGE, Mass. (WWLP) – Firefighters were sent to a basement fire in a multi-family residence on Ball Street Tuesday morning. Agawam Fire Department receives nearly $60K federal grant for equipment ...

The Trump administration released a proposal on Tuesday (September 23, 2025) that would rework the H-1B visa selection process to favour higher-skilled and better-paid workers, according to a related ...

Brussels Airport is ending its attempts to restore systems damaged by a cyberattack last week and will instead bring forward the installation of a new system. Brussels was one of several European ...

Nearly 30 countries in Europe are requiring biometric scans under the new Entry/Exit System, or EES. Next month, the European Union will roll out an automated biometric program for foreign travelers ...

The Primare Allt-i-Ett is a high-end, one-box streamer and sound system that replaces a standard Hi-Fi setup. It also sports HDMI eARC, so can work as a soundbar replacement. Priced at £2,700 / €2,990 ...

Technological developments move at a fast pace, so it's not uncommon to find that even relatively new devices can soon become obsolete. That's why it's always refreshing when products you bought a ...

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