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Dad: My Baby ODed
on Fentanyl at Public Park

Dec 2, 2022 12:34 PM CST

Dad: My Baby ODed on Fentanyl at Public Park

10-month-old now OK; San Francisco city officials, media trying to confirm exactly what happened

(Newser) - A nanny's trip this week to a Bay Area public park with 10-month-old twins in her care turned terrifying, with the family and local authorities sharing that one of the boys was exposed to fentanyl during their visit. Wendy Marroqui tells NBC Bay Area that she took Senna and...

NYC Bans
Smoking
in Parks,
Beaches

Feb 3, 2011 3:00 AM CST

NYC Bans Smoking in Parks, Beaches

Council vote follows Bloomberg's request

(Newser) - The New York City Council voted to ban smoking in parks, beaches, and public plazas, the Daily News reports. Amid speeches on friends lost to smoking and arguments for civil liberties, members were divided, 36 to 12, in favor of the ban. Mayor Michael Bloomberg issued a call for the...

Obama Statue Will
Leave Indonesian Park

FAREWELL, 'LITTLE BARRY'

Feb 5, 2010 10:32 AM CST

Obama Statue Will Leave Indonesian Park

'Little Barry' bound for president's old school

(Newser) - A statue of President Obama that has drawn the ire of tens of thousands on Facebook will be moved from a park in Jakarta, Indonesia, to a less prominent spot near his old school. That location “is more appropriate,” an official tells AFP . He said the statue will...

LA Fights Park Crime
With Midnight Lights

Jul 12, 2009 1:41 PM CDT

LA Fights Park Crime With Midnight Lights

Even gang members invited to summer nights of food, music

(Newser) - Los Angeles' rundown parks used to be hotbeds of gang violence that scared away law-abiding neighbors after dark, but a new program has brought both a sense of community and a reduction in crime, the New York Times reports. The solution, which has already seen an 86% drop in homicides...