Instant fines for firework misuse
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On-the-spot Â£80 fines come into force to tackle the misuse of fireworks ahead of 5 November.
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Blue touchpaper screen of death? A computer cock-up prevented a New Year fireworks show at the Seattle Center Space Needle from firing off at the stroke of midnight, much to the chagrin of the gathered crowd.â¦
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Jacksonville Jaguars safety Donovin Darius was slapped with a $75,000 fine for the vicious forearm shot he delivered to Green Bay Packers wide receiver Robert Ferguson this past Sunday.
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By TOM CARLIN  DOPE growers were busted when police on guard at a fatal fireworks blaze got a whiff of their illegal crop.   The cops sniffed out the cannabis factory while on duty at the fireworks warehouse where two firefighters died in a huge explosion last Sunday.
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By Andrew Villegas, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Mar. 11--The faded blue, yellow and green letters probably lost their meaning long ago, but Mary Sauve could soon be fined for them.
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By Gene Warner, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Jun. 2--A fire at a Grand Island home early Friday caused an estimated $400,000 damage and led to the arrest of the 44-year-old homeowner, who was accused of interfering with firefighters and police officers.
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The Federal Communications Commission hit CBS on Wednesday (September 22) with a proposed maximum fine of $550,000 for &quot;violation of indecency rules,&quot; stemming from its broadcast of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show in February.
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By Dennis Welch and Beth Lucas, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  May 30--Thousands of East Valley residents now living outside city limits soon could have a new way to get emergency fire protection.
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Prosecutors say a man used fake badges and a car outfitted with lights and a siren to convince people he was a police officer and get them to pay "fines."
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If all goes to plan, my research colleagues and I will have front row seats to spectacular New Year fireworks. These are not the artificial bangs and whistles that shoot a few hundred yards into the sky, but the awe-inspiring impact of cosmic dust moving at astronomical speeds. These bits of comet dust travel through space faster than Santa's sled, spanning the distance from Los Angeles to New York in a mere minute and a half. When they hit Earth, the impact of a grain of sand shines so brightly it can be seen for hundreds of miles around. They are called "meteors."
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Does a near miss on earnings flash a green or red light?
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State regulators fined the Charleston Fire Department and a furniture store Thursday for violating safety standards in a blaze that killed nine firefighters.
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Certain adapters may pose a risk of fire or electrical shock.
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Text alert service digs itself a hole A text alert service for doggers has been fined Â£20,000 by regulator ICSTIS for breaches of the premium-rate code, including signing up punters without their knowledge and failing to respond to "stop" messages.â¦
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he Federal Communications Commission issued a notice of a $550,000 fine against the CBS television division of Viacom Inc. yesterday because of an incident during the Super Bowl halftime
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The city has started charging residents $500 for structure fires and up to $1,000 for false alarms to raise money for the financially troubled department.
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By Anna M. Tinsley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb. 8--Safety signs. Fire extinguishers. Better inventories of hazardous chemicals.