Magnet swallowing

Magnet swallowing has posed a danger to kids in the U.S. for over a decade. Ingestions dropped in 2014 after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission banned high-powered magnet sets. But when the ban was overturned in 2016, cases rose again, especially among kids under age 14, according to a new study published Tuesday in the medical journal BMJ

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Bass' new executive

Bass' new executive directive comes more than a month after a report from FilmLA, a partner film office for the city and county of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions, issued an update about filming in the region. ????????????  

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At the press

At the press conference, Nazarian thanked Bass for "hearing the cry of the film and television industry loud and clear and taking the steps necessary so that we can stem the tide and turn it back around." ?????

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The final detail

The final detail that the directive orders is "instituting a proactive, film-friendly approach to communication between City departments and production, including the communication of upcoming infrastructure projects that could impact filming schedules." ????? ???????  

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departmental staff

Next, the directive calls for lowering "costs and coordination time by reducing the number of City departmental staff who are assigned to monitor filming on set to one total City staff member, as City law allows." ????????????  

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