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The Big Business — and Questionable Effectiveness — of Mass Shooter Trainings (Peter Rugg, Vox)
Does their advice, including attacking the shooter as a last resort, actually work?

Delay of 911 Calls in Pueblo Explained (Anthony A. Mestas, The Pueblo Chieftain)
A police affidavit in the case said that Jaimie Ortiz, also the mother of Malachi Ortiz, who’s facing second-degree murder charges in his father’s death, told police that she tried to call 911 several times but kept getting voicemail.

How Much Warning Time Will California’s Earthquake App Give? (by Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times)
The farther you are from the epicenter, the more warning time you’d probably have. San Francisco is 60 miles away from the epicenter of the 1989 earthquake, which was in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

In Fire-Prone California, Many Residents Can’t Afford Wildfire Insurance (Gireesh Shrimali, The Conversation)
California’s relatively quiet 2019 fire season ended in October. Just days after Pacific Gas & Electric cut power to half a million customers in Northern California during high-wind conditions, the Saddle Ridge fire in Los Angeles County exploded in size overnight, burning some 8,000 acres.
There are many things Californians can do to prepare for these blazes, but one option – taking out wildfire insurance – is out of reach for many of them. For example, after massive fires in 2018, an estimated 350,000 Californians could no longer get property and casualty insurance that also covered fire.
Over the past several years, premiums have risen significantly – as much as 300% to 500% in many cases. And in many high-risk areas, insurers are increasingly opting not to renew coverage.

Mounting Venezuela Exodus Sparks Fears of Rising Xenophobia (AP)
As Venezuela’s mass exodus persists, fears are rising that the initial warm welcome many migrants received has begun to wear thin in other South American countries

In New York, the Neighborhood You’re Shot in May Determine Whether You Survive (Sean Campbell, Maya Miller, and Laura Laderman, The Trace)
A bullet wound in Queens is more likely to be fatal than anywhere else in the city. A single trauma center serves the borough’s southern reaches, and it’s struggling to keep up.

From Defensive to Offensive: The U.K. Boosts Its Cyber Units (Grant Turnbull, Army Technology)
The U.K. Ministry of Defense has announced additional funding for the British Army to stand up new cyber operations centers across the United Kingdom. What are the threats these new units will be up against? How can the army play its part in strengthening the U.K.’s defensive and offensive cyber capabilities?

The United States Made Information Free and Foreign Manipulation Possible (Diana Lemberg, Foreign Affairs)
How Unrestricted Broadcasting Set the Stage for a Misinformation Overload