Friday 30 September 2011

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September 30, 2011
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National

Extreme Weather Makes Portable Generators a Hit

Alex Iwashyna didn't realize how many of her neighbors in Richmond, Virginia, had backup generators until her own family bought one in the ...

Government Changes Course on Pool Safety Rule

Thousands of public pools in cities and towns nationwide will be taking a fresh look at their safety systems after federal regulators ...

Big Recall of Little Tikes Play Tool Sets

More than 1.7 million toy workshop and tool sets from toy-maker Little Tikes are being recalled because of choking concerns. The Consumer ...
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East

New 75 Mph Limit Puts Maine in the Fast Lane

If you drive along Interstate 95 in the nation's far northeastern corner, "it's trees, trees, trees'' for mile after mile, says one ...

Fan’s Suit Over Fishbone Stage-Dive Injury in Penn. Upheld

A woman who broke her skull and collarbone when a member of the band Fishbone dived from a Philadelphia stage will soon have her day in ...

New Jersey Flood Victims Share $116 Million So Far

Dina Zampelle expects that by December, her credit score will be as muddied as her central New Jersey home. That's because unless the ...

Man Charged with Setting 7 Fires in Frederick, Md.

Frederick police have charged a man with setting seven fires in Frederick since March. Thirty-four-year-old Jason Edward Fauble of no fixed ...
Midwest

‘Deficient’ Indiana Bridge Needs $8 Million in Repairs

Inspections of a bridge that links southwestern Indiana with southern Illinois show that the 80-year-old span needs about $8 million in ...

Indiana Fines Aluminum Foundry for Safety Violations

State officials have fined a central Indiana foundry more than $10,000 for allegedly violating the state's health and safety regulations. ...

Berkshire Unit to Acquire Another Malpractice Firm

Berkshire Hathaway's malpractice insurance unit is acquiring the Princeton Insurance Company to expand its business. Medical Protective ...
Southeast

Alabama Town Strikes Deal With BP Over Lost Revenue

The city of Orange Beach has reached a settlement with BP PLC over lost revenues stemming from last year's Gulf oil spill, with the oil ...

Alabama Tornado Victims Adjust to Small Mobile Homes

The Orricks' 84-foot mobile home had a bath tub with water jets that helped ease Terry Orrick's persistent back pain. Today, Terry and his ...

NWS Says Tornado Caused Bolivar, Miss. Damage

The National Weather Service has determined a tornado caused damage to homes and business in Bolivar County. Between the hours of 8 p.m. ...
South Central

Feds Sue Texas Firm for Firing 600-Pound Employee

The federal government has filed suit against BAE Systems alleging the company has violated disability laws by firing a morbidly obese ...

Texas Fire Burns Some of Set for 2003 Film “The Alamo”

An assistant fire chief in Texas says a wildfire has destroyed part of the set for the 2003 film "The Alamo'' and charred at least 150 ...
West

Calif. Detective Pleads No Contest to Insurance Fraud

A Los Angeles police detective has pleaded no contest to workers' compensation insurance fraud for running two private businesses while out ...

Calif. City Must Pay $4M for Mudslide Death

The California Supreme Court says Mill Valley must pay $4 million to the family of a man killed in a mudslide at their home. Walter Guthrie ...

Lady Gaga Sues Nevada-based Company Over Trademark Bids

Lady Gaga says a Nevada-based company is trying to horn in on her fame to market cosmetics and jewelry. She's suing in New York. The Grammy ...
International

28 Bodies Bring India’s Monsoon Flood Toll to 335

Authorities stepped up efforts Thursday to deliver food and evacuate villagers stranded by monsoon flooding in eastern India, as searchers ...

Signal Maker: Not to Blame for Shanghai Rail Crash

The China-based maker of signaling systems for the Shanghai subway line where two trains crashed this week, injuring 284 people, said ...

Trains Collide in Venezuela, Toll Unclear

Venezuela's transportation minister says two trains have collided outside Caracas and that officials are headed to the site. Transportation ...

Strong Quake Rocks Northeast Japan

A strong earthquake has rocked northeastern Japan, which is still recovering from the devastating tsunami six months ago. The quake ...

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