Monday 26 September 2011

Daily Headlines: Monday, September 26, 2011

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September 26, 2011
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National

CDC: Scores Got Sick, 1 Died Trying to Kill Bedbugs

Bedbugs don't make you sick. But the poisons used to kill them can. A government study released Thursday found that dozens of Americans ...

State Farm Pay $5B to Cover Weather Damages

State Farm Insurance has paid $5 billion to its customers for weather-related catastrophes -- damage to cars, homes and other property so ...

Mortgages at Risk if U.S. Flood Program Expires

The federal program that insures homes against flood damage expires next Friday and is at risk of not being renewed, even as an early fall ...

Satellite Likely in Ocean, But May Have Hit U.S.

It's as big as a bus and weighs 6 tons, but officials probably will never be able to pinpoint exactly where a massive NASA satellite ...
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East

Penn. Municipal Pension Funds Get One-Time Windfall

Pennsylvania's municipal pension funds are in line for a one-time windfall thanks to a change in how out-of-state insurers submit taxes on ...

New York Judge Tosses 7 WTC Suits

In tossing out a negligence lawsuit, a judge on Friday cited the "strange, improbable'' events that destroyed a 47-story World Trade Center ...

Virginia Workplace Fatalities Hit New Low in 2010

The number of workplace fatalities in Virginia last year fell to the lowest level since the state began reporting such data in 1992. The ...
Midwest

Des Moines, Iowa Exec Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud

The president of a Des Moines firm that provides companies with temporary employees has pleaded guilty to a scheme to reduce the cost of ...

Michigan Court Considers “Unlawful Taking” Farm Bureau Case

An insurance company has persuaded the Michigan Supreme Court to decide whether the insurer must pay the medical bills of a man who was ...

Michigan City May Color-Code Hydrants Based on Outflow

Fire officials and Bay City, Michigan's water distribution department are looking at a plan to color-code the community's 1,441 fire ...

Iowa City Fire Damages Businesses, Apartments

A fire and explosion at an Iowa City, Iowa apartment has caused damage to several businesses. A statement from the Iowa City fire ...
Southeast

Florida Supreme Court Weighs If Public Adjuster Law Limits Free Speech

Public adjusters would have more access to homeowners in the immediate aftermath of a storm if the Florida Supreme Court rules Florida's ...

Beaufort County, S.C. Settles Abuse Suit with Insurers

The Beaufort County School District has agreed to a $2.6 million settlement of a lawsuit with two insurance companies stemming from a ...

Mississippi City’s Fire Stations Getting Upgrades

The city of Biloxi is moving forward with major improvements to two fire station roofs to protect them from storm winds. WLOX-TV reported ...
South Central

Hackers Steal $37K From Arkansas Library Account

The Jonesboro Public Library in Arkansas says someone hacked into its computers and stole more than $37,000 from its bank account. The ...

Dallas, Texas Vehicle Dealer Convicted in Title Scam

A car dealer from the Dallas area has been convicted over his role in a so-called "title washing'' scheme. A federal jury in San Antonio on ...

Lawsuits Filed by Workers Who Floated Days in Gulf

Two oil workers who survived days floating on a life raft in the Gulf of Mexico after they evacuated their disabled vessel during a ...
West

NTSB Due to Release Early Report on Reno Air Crash

Federal investigators are expected to release a preliminary summary of their probe of a racing plane crash that killed 11 people in Reno, ...

Arizona’s Lax Driver-Test Rules Lure Foreigners

Arizona has become a magnet for foreigners who find it easier to get a driver's license than in the states where they live. It's a ...

Thieves Use Dolly to Steal ATM in San Diego, Calif.

A pair of thieves used a dolly to cart away an ATM from a San Diego thrift store. San Diego Police Sgt. Ray Battrick says the suspects were ...
International

UK Holds Olympic Safety Exercises Since Riots

British authorities are holding their first major planning exercise for the 2012 London Olympics since riots in the capital last month ...

Bayern Munich Defender Breno Under Arson Probe

Bayern Munich defender Breno is the target of an arson investigation following a fire that gutted his house earlier this week. The ...

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