Thursday 15 September 2011

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September 15, 2011
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National

Google Secretive About 'Super Safe' Robot Car Crash

Last month, an astute observer was driving in Mountain View, Calif., when he came across a multiple car fender-bender. According to later ...

NICB Reports 4.5 Percent Rise in 2011 QC Claims

There was a 4.5 percent increase in questionable claims (QC) this year compared with 2010, according to the The National Insurance Crime ...

U.S. Report Pins Most Blame for Gulf Oil Spill on BP

The United States heaped the lion's share of blame for the country's biggest ever offshore oil spill on BP Wednesday as the government ...

Government Recalls Dehumidifiers Again After More Fires

Thousands of dehumidifiers are being recalled for a second time after being blamed for more house fires. The Consumer Product Safety ...
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East

Mass. Halloween Prank Sparks Legal Claim

The family of a Taunton High School student injured running away from a teacher wearing a mask and wielding what appeared to be a chain saw ...

Feds Recommend $917,000 in Fines for Mass. Plant

The federal workplace safety agency has recommended $917,000 in fines for a Massachusetts adhesives manufacturer after an explosion there ...

New York Man Sues Burger Joint Saying Booths Too Small

A man is suing the White Castle chain, claiming the booths in one of its hamburger restaurants are too small. Martin Kessman says in the ...
Midwest

New Auto Insurance Plan Introduced in Michigan House

A new proposal that would change Michigan's auto insurance coverage requirements for people injured in accidents has been introduced in the ...

Missouri River Flooding Damage Bills Adding Up

Federal flood insurance has already paid out $43 million to help policyholders deal with the damage caused by flooding along the Missouri ...
Southeast

Miss. City Motorists Knock New Light Poles Out

Four of Natchez' designer light poles have been knocked over by motorists. The problem is beginning to cost the City of Natchez money it ...

No Major Injuries, Damage Reported after Alabama Quake

Authorities say no major damage or injuries were reported after an earthquake in the metro Birmingham area Tuesday evening. The U.S. ...
South Central

Fire-Weary Texas Residents Looking to Insurance

Brandon Bunker knew there would be nothing left. He knew from videos he had seen online that the home he and his wife shared with his ...

Arkansas Town Sues Owners of Buildings that Collapsed

The owners of two buildings in Morrilton that collapsed in May, killing a 2-year-old girl and injuring her mother, have been sued by the ...

Louisiana Refinery Cited for Alleged Safety Hazards

The Labor Department has cited an ExxonMobil refinery in Baton Rouge for allegedly exposing workers to fire hazards. The department's ...
West

Researchers Examine Animal Car Collisions on Idaho’s I-84

Idaho sportsmen and researchers from Utah State University are studying where to put tunnels or bridges to keep deer and other wildlife off ...

Montana Still Cataloging Pipeline Stream Crossings

The state says it is still cataloging information on the 9,000 or so places where pipelines cross some type of waterway in Montana. The ...

Aon Strengthens Southwest Claims Consulting Team

Aon Global Risk Consulting, a leading provider of risk advisory services and a business of Aon Corporation, announced that Mary Woodman ...
International

Indian Official: Train Sped Up Before Deadly Crash

An investigation into a train crash that killed 10 people in southern India has so far found that one of the trains sped up at a signal ...

Hungary Sludge Flood Metals Company Fined $647M

Hungarian officials say the metals company whose broken reservoir flooded several towns with toxic red sludge in October, killing 10 ...

Nuclear Agency’s Board Adopts Safety Plan

A 35-nation meeting of the U.N. nuclear agency on Tuesday adopted a post-Fukushima nuclear safety plan - despite gripes by influential ...

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