Thursday 22 September 2011

Daily Headlines: Thursday, September 22, 2011

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September 22, 2011
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National

Wells Publishing to Launch New Claims Journal Magazine

Wells Publishing Inc. announces the launch of Claims Journal magazine, a quarterly publication targeting claims professionals in the ...

Health Industry Lacks Patient Data Safeguards

New technologies are flooding into the healthcare world, but the industry is not adequately prepared to protect patients from data ...

House Disaster Vote Sets Up Showdown with Senate

The GOP-controlled House is on track to pass $3.7 billion in disaster relief as part of a must-pass bill to avert a government shutdown at ...
East

1 of Every 3 Massachusetts Residents Hit by Data Breach: AG’s Office

The Massachusetts attorney general's office said the personal information of about two million Massachusetts residents, or about one out of ...

New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Suit Going to Mediation

The parties involved in a medical malpractice suit brought by the family of a Massachusetts woman who died at Lakes Region General Hospital ...

FDNY: Scaffolding Collapses, Hits Bus

The Fire Department says 17 people suffered minor injuries when scaffolding collapsed and hit a city bus in Harlem, New York. The FDNY said ...

Witness: Penn. Crash Victim Pushed Stroller to Safety

A passenger in the car that fatally struck a Pennsylvania woman pushing a stroller says the victim was able to push her two young children ...

Western Pennsylvania Man Pleads in Prized Cow’s Killing

A western Pennsylvania man faces up to 20 years in prison for his role in killing and butchering a prize-winning cow along with five other ...

Study: Bikes Hurt 1,000 Pedestrians a Year in New York

Injuries caused by bicyclists are far more common than previously thought, with an average of 1,000 pedestrians hurt annually in New York ...
Midwest

Many in Joplin, Missouri Ignored Initial Tornado Warnings

Many Joplin residents either ignored or were slow to react to the first warning sirens about a massive and deadly tornado this spring, ...

Grand Jury Clears Officers in Wisconsin Man’s Death

A Floyd County grand jury has cleared three officers in the death of a Wisconsin man after a chase in northern Iowa. The Iowa Department of ...
Southeast

BP Oil Still on Gulf Coast Floor Could Pose Long-Term Risk

Tar balls washed onto Gulf of Mexico beaches by Tropical Storm Lee earlier this month show that oil left over from last year's BP spill ...

Board Issues Final Report on West Virginia Deadly Leak

The Chemical Safety Board has approved the final version of a report on accidents at a DuPont chemical plant in Belle in 2010. Agency ...

Hearing Set for Mississippi Doctor Charged with Chemo Fraud

A Mississippi cancer doctor is expected to plead not guilty Wednesday to charges of diluting chemotherapy drugs and using old needles on ...
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South Central

Crash at Texas Police Academy Injures 7

Two police patrol cars collided during a driving demonstration at Houston's police academy, injuring seven people. Among those injured in ...

Louisiana Teen Gets Jail Time, Probation for False Claim

A Lake Arthur teenager has been ordered to serve two years of probation after she pleaded guilty Sept. 7 in state court to falsely accusing ...

Another Blaze in Arson-Plagued Oklahoma Neighborhood

Tulsa firefighters have extinguished a suspicious blaze in a Tulsa area that has been the site of numerous arson fires. The Tulsa World ...
West

California Homeowners’ Suit Against Builders Revived

A federal appeals court revived a lawsuit by homeowners who accused eight major homebuilders of causing them to overpay for their homes by ...

Montana Jury: Fatal Crash Not Ford’s Fault

A Yellowstone County jury has determined that Ford Motor Co. and a rental car business were not negligent in a 2002 crash that killed an ...

Colorado Man Ticketed After Marijuana Water System Floods

A Boulder, Colorado man has been charged with prohibited acts of marijuana after the watering system he set up in his condo for his medical ...

Fires Set in Washington Hotel Under Construction

Police say they're checking out leads but have no specific suspects in two small fires set in a hotel under construction in Auburn. Cmdr. ...
International

Disasters Drive Lloyd’s of London to H1 Loss

Insurance claims from earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand, floods in Australia and tornadoes in the United States drove Lloyd's of London ...

17 Dead in Landslides at Plant Hit by India Quake

Soldiers in northeastern India cleared a path Wednesday to a hydroelectric project where 17 people were confirmed killed by landslides in a ...

Early Morning Blast Hits Amsterdam Courthouse

An explosion in the early hours of Wednesday morning damaged Amsterdam's court complex and a government minister swiftly condemned the ...

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