Wednesday 14 September 2011

Daily Headlines: Wednesday, September 14, 2011

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September 14, 2011
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National

Government to Expand E. Coli Tests in Meat

For years government officials have tested meat for only one strain of E. coli. Now they will test for seven, a move that will hasten ...

Feds Probe Chrysler Minivan Headlight Failures

Federal safety regulators have opened an investigation into Dodge and Chrysler minivans from the 2005 model year because the headlights can ...

U.S. Safety Board Pushes for Trucker Cellphone Ban

The U.S. government should ban truckers from using cellphones while driving except in emergencies, transportation safety investigators said ...

FAA Cites Improper Repairs to Southwest Planes

Federal regulators are proposing to fine an aircraft repair station $1.1 million for improperly performing inspections and repairs to 44 ...

Study: Crash Trends in Gulf Oil and Gas Ops Flights

A new study by the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy finds that helicopters servicing drilling platforms and vessels in ...
East

Obama Issues Flood Disaster Declaration for Pennsylvania

President Barack Obama has issued a disaster declaration for 19 Pennsylvania counties affected by last week's deadly flooding. The Federal ...

Vermont Fund Set Up to Help Irene-Ravaged Farms

Grants of up to $10,000 are now available to Vermont farms damaged by the remnants of Hurricane Irene. The Vermont Farm Disaster Relief ...

Insurance Industry's East Coast Volunteer Week Set for Oct. 15-22

Volunteer Week, an Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation's (IICF) event, will be held October 15-22, 2011 in the New York tri-state ...
Midwest

Sneezing May Be Cause of Missouri Fire Truck Accident

Springfield police say a sneezing fit might have caused a fire truck to overturn last week. Three firefighters were injured last Wednesday ...

Indiana Faces 20-Plus Claims Over Fair Stage Collapse

The state is facing more than 20 potential lawsuits one month after the deadly outdoor stage collapse during the Indiana State Fair. An ...

$450,000 Settlement in Wisconsin Traffic Death Lawsuit

A civil lawsuit filed in Pepin County by three children who lost their mother in a traffic crash has been settled out of court. Records ...
Southeast

Florida Insurer Agrees to Phase in Hefty Rate Hike

Florida's largest insurer of homes and businesses has agreed to lower a proposed rate hike for sinkhole coverage that would take effect ...

Georgia Court: US Killer’s Family Can Sue Psychiatrist

The top court in the U.S. state of Georgia on Monday allowed the family of a man who stabbed his mother to death in a psychotic rage to ...

Family of Former Rebels’ Player Sues Mississippi

A Hinds County judge says he will rule soon on a motion by the University of Mississippi to move a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the ...
South Central

Texas Wildfires: Up to $250M in Insured Losses

An industry group says insured losses from a week of Texas wildfires could reach $250 million. The Insurance Council of Texas on Monday ...

Tropical Storm Lee Exposes Old Oil from BP Spill in Louisiana

BP PLC is sending cleanup crews back to Fourchon Beach because erosion from Tropical Storm Lee unearthed miles of tar balls, tar mats and ...

Arkansas Averaged 46 Tornadoes Over 10-Year Period

Arkansas has averaged 46 tornadoes a year over the past 10 years. According to a graphic released Monday by the National Weather Service, ...
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West

Calif. Federal Judge Tentatively Rules Against Toyota

A federal judge in California has tentatively decided not to dismiss the first of hundreds of lawsuits over acceleration problems against ...

Lawyers: Giants Fan’s Medical Costs to Top $50M

Lawyers for the San Francisco Giants fan brutally beaten outside Dodger Stadium say his medical care is expected to cost more than $50 ...

3 Die from Listeria Infections in New Mexico

Three people in New Mexico have died and six others are ill with Listeria infections that preliminary testing has linked to contaminated ...
International

Willis' Report Finds Airline Industry Losses Hit 5-Year Low

The airline industry had a "relatively turbulent free start to the third quarter, with losses hitting a five-year low of $794 million," ...

Bus-Train Crash Kills 7, Injures 162 in Argentina

Argentine authorities say seven people are dead in a rush-hour crash in Buenos Aires involving two passenger trains and a bus whose driver ...

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