Monday 24 October 2011

Daily Headlines: Monday, October 24, 2011

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October 24, 2011
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National

Harley-Davidson to Recall Over 300,000 Motorcycles

Harley-Davidson Inc said it would recall some 308,474 motorcycles worldwide due to problems with the rear brake light switch. Certain ...

AIR Worldwide Updates Terrorism Model for the U.S.

Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) has updated its terrorism model for the United States to reflect less frequent and ...

Aon Study: U.S. Home Insurance Rates Don’t Reflect True Costs

U.S. insurers' prospective after-tax return on equity for homeowners insurance is 4.8 percent on average, a decrease from the 6.9 percent ...

Mexican Trucks Finally Allowed to Enter U.S. Under NAFTA

The first Mexican long-haul truck bound for the U.S. interior crossed at the international bridge at Laredo, Texas, Friday, carrying ...

Crawford Names O’Brien Vice President of Account Management

Crawford & Company, a worldwide independent provider of claims management services, has named Robert O'Brien vice president of account ...
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East

Massachusetts Judge Awards $3M in Priest Abuse Case

A Massachusetts judge on Friday awarded a total of $3 million to two child sex abuse victims of a former Franciscan priest who served ...

Blaze at New York Landmark Building Hurts 8 Firefighters

A fire at a New York City landmark building has injured eight firefighters. Dozens of fire trucks and 100 firefighters were on the street ...

D.C. Mayor Seeks $15M for National Cathedral Repairs

Mayor Vincent Gray is seeking $15 million in emergency funding for restoration of Washington National Cathedral from the Federal Emergency ...

Allstate N.J. President Ballinger Receives NJSIA Award

The New Jersey Special Investigators Association (NJSIA) recently honored Bill Ballinger, president of Allstate New Jersey Insurance ...
Midwest

Nebraska Court: Insurance Won’t Cover Fireworks Injury

A judge has ruled a Lincoln man can't get help from his insurance company to pay for injuries inflicted on an 80-year-old woman in a ...

North Dakota Family Survives Carbon Monoxide Scare

Members of a Fargo, N.D., family are recovering in a hospital after a carbon monoxide scare. KVLY-TV reports that members of the Al and ...

Iowa’s Post-storm Harvest Yields Debris with Crops

Harvest is a nerve-wracking ordeal for Tama County farmers. Operating a combine in cornfields this fall is a lot like driving in a ...

Haunted Houses Must Follow Illinois Safety Rules

Illinois fire safety experts are urging families to be vigilant when they go to temporary haunted houses this Halloween season. The Office ...
Southeast

West Virginia Judge Affirms Most of $91.5M Damage Award

A Kanawha County judge has affirmed most of a $91.5 million damage award against a Charleston nursing home in a lawsuit that claimed it ...

South Carolina Reports Over 100 Grates Stolen From Roadways

The South Carolina Department of Transportation says thieves have stolen more than 100 storm drain grates along Interstate 85 and U.S. 276 ...

Alabama Man Charged in Fraud Linked to April Tornadoes

A west Alabama man is facing federal fraud charges linked to benefit claims following the April 27 tornadoes. Federal authorities say ...

Three Charged in Kentucky County Arsons

Three people in western Kentucky have been indicted for going on what police say was a "burning spree'' in Ohio County earlier this year. ...
South Central

More Dust Storms Expected as Texas Drought Lingers

The towering wall of billowing red dust roaring across the blue West Texas sky took Monroe Debusk back more than eight decades to the Dust ...

Statue Stolen from Oklahoma Church

Thieves have stolen a cement statue of St. Francis from an Episcopal church in Edmond, Oklahoma. Oklahoma City television station KFOR ...

Derelict Boats Will Be Pulled from Louisiana Bayous

Dozens of rotting, abandoned boats will be hauled out of Terrebonne Parish bayous as part of a parish-wide campaign to remove aquatic ...
West

Fresh & Easy Recalls Bagged Spinach

Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market Inc. is recalling its brand bagged Washed Spinach because it could be contaminated with listeria. ...

New Mexico’s Workplace Deaths Decreased in 2010

The number of workplace fatalities in New Mexico decreased in 2010 when compared to the previous year. A study by the New Mexico ...

Thieves Steal Dozens of Storm Drain Grates in Nevada City

Reno police are searching for thieves who have stolen dozens of storm drain grates over the last couple of months. Police say thieves have ...

Arizona Mortgage Insurer Subsidiary Seized by Regulators

Insurance regulators in Arizona have seized the main subsidiary of private mortgage insurer PMI Group Inc. A statement on PMI's website ...
International

7.2 Quake Causes Damage, Casualties in Turkey

A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck mountainous eastern Turkey on Sunday, collapsing dozens of buildings into piles of twisted steel ...

70 People Injured in Hong Kong Ferry Mishap

A high-speed catamaran ferry has slammed into a mooring pillar outside Hong Kong, injuring more than 70 people, including a 70-year-old ...

Japan Cabinet OKs $158B Extra Budget for Tsunami

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Cabinet on Friday approved a 12.1 trillion yen ($158 billion) extra budget to help fund the reconstruction ...

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