Tuesday 11 October 2011

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October 11, 2011
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National

GM Agrees to Pay Half of Vehicle Gauge Repairs

General Motors Co has agreed to pay half the cost of repairing faulty fuel gauges in Chevrolet, Buick and GMC sport utility vehicles and ...

Impact of Foreign Insects, Diseases Threatens Nation’s Food Supply

Dozens of foreign insects and plant diseases slipped undetected into the United States in the years after 9/11, when authorities were so ...

Engle Martin Opens Three New Locations Nationwide

Engle Martin & Associates, Inc., a commercial loss adjusting and claims management firm, has extended its national presence with the ...

U.S. to Unveil Criteria for Picking ‘Systemic’ Firms

U.S. regulators Tuesday are set to give nervous insurance companies, mutual funds and other big players in financial markets a better idea ...
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East

Widow of Slain DC Sanitation Worker Sues City

The wife of a Washington sanitation worker fatally shot last year at a Department of Public Works lot a has sued the city. Larry Hutchins ...

New York Firm: Sick Leave Firing Claim ‘Meritless’

A major New York-based law firm says there's no truth to a former finance chief's lawsuit saying she was demoted and then fired after ...

Man Thrown from Bull Dies at New Jersey Rodeo

State police say a 24-year-old man participating in a rodeo was fatally injured when he was thrown from a bull. State Police Sgt. Julian ...

New York Jury Awards Guard $465,000 for Sexual Harassment

A federal jury has awarded a female correction officer in upstate New York $465,000 after she said she was sexually harassed by another ...
Midwest

Fire Closes Eagan, Minn. Restaurant

A restaurant in Eagan is closed after a large fire burned a two-story deck. The Eagan Fire Department reports firefighters responded about ...

5 Hurt in Western Missouri Hayride Accident

Five people were taken to hospitals after a hayride accident near the western Missouri town of Oak Grove. The Missouri State Highway Patrol ...

Michigan Man Can Sue In-laws Over Garage Attic Fall

This could make the family Thanksgiving a bit uncomfortable. A Detroit-area man is suing his in-laws after falling through their garage ...
Southeast

Deception and Alleged Insurance Fraud Behind Florida Cop’s Drunken Crash

Claudia Costa was driving her Ford Explorer north on Interstate 95, after picking up two girlfriends in Fort Lauderdale. It was shortly ...

North Carolina Motorists Warned to Watch for Deer

North Carolina motorists who want to know the regions of the state where they have to be especially vigilant about deer now have an online ...

Hot Light Bulb Causes Small Fire on Florida Disney Ride

Officials say the Astro Orbiter ride at the Magic Kingdom has been shut down because of a small fire. The fire started Sunday morning ...

Mississippi Museum Gets City’s Help to Stay Open

The Biloxi City Council has voted 6-1 to support the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art. Mayor A.J. Holloway said after Thursday's vote he won't ...
South Central

Tornado Damages Buildings in San Antonio, Texas

A small tornado touched down in San Antonio early Sunday, damaging several homes and a post office. The overnight storm dumped more than 3 ...

Louisiana Woman Sentenced to 69 Months for Arson Scheme

A 30-year-old Reserve, Louisiana woman has been sentenced to five years and nine months in prison for her role in 2007 fire at a public ...

Louisiana Frat House Halloween Decorations Hinder Firefight

A fire captain battling a three-alarm blaze injured his shoulder when he fell through a floor early Sunday at an off-campus Tulane ...
West

Utah Hotel Evacuated, 1 Hurt After Bear Spray Discharge

Utah Authorities say a Salt Lake City Marriott hotel was evacuated and a housekeeper was taken to the hospital after a can of bear ...

2 Skydivers Die in Accident Near Nevada-Ariz. Line

Officials say two skydivers died near the Nevada-Arizona border Sunday after their parachute failed to open. Police in Mesquite, Nev., say ...

1 Employee Treated for Smoke in Vegas, Nevada Casino Fire

Officials say a casino employee was treated for smoke inhalation after a weekend fire in a restaurant grease duct at a Las Vegas Strip ...

Wyoming Ferry Being Reviewed After Sinking

Grand Teton National Park officials are considering whether to cease operating a replica of the historic Menor's Ferry. The vessel sank in ...
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International

Hurricane Jova Targets Mexican Pacific Coast

Hurricane Jova bore down on the Pacific coast of Mexico Tuesday threatening to pound one of the country's busiest cargo ports and tourist ...

New Zealand City Hit by Another Quake

The earthquake-rattled city of Christchurch has been shaken by another powerful temblor. The magnitude-4.7 quake struck just after 8:30 ...

2 Dead in Russian Nursing Home Fire

Two elderly people are dead and two others remain missing after a fire in a provincial Russian home for seniors. The fire broke out early ...

Police Foil Arson Attack on German Train Station

An arson attack on Berlin's busy central train station was thwarted at the last minute Monday after railway employees discovered a device ...

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