Friday 6 April 2012

Daily Headlines: Friday, April 6, 2012

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April 6, 2012
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National

March Deadly And Costly Month in Parts of the United States

A significant severe weather outbreak affected parts of the U.S. Midwest, the Tennessee Valley and the Southeast during the first week of ...

CPC: El Nino Possible After U.S. Summer

The U.S. Climate Prediction Center raised the prospect that El Nino conditions could return after the Northern Hemisphere summer, causing ...

Viacom Wins Reversal in Landmark YouTube Case

A U.S. appeals court has revived lawsuits by Viacom Inc, the English Premier League, and various film studios and television networks ...

Report: Import Safety Collaborative Effort

Food and drug regulators in the U.S., Europe and other developed countries should offer training, technology and expertise to developing ...
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East

Delaware Bill Would Require Reverse Warning Devices

A state House committee is set to discuss a bill requiring commercial vehicles in Delaware to be equipped with reverse warning systems. The ...

Stuntman Claims He Was Injured at NY ‘Spider-Man’

A stuntman who claims he suffered a concussion, whiplash and two holes in his knees while performing in Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off ...

Police: Arrest Made in Pennsylvania Church Fire

Police have charged a woman with setting the fire that damaged a central Pennsylvania church being rented out for classes by the local ...

Worker’s Widow Sues in New Jersey Casino Lightning Death

The sky grew dark, the wind was whipping around, and lightning was flashing nearby. Already soaked to the bone by the rain falling all ...
Midwest

Northeast Ohio Chiropractor Charged in $1M Fraud Probe

A northeast Ohio chiropractor has been charged with defrauding Medicare and private insurers out of more than $1 million, including orders ...

Lightning Strike in Ohio Sparks Steeple Fire

The Toledo Catholic Diocese says a lightning strike sparked a fire to a 170-foot steeple at a church in northeast Ohio. Firefighters tell ...

Missouri Senate Backs Study of State-Created Insurer

The Missouri Senate has endorsed the establishment of a special committee to study whether to change a state-created workers' compensation ...
Southeast

Drunken Driving Simulated for South Carolina Students

Students in the South Carolina Lowcountry experiencd the effects of drunken driving recently. A group called the High School Injury ...

Court of Appeals Upholds North Carolina Principal’s Workers’ Comp

The North Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld a decision awarding workers' compensation to a middle school principal shot in the face in ...

Injunction Issued Against Alabama Storm Shelter Company

A Madison County court has issued a permanent injunction against an Alabama storm shelter company. WAFF-TV reports that the injunction ...

Florida Company Looks to Circumvent New PIP Law

A Tampa, Fla., company has sent fliers to chiropractors suggesting ways to capitalize on potential loopholes in new legislation aimed at ...
South Central

Louisiana Town May Pay Sewage Backup Claims

The Sorrento Town Council has voted 3-0 to pay claims by the Louisiana residents whose homes were flooded and soiled by backups from the ...

Worker Hurt at Oklahoma Natural Gas Services Plant

One man has been injured while conducting high-pressure testing on equipment at an oil and natural gas services plant in El Reno. Fire ...

Storm Recovery: More Than 300 DFW Flights Canceled

Several hundred more flights at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport have been canceled since tornadoes hit North Texas. A spokeswoman ...
West

Idaho Governor Declares Disaster for Soggy Bonner County

Idaho's governor has issued a disaster declaration to help Bonner County in northern Idaho deal with record rain and snowmelt that have ...

$581K Study to Look at Safety on Las Vegas Strip

County elected officials cited Las Vegas Strip safety and image concerns as they agreed to funnel $581,000 in hotel room tax money into a ...

California Lawsuit Alleges Wrongful Death in Police Shooting

The parents of a college student who was shot and killed by Pasadena, Calif., police alleged in a federal lawsuit that their son's death ...
International

Group Calls for Jamaica to Stop Open Fires

A watchdog group in Jamaica says the island urgently needs tougher standards and enforcement for controlling smoke, soot and microscopic ...

Chinese Hedge And Grass Trimmers Recalled

Thousands of Chinese-made grass and hedge trimmers are being recalled due to fuel tank leaks. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ...

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