Tuesday 17 April 2012

Daily Headlines: Tuesday, April 17, 2012

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April 17, 2012
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National

State Legislation Makes Headway in Battle Against Fraud

Lawmakers in several states are trying to squeeze crash rings that bedevil auto insurers with bogus injury claims in several heavily ...

Data Show Risk Highest for New Motorcycle Riders

Jeff Foley got a motorcycle for his 40th birthday last year followed by the weekend training course that gave him a New York license. ...

Dole Recalls Bagged Salad for Salmonella Risk

Dole Food Co. said that its fresh vegetables division is recalling 756 cases of bagged salad, because they could be contaminated with ...

Tuna Linked to Salmonella Outbreak in 20 States

A yellowfin tuna product used to make dishes like sushi and sashimi sold at restaurants and grocery stores has been linked with an outbreak ...
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East

Woman Injured in Football Tailgating Accident Sues

A woman who was struck by a U-Haul truck that also killed a friend nearby in a tailgating area at the Harvard-Yale football game in ...

Pennsylvania Insurance Department Approves Harleysville-Nationwide Merger

Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Mike Consedine announced today that the merger application for Harleysville Mutual and Nationwide ...

Prisoner Files Lawsuit Over Maine Corrections Crash

A crash involving two vehicles transporting prisoners has led to a lawsuit by a Maine State Prison inmate. The lawsuit by Clifford Perkins ...
Midwest

Ohio Man Charged With Stealing From Storm Victims

Ohio's attorney general says a man has been charged in southwest Ohio with stealing from at least nine storm victims in Ohio and Kentucky ...

Review Blames Utility Crew for South Indiana Gas Blast

State investigators have determined that a natural gas utility committed safety violations before an explosion that destroyed a southern ...

Iowa to Pay $2.1M to Sergeant Who Lost Her Son

The state of Iowa will pay a $2.1 million settlement to a mother whose son died after nearly drowning in Germany in a program operated by ...
Southeast

North Carolina Safety Campaign Nabs 13K Speeding Drivers

The Governor's Highway Safety Program says state and local police across North Carolina caught nearly 13,500 lead-footed drivers during a ...

Florida Seeks to Delay Approval of BP Settlement

The Attorney General for the State of Florida has asked a federal court to delay granting preliminary approval of BP Plc's $7.8 billion ...

2nd Lawsuit Filed Over Leak at West Virginia Hotel

A man who claims a carbon monoxide leak left him with health problems is suing a West Virginia hotel and several other companies. It's the ...
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South Central

Oklahoma Governor Declares Emergency in Tornado Wake

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has declared a state of emergency in 12 counties following storms that included a tornado that's blamed for the ...

Rain Hoped to Limit 2012 East Texas Wildfire Risk

State foresters are hoping that recent rains will limit the 2012 wildfire risk in East Texas, where drought factored in several disastrous ...
West

California Man Paralyzed After Drunken Fall Sues New Mexico Hotel

A California man left paralyzed after a drunken fall at a Santa Fe, N.M., hotel is blaming the hotel for his injuries, saying its staff ...

Weightlifter Shot, Says Dumbbell Dropped on Bullet

A California weightlifter says he accidentally shot himself by dropping a dumbbell on a bullet. The man was wounded in the shoulder. He ...

Investigators Probing Auto Dealership Fire

Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire at an automobile dealership that damaged nine cars and caused major losses. The ...
International

Costa Concordia Salvage to Begin in May

The salvage operation to move the capsized Costa Concordia away from the island of Giglio, where it ran aground three months ago, will ...

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