Wednesday 11 April 2012

Daily Headlines: Wednesday, April 11, 2012

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April 11, 2012
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National

Company Recalls 36,000 Tires for Safety Problem

Multistrada Arah Sarana is recalling more than 36,000 light truck tires because sidewall defects can cause them to lose air, increasing the ...

Reebok, Nike Settle Suit Over Tebow Apparel Sales

Reebok International Ltd agreed to settle a lawsuit by rival Nike Inc, and will stop selling New York Jets football apparel with the name ...

U.S. Court Narrows Reach of Computer Fraud Law

A U.S. appeals court rejected the government's broad reading of a computer fraud law to prosecute workers who steal from company computers, ...

Court Permits MF Global Execs Access to Insurance Money

Former MF Global Holdings Ltd Chief Executive Jon Corzine and other company officials won court permission to tap as much as $30 million of ...

XL Group Introduces New Umbrella Casualty Form

XL Group plc's Excess Casualty's North American Umbrella team announced a new umbrella policy form. According to Lorraine Seib, president ...
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East

3 Students Suspected in University of Vermont Dorm Damage

Three University of Vermont students are accused of breaking in and vandalizing a residence hall under construction. The project's ...

Firefighters Battling 600-Acre New Jersey Brush Fire

A potent combination of dry conditions and high winds helped to whip up a second major brush fire in southern New Jersey in the last three ...

New York Park Struck by Raging Brush Fire

Four acres of West Hills County Park on Long Island, N.Y., have been destroyed by a raging brush fire. Firefighters took nearly three hours ...
Midwest

EEOC Seeks Rehearing in Trucker Harassment Case

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a federal appeals court Monday to reconsider a ruling that could hurt its ability to ...

Donations Helped Iowans Recover From Tornado

More than $374,000 in donations has helped people recover from a tornado that pummeled the western Iowa town of Mapleton. The Sioux City ...

Ohio Numbers Show More Fatal Drowsy-Driver Crashes

Reports show an increase in 2011 in the amount of drowsy Ohio drivers who were involved in fatal crashes. WBNS-TV in Columbus reports ...
Southeast

Headphones May Be Factor in West Virginia Train Death

Police say headphones likely played a role in the death of a Charleston, W.Va., man who was hit by a train. Charleston police tell media ...

Kentucky State Patrol Urges Safety Amid Spike in Motorcycle Crashes

Kentucky State Police officials are turning to social media for a safety campaign aimed at reducing motorcycle crashes. State police say ...

West Virginia Mine Blast Survivor Cases Linger With Alpha

Nine men who survived West Virginia's Upper Big Branch mine disaster want to abandon mediation of their personal injury claims and start ...
South Central

Report: Risk for Corruption High in South Central States

Although none of the 50 U.S. state governments were found to be exemplary, three out of four of the South Central states received very ...

Arkansas Police Office Burns After Break-In

Authorities are looking for a thief and an arsonist who broke into an Arkansas Police Department and set it on fire after taking several ...

Recent Twisters Spawn Claims Topping $300 Million

An insurance industry group estimates the tornadoes and hailstorms that caused scattered devastation in North Texas last week has prompted ...

Dallas Arson Ring Leader Sentencing Highlights Crime Details

Marthella Broadus was the last of seven Dallas residents to be sentenced for her role in three arson fires committed in Dallas from ...
West

Backyard Burning Now Illegal on All Hawaii Islands

Burning trash in yards has been illegal on Oahu since 1973 and it's now illegal on all of Hawaii's islands. The state Department of Health ...

Oregon Fire Truck Gets Stuck Under City Hall

Firefighters now know their ladder truck won't fit in the parking garage under the City Hall in Springfield, Ore. A truck wedged itself in ...

Hawaii Critics Say Employer-Picked Doctors Unfair

Workers' advocates claim injured Hawaii employees can't get fair evaluations from doctors hired by employers or insurers. The Honolulu ...

Arson Charge Pending in Vegas Golden Nugget Fire

A 33-year-old man who was rescued by Las Vegas firefighters from a smoke-choked hotel room is facing arson and attempted murder charges in ...
International

Parents in the UK Commonly Insure Kids’ Cars in Their Names

Parents with children who drive are breaking the law by "fronting" on their car insurance in order to save money, according to ...

LWG Consulting Expands Toronto Forensic Engineering Services

LWG Consulting announced the expansion of their Toronto, Ontario forensic engineering capabilities, focused on providing property loss ...

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