Wednesday 2 May 2012

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May 2, 2012
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National

USFA Releases Latest Residential Building Civilian Fire Injuries Report

Over 70 percent of all civilian fire injuries occur as a result of residential building fires, according to the latest report issued by the ...

Study Says U.S. Needs Better Way to Track Drug Safety

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should review drugs on a regular basis for as long as they are on the market in order to catch any ...
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East

AAA: Inadequate Guardrails at New York Site Where 7 Died

The section of highway where an accident sent seven members of a Bronx family flying over a guardrail and plummeting to their deaths has ...

Boiler Blamed in Poisonings of Connecticut Family

Greenwich, Conn., officials say a boiler problem was to blame for the carbon monoxide poisonings of seven members of a local family. A man, ...

New England Officials Testify at Storm Hearing

Spurred by major storms that have left millions of New Englanders without power, a Senate committee is questioning what can be done at the ...
Midwest

Fire Deaths Prompt Northwest Ohio Apartment Inspections

Safety officials are inspecting more than 250 apartment and condominium buildings near Toledo, Ohio, following the March deaths of two ...

2 Illinois Women Plead Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Goods

Two Central Illinois women have pleaded guilty of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods. The two woman conducted business as "The ...

South Dakota Causeway Repair Project Getting Under Way

Crews this week have started rebuilding a flood-damaged South Dakota causeway that connects Pierre to LaFromboise Island on the Missouri ...
Southeast

Court Reverses Mississippi Award Over ‘Negligent’ Flood Policy Advice

An insurance company selling federal flood insurance has won a case against a Mississippi homeowner who claimed the insurer was negligent ...

Gaylord Sues Government for Massive Flood Damage

Gaylord Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government accusing the National Weather Service and the U.S. Army Corps of ...

West Virginia Cracks Down on Drivers Who Pass School Buses

State troopers are riding along with students across West Virginia this week as government agencies try to crack down on the estimated 600 ...

Florida Firm Faces Damages Over Discriminatory Email

A Fort Lauderdale, Fla., company that hires crews for yachts is facing damages after an employee accidentally sent an email to an applicant ...
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South Central

Wildfires Threaten Remote West Texas Resort

Firefighters are battling the first major Texas wildfires of the season, covering 20,000 acres in the Davis Mountains, including an area ...

Light Rail Crash in Austin Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Hurt

Police say one person has been killed and two hurt after a Central Texas light rail commuter train hit a car during rush hour. Capital ...

Exxon Mobil Cleaning Up Oil Spill in Rural Louisiana

Exxon Mobil Corp. says it is cleaning up about 80,000 gallons of oil that spilled from a pipeline in rural Louisiana. The company says the ...
West

Montana Couple Sues Insurance Broker After $75,000 Claim Denied

A Helena, Mont., couple that rented a greenhouse to a medical marijuana operation have sued their insurance broker after their insurance ...

Wyoming Hires 7 Workplace Safety Employees

Wyoming has hired seven employees to do workplace safety checks with new funding from state lawmakers. The director of the Department of ...

Nevada Highway Crash Cause Investigated

Early this morning the Nevada Highway Patrol was dispatched to an injury accident on highway US 50 East, approximately 4 miles east of ...

Sams & Associates Adds Washington Regional Manager

Sams & Associates Inc., an independent insurance adjusting firm serving the Western U.S., announced the addition of Lizzy Adkins as the ...
International

Abandoned Ships a Rusting Hazard in Nigeria Waters

The powerful waves of the Atlantic Ocean crash against rusting hulks beached along the coastline just outside of Nigeria's largest city, as ...

India Ferry Capsizes; 103 Dead, 100 Missing

Army divers and rescue workers pulled 103 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast ...

Bus Fire in Indonesia Kills 13 People

Police say a fire on a crowded bus has killed 13 passengers, including five children, in western Indonesia. Local police chief Lt. Col. ...

Liquidity for MF Global UK Bankruptcy Claimants

Trading in recently bankrupt MF Global UK claims has finally begun. London-based Consero Capital,  a fully independent specialist broker ...

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