Thursday 7 June 2012

Daily Headlines: Thursday, June 7, 2012

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June 7, 2012
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National

CPSC: Child Drownings In Pools and Spas Still Leading Cause of Death

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) kicked off the summer swimming season and the third year of the Pool Safely: Simple ...

Survey: 85 Percent of Small Business Owners Believe Data Breach Unlikely

As the number of data breaches involving smaller businesses continues to grow, a new survey by The Hartford finds 85 percent of small ...

Aon Benfield Study: Insurers’ Reserve Redundancy Estimated to be $11.7B

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East

New York Court Rejects College Pitcher’s Injury Claim

New York's top court says a college pitcher hit in the face with a line drive at indoor practice accepted the sport's risk and has rejected ...

Fire, Explosions Level West Pennsylvania Sandblasting Firm

The owner of a western Pennsylvania sandblasting company says he's still in business despite a fire and explosions that leveled the shop ...

Burglars Strike Dozens of Homes in North Jersey

Police are telling homeowners to lock their doors and turn on their alarms because of a wave of burglaries in recent weeks in New Jersey's ...

Lawyer: Troopers Beat Man After Concert Fight

A western Pennsylvania man says two state police troopers shackled him to a bench and beat him after he fought with an off-duty trooper at ...
Midwest

Missouri Family Getting $3M in Son’s Shooting

A Kansas City, Mo., family whose mentally disabled son was killed during a gas station disturbance in 2010 is getting $3 million in a ...

2003 Demonstration Arrests to Cost Chicago $16M

Chicago will end up paying $16 million to settle a lawsuit filed by about 900 participants a 2003 anti-war march when attorneys' fees and a ...

Kansas Police Investigating 4 Arsons

Manhattan, Kan., authorities are working to determine if four arsons that occurred in one day are related. Manhattan fire officials say the ...

Burst Pipe Damages Indiana University Building

A substantial amount of water leaked from a burst pipe on the fourth floor of an Indiana University building before workers were able to ...
Southeast

Georgia Mom Pretended to be Dead Son for Insurance Money

Fulton County prosecutors say a woman has admitted to collecting more than $151,000 on a fraudulent insurance policy she took out in her ...

Tennessee Family Sues Schools, Claims Bullying

The family of a former Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools student has filed a lawsuit, claiming that the Tennessee school officials ...

Construction of Mississippi Shelter Could Begin Soon

The preliminary plans for what will be Adams County's hurricane super shelter, in Mississippi, are complete. Adams County Emergency ...
South Central

Duration, Severity Drive Workers' Comp Claims Costs in Louisiana

Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corp. (LWCC) was created by the state legislature in 1991 in an effort to stabilize and revitalize the ...

Forecasters Say Arkansas Has 11th Twister of Year

Forecasters say storms that swept the state Sunday and Monday included at least one tornado, which touched down southwest of Carlisle in ...

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Louisiana Strip Club Slaying

A second wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a now-defunct strip club in Prairieville, La., and its alleged operators over the ...
West

Hawaii Cruise Admits Serving Vodka to Toddler

A company that manages a Hawaii dinner cruise has acknowledged mistakenly serving alcohol to a 3-year-old boy. Army Spc. Bingyan Cai said ...

PG&E to Check Gas Pipeline Vulnerability

Pacific Gas & Electric is checking for leaks in 180 segments of its natural gas pipeline system which may be vulnerable to corrosion - ...
International

Battery Fluid Leak May Be Factor in China Car Fire

Flammable fluids leaking from a BYD electric car battery might have contributed to a fire following a high-speed fatal crash in China last ...

Earthquake Hits Near Taiwan

A powerful earthquake has hit off the coast of southeastern Taiwan, but no casualties or damage were reported on the island. Taiwan's ...

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