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July 20, 2012

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Today's Headlines National As Crop Losses Mount, Farmers Seen Quicker to Claim The drought ravaging America's prime farmland is having an unexpected consequence that could shape the future of agricultural finance: in ... Honda Recalls 172,200 U.S. Vehicles to Fix Doors Honda is recalling 172,200 small SUVs and cars in the U.S. because the doors may not close. The recall affects 166,000 CR-V SUVs from the ... 485,000 High Chairs Recalled After Injury Reports More than 485,000 Chico Polly high chairs are being recalled after a design flaw led to children getting cuts and bruises. Importer Artsana ... More National News East Virginia Boy Uses Lemonade Stand to Help Neighbors An 8-year-old Springfield, Va., boy who set up a lemonade stand to help his neighbors rebuild their home after it was damaged by a recent ... Rhode Island Cleaning Up After Storm About a thousand National Grid customers remained without power early Thursday following thunderstorms that brought hail and high winds to ... Fire Damages Public Works Buildings in Maryland The Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a fire that damaged two public works buildings in Cambridge. Fire Chief Robert ... Painting Firm Owner Charged in Pennsylvania Worker’s Death The owner of a western Pennsylvania painting company has been charged with willfully violating federal workplace safety standards when one ... Maine Supermarket Chain Warns of Meatball Recall The Maine-based Hannaford Supermarket chain is alerting its customers to a recall of meatball products that could be contaminated by ... More East News Midwest North Dakota Insurance Agent Charged With Stealing A Dickinson, N.D., insurance agent is accused of stealing $30,000 from a customer three years ago to buy gold coins and make a payment on ... Missouri Fire Chief Questions Building Materials A fire that destroyed a 197-unit apartment in St. Louis, Mo., is stirring debate about the use of lightweight, synthetic building materials ... Federal Assessment of Wisconsin Flood Damage Under Way Officials with the U.S. Small Business Administration are touring Douglas County, Wis., to view damage from a flood there in late June. ... Many Homeless After Apartment Fire in St. Louis Many residents of a St. Louis, Mo., apartment complex are homeless after a massive fire swept through the building. The fire broke out ... More Midwest News Southeast Worker Electrocuted at Kentucky Auto Parts Plant A coroner in central Kentucky says an employee at an auto parts plant has been electrocuted while he was working on electrical equipment. ... 2 Kentucky Road Projects Win Regional Awards The 2012 America's Transportation Awards competition has chosen two Kentucky highway projects for recognition for excellence. The Kentucky ... Wrongful Death Suit in Death of Immigrant Settled The widow of a Mexican citizen who died while in immigration custody in south Georgia and the federal government have reached a settlement ... More Southeast News South Central Muskogee Officials: Study Shows Town not Responsible for Flooding City officials did nothing to contribute to flooding that damaged homes and belongings of property owners who live in a southeast Muskogee, ... Former Louisiana Deputy Insurance Commissioner Convicted of Racketeering United States Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr. announced that a former Louisiana deputy insurance commissioner has been convicted on ... Ex-School Nurse in Texas Gets 10 Years for Fire An ex-school nurse in Central Texas upset about a poor evaluation has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for setting a campus building on ... More South Central News West Court Tells Disneyland to Study Segway Use A California appeals court says Disneyland must consider use of Segways by disabled people. Tina Baughman uses a two-wheeled Segway to get ... Oakland Public Safety Radio System Not Working An Oakland, Calif., city report says a new radio system for police and firefighters has numerous deficiencies and has given officers ... 3 Oregon Workers Rushed to Hospitals A fire district spokesman says three construction workers in the south Portland, Ore., suburb of Milwaukie were taken to area hospitals ... More West News International Death Toll Rises to 31 in Tanzania Ferry Accident Officials say the death toll in a ferry accident off the coast of Tanzania has risen to 31. A government statement on Thursday also said ... Glenn Gibson Named CEO of Crawford’s Consulting Practice in Canada Crawford & Company named Glenn T. Gibson chief executive officer of a new consulting practice the company is building in Canada. In ... More International News Connect with Claims Journal

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