Monday 23 July 2012

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July 23, 2012
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National

Studio Liability in Theater Shooting Likely Limited

Families of victims and survivors of the deadly shooting at the Batman movie who seek to sue Warner Bros and other companies behind "The ...

NHTSA: Traffic Deaths Increase 13.5 Percent

Traffic deaths soared 13.5 percent in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period last year, and the number of deaths per ...

Some U.S. Crops Get Welcome Drink Amid Devastating Drought

Rain will fall early this week in the northern U.S. Midwest, with from 1 to 2 inches expected across a broad parched swath of corn and ...

Nasdaq Boosts Facebook Compensation Plan to $62M

Nasdaq OMX Group Inc plans to pay out $62 million in cash to firms that lost money in Facebook Inc's bungled initial public offering in ...
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East

New Jersey Officer Settles Suit Over Hair Put in Sandwich

A southern New Jersey police officer will get nearly $14,000 to settle a civil lawsuit he filed against a short-order cook who placed his ...

State Announces Recall of Fresh Cheese in New York City

State agricultural officials say Tita Corp. of Queens in New York City is voluntarily recalling some fresh cheese products due to improper ...

Propane Tanks Set on Fire in New Hampshire Arson

Manchester, N.H., officials are investigating an arson in which somebody turned on three propane tanks and set them on fire. Officials say ...

Insurance Firm Buys Naming Rights to Maine Arena

A local insurance agency has bought the naming rights to a new arena in Bangor, Maine, that is scheduled to open next year. The arena will ...
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Midwest

Spirit AeroSystems’s Insurance Claim from Tornado About $400M

Spirit AeroSystems estimates its insurance claim from an April tornado will be about $400 million. The Kansas company said Thursday that it ...

Drunken Boaters a Growing Risk in Illinois Waters

The number of boating deaths linked to alcohol on Illinois waterways has increased over the past five years, prompting authorities to ...

Man Falls Asleep, Crashes Truck into Ohio Building

Police in the northern Ohio town of Bucyrus say a truck driver fell asleep and crashed his rig into a downtown business. Dispatcher Shawn ...

Iowan Admits Submitting False Flood Claim

An eastern Iowa woman has admitted submitting a false application for federal benefits made available after flooding in 2008. Federal ...
Southeast

Heavy Rains Collapse Ceiling at Charlotte Mall

A North Carolina mall was evacuated Friday when a thunderstorm that produced heavy rain caused the ceiling to collapse, officials said. The ...

Florida Tomato Grower Settles Harassment Lawsuit

One of the Florida's major tomato growers will pay two women $150,000 and change the way it deals with harassment complaints to settle a ...

Mississippi Officials Confirm Fire Truck Wrongly Used in Video

Leaders of Jackson's fire department say they've confirmed that a department truck and gear were used in a local rapper's suggestive music ...

BuildFax Florida Roof Age Report Identifies Top 10 Most Active Residential Roofers

The BuildFax Florida Roof Age Report, based on analysis of its historical residential building permit data, releases its top 10 lists of ...
South Central

Louisiana Contractor Issued Fraud Summons

A Houma, La., contractor was issued a summons on a fraud charge for allegedly taking payments for more than a year on a home improvement ...

Texas Company Charged in Causing Deaths

A Southeast Texas company and its ex-president have been charged with conspiring to illegally transport hazardous materials, causing the ...

Oklahoma Library Brings in Dog to Sniff Out Bed Bugs

A specially trained dog is sniffing out the Tulsa Central Library after bed bugs were discovered on a chair this week. The dog, known as ...

University of Louisiana Professor Settles Harassment Suit

An internationally recognized University of Louisiana at Monroe toxicology professor has settled a lawsuit he filed against the university ...

Caliber Collision Expands Into Oklahoma

Caliber Collision Centers announced the acquisition of three new centers in the Oklahoma City area. Caliber Collision's newly acquired ...
West

Dust Storms: Latest Weather Risk

Last year a mile-high wall of dust in Phoenix, Ariz., knocked out power, halted flights and coated everything in its path with a thick ...

21 Burned in Walk Over Hot Coals at Tony Robbins California Event

Fire officials said 21 people at an California event hosted by motivational speaker Tony Robbins suffered burns while walking across hot ...

Hawaii May Require Boaters to Take Safety Class

Hawaii may require skippers of power driven boats in state waters to complete a boating safety course. Board of Land and Natural Resources ...

$24M in Restoration Work Needed at High Park Fire

A report on impacts from the High Park Fire in northern Colorado recommends an estimated $24 million in work to restore burned areas. Some ...
International

Beijing’s Heaviest Rains in 6 Decades Kill 10

China's government says the heaviest rains to hit Beijing in six decades have killed at least 10 people. The torrential downpour Saturday ...

Floods Kill 2 in Philippines

Torrential monsoon rains have inundated large areas of the northern Philippines, leaving at least two people dead and six missing and ...

AIR Worldwide Expands Suite of Catastrophe Models for Australia

Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) has expanded its suite of catastrophe models for Australia with the release of the ...

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