Wednesday 21 November 2012

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November 21, 2012
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National

Toyota Prius Hybrid Popular With Consumers, Not With Thieves

The Toyota Prius is the top selling hybrid electric vehicle in the U.S. With over 1.2 million sold in the U.S. as of April 2012, it makes ...

Cellphone While Driving Bans More Effective in Urban Areas

Cellphones and driving go together like knives and juggling. But when cellphone use is banned, are drivers any safer? It depends on where ...

Cellphone Providers Take Steps to Deter Thefts

Major cellphone providers have agreed to prevent stolen devices from being reactivated in their networks, fueling hope among law ...

Formula One Chief Will Fight $650M Damages Claim

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone said he plans to contest a $650 million damages claim filed in New York, the latest legal case to stem ...

Avoid Parking Lot Mishaps During Holiday Frenzy

Don't get crunched this holiday season. According to Nationwide Insurance 2012 claims data, about 13 percent of auto accidents occur in ...

Kemper Corporation Announces Superstorm Sandy Loss Estimate

Kemper Corporation announced its estimate of catastrophe losses from Superstorm Sandy. The company expects fourth quarter 2012 earnings ...
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East

New York City Condo Owner Files Storm-Related Lawsuit

A resident of Manhattan's financial district has filed a storm-related lawsuit against his condominium board and its management company. ...

Some Dump Homes While Others Hunt for Bargains After Sandy

"Reduced for Quick Sale!" reads Mike Montalbano's Craigslist ad for the three-bedroom home he needs to sell before he can relocate for a ...

Massachusetts Traffic Stop Death Lawsuit Settled for $1.6M

The family of a Worcester, Mass., man who died after he was arrested at a state police checkpoint in North Andover three years ago has ...

Councilman Wants Review of Baltimore Speed Cameras

The vice chairman of the Baltimore City Council's public safety committee is calling for a hearing on the city's speed camera program, ...

Massachusetts Highway Safety Head Loses Job After Report

The director of the Massachusetts Highway Safety Division lost her job Sunday after a newspaper reported that her driving record included ...
Midwest

Tornado Fraud Costs Joplin Residents Prison Time

Two people have been sentenced to prison for fraudulently obtaining federal disaster benefits after a deadly tornado hit Joplin, Mo., in ...

North Dakota Patrol Plans Extra Enforcement Over Holidays

The North Dakota Highway Patrol plans stepped-up traffic enforcement and a radio safety campaign over the holidays. Patrol Col. James ...

Michigan Man Enters Plea in Buried Motorcycle Case

A Michigan man who authorities say buried a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in 2009 and claimed it was stolen to collect insurance money faces ...

Ohio Man Owes $25,000 for Workers' Comp Fraud

An investigation conducted by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) Special Investigations Department (SID) revealed Empire ...
Southeast

Georgia Traffic Fatalities Up From 2011

The Governor's Office of Highway Safety reports that traffic fatalities in Georgia are higher in 2012 than they were at this point last ...

Georgia Insurance Chief Warns Consumers After Breach

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens has confirmed that 28,467 households in the state could be affected by an online security ...
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South Central

Olympic BMX Cyclist Alcohol Level High in Texas Crash Death

Olympic BMX cyclist Kyle Bennett's blood had an alcohol level twice the legal level for drunken driving when he died in a car crash in ...

FEMA Awards $1.6M to Louisiana Parish Rec Center

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is awarding a $1.6 million disaster grant for Louisiana's Cameron Parish Recreation Center to ...

Terrebonne Lafourche FEMA Flood Maps Still on Hold

Almost four years after the Federal Emergency Management Agency released preliminary flood risk maps for Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes, ...
West

Payment Schedule for Wallow Fire Restitution

Two cousins who accidentally started Arizona's largest wildfire will have to begin paying more than $3.7 million in restitution next year. ...

NTSB Issues Report on Hawaii Helicopter Crash

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a 2009 helicopter crash on Maui in which a commercial pilot and a federal ...

Utah Girl Critically Hurt in Impalement Accident

An 11-year-old Pleasant View, Utah, girl was in critical condition on Monday after police say a freak accident sent a rod through her body. ...
International

China: Gang Made, Sold Almost 1 Million Fake Luxury Bags

Police in China have arrested 73 people suspected of manufacturing and selling almost 1 million fake luxury bags. The Ministry of Public ...

Man Arrested Over Theft of 9M Data Files in Greece

Greek police say they have arrested a man on suspicion of having stolen 9 million Greek personal data files - which would cover nearly the ...

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