Thursday 27 December 2012

Daily Headlines: Thursday, December 27, 2012

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December 27, 2012
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National

Toyota to Settle Acceleration Cases for $1.1 Billion

Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to spend $1.1 billion to settle sweeping U.S. class-action litigation over claims that millions of its ...

EPA Releases Progress Report on Fracking Study

The Environmental Protection Agency has released a progress report on its research into potential impacts of natural gas hydraulic ...

Crowd-Funding Draws Donations for Sandy Relief

In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, some who lost their homes or businesses have turned to crowd-funding websites to elicit a faster and ...

FDA Warns Doctors of Counterfeit Botox

Federal regulators have warned more than 350 medical practices that Botox they may have received from a Canadian supplier is unapproved and ...

Tom Blackwell to Lead Ringler Medicare Solutions

Ringler Associates, a national structured settlement company, named Tom Blackwell vice president & program director of Ringler Medicare ...
East

Boston Tunnel Checked After Wall Panel Falls

The Callahan Tunnel in Boston, Mass., has reopened after all 2,800 metal wall panels were checked because one of them fell onto the ...

Report: Trucking Firm in New York Crash Had Violations

A trucking company involved in a deadly 35-vehicle pileup on the Long Island Expressway has a blemished safety record. Newsday reports that ...
Midwest

Iowa to Test Court for Complex Business Litigation

A court that specializes in handling complex business litigation will be created under a three-year pilot program meant to improve the ...

Omaha Police Resume Investigating Minor Accidents

Omaha, Neb., police are now investigating property damage accidents again. Police had suspended their investigation of fender benders last ...

Court Award for Nebraska Man Paralyzed in Chase

A man who was paralyzed during a high-speed chase in rural eastern Nebraska is entitled to the $1 million he was awarded in his lawsuit ...
Southeast

Jury Rules That Owner of Historic North Carolina Inn Set Fire

The company that owned of a historic inn in Asheville, N.C., that burned down four years ago won't be able to collect on a $6 million ...

Georgia State Troopers Patrolling for Drunk Drivers

Georgia State Troopers have announced they'll be keeping an eye out for drunk drivers through the end of the holiday season. Commissioner ...
South Central

89 Websites Selling Counterfeit Goods Seized

89 website domain names that were illegally selling counterfeit merchandise to unsuspecting consumers were seized, according to the U.S. ...

Texas Officers Fired From Helicopters 5 Times

Officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety have fired from helicopters five times in the past two years, disabling one vehicle. ...
West

Colorado Man Gets Prison for Car Thefts at Funerals

A Colorado man suspected of leading a ring of thieves who broke into cars at funerals, churches, schools and other places in Weld County ...

Hawaii Officials Make Plans for Debris Clean-Up

Officials in Hawaii are making plans to spend $100,000 for marine debris clean-up. That figure includes $50,000 from the National Oceanic ...
International

Top 10 Stolen Vehicles in Canada

The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) released its annual list of the top 10 most frequently stolen vehicles in Canada. This year there is a ...

Italy Wraps Up Probe of Cruise Liner Shipwreck

Prosecutors in Tuscany have officially finished their probe of the Costa Concordia shipwreck that killed 32 people off the Italian coast. ...

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