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January 28, 2013

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Today's Headlines National Demand Surge Not An Issue For Sandy; Property Losses Near $19B Although demand surge was an issue for the property/casualty industry following a trio of hurricanes in 2005, for Superstorm Sandy the ... Cities Affect Temperatures for Thousands of Miles Even if you live more than 1,000 miles from the nearest large city, it could be affecting your weather. In a new study that shows the ... Lawmakers Require U.S. to Track Effects of Burn Pits J.D. Williams didn't think much about the smoke cloud that often shrouded his air base in Iraq. Not when it covered everything he owned ... Drought Worsening in U.S. Plains and Western Midwest Dry weather continues to plague the drought-stricken U.S. Plains and western Midwest with only light showers and snowfall expected this ... Antigua Could Use Trade Sanctions Against U.S. Copyrights The tiny Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda will tell the World Trade Organization on Monday that it intends to use trade sanctions ... NTSB: Boeing 787 Battery Shows Short-Circuiting Federal accident investigators say a short-circuit and an uncontrolled chemical reaction apparently took place in a Boeing 787 battery ... More National News East Insurers Praise New Jersey on Post-Sandy Rebuilding Rules New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's decision to toughen guidelines for rebuilding following Superstorm Sandy is drawing praise from the ... Virginia Snowstorm Keeps State Police Busy Virginia State Police were scrambling at the height of a storm that coated interstates and city streets across the commonwealth with a ... NTSB: New Jersey Ferry Crisis Left No Time to Warn Riders The head of a crew scrambling to gain control of a high speed ferry before it crashed into a Manhattan pier reported having no time to warn ... New Jersey Adopts Tougher Rebuilding Standards Post-Sandy New Jersey is adopting advisory flood maps released last month by the federal government to guide rebuilding following Superstorm Sandy, ... Geico Plans to Hire 800 in New York The insurance company, Geico Corp., has announced plans to hire 800 people for its Buffal, N.Y., office in 2013. The Washington, D.C.-based ... New Jersey Issues More Than 1,200 Contractor Registrations New Jersey state officials have issued more than 1,200 registrations to out-of-state contractors since Nov. 1 for post-storm cleanup. Some ... More East News Midwest Pothole Liability Law a Challenge for Blinded Wisconsin Man A Wisconsin man who was blinded in one eye after a chunk of concrete flew through his windshield last spring isn't finding many avenues for ... Minnesota Man Crashes Client's Lamborghini A Minneapolis man is accused of taking a customer's Lamborghini for a joyride and then crashing it in a park, causing $82,000 in damage to ... Purdue Researchers Develop New Concrete That Can Lengthen Bridge Lifespan Purdue University researchers have developed a new high-performance concrete that engineers say should help bridges last longer and reduce ... More Midwest News Southeast Neon Sign Device Blamed for Georgia Restaurant Fire Fire officials in Atlanta's northeastern suburbs say a neon sign transformer in the attic caused a fire that tore through a barbeque ... Improvements, Lawsuits Mark Florida I-75 Crash Anniversary The pre-dawn traffic moved fast on Interstate 75 through Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park outside Gainesville, Fla. The highway had been ... Man Gets Prison for Katrina Home Repair Fraud A former Wiggins businessman has been sentenced to serve 12 years in prison for defrauding south Mississippi homeowners who had hired him ... W. R. Berkley Forms Berkley Southeast Insurance Group W. R. Berkley announced the formation of Berkley Southeast Insurance Group. Berkley Southeast will be based in Atlanta, Georgia, and will ... Mechanical Failure Ruled Out in Georgia Bus Crash Mechanical failure has been ruled out as a potential cause behind a school bus accident in Covington, Ga., that left over 40 students and ... More Southeast News South Central Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Rejects State Farm Deductible Plan Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has rejected a request by State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. to introduce a regional deductible for ... Man Shot in Dallas Road Rage Incident Police in Dallas are investigating a shooting reported by one driver who says he was attacked by another driver shouting, "Stay in your ... Investigation Continues in Texas Boy's Sand Pile Death Authorities continue to investigate how a 7-year-old boy died after being found inside a sand pile at a Texas horse training facility. ... More South Central News West Montana Man Faces Seventh DUI Charge After Crash A 48-year-old Billings, Mont., man has been charged with a seventh driving under the influence. The Billings Gazette reports in a story ... Report Finds Some California Officers Shoot Too Many Times A police auditor's report says some Fresno, Calif., officers fire their weapons too many times during officer-involved shootings. The ... California Man Set Fires as Distraction, Robbed Homes Orange County, Calif., prosecutors say a 36-year-old man has been charged with setting a series of fires to distract residents whose homes ... Police: 2 New Mexico Men Sabotaged Domino's Computer Systems Police say two Roswell men are suspected of sabotaging computer systems of 13 different Domino's Pizza stores and causing around $100,000 ... More West News International Police Up Death Toll to 245 in Brazil Club Fire A fire swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing at least 245 people and leaving at least 200 injured, ... Garment Factory Fire Kills 7 in Bangladesh A fire swept through a two-story garment factory in Bangladesh's capital Saturday, killing at least seven female workers and injuring ... Officials: 10 Workers Die in Russia Building Fire A fire ripped through a new Moscow building's underground parking lot on Saturday, killing 10 migrant workers and injuring 13 others who ... World Bank to Announce Insurance Program in Haiti An arm of the World Bank next week will unveil a $1.96 million project that aims to help thousands of low-income entrepreneurs in Haiti ... More International News Connect with Claims Journal Claims Journal TV Markel Motorcycle Examiner Races to Win In an interview with Claims Journal, Mark Hoedel, a claims examiner who handles motorcycle... 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