February 8, 2013
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Today's HeadlinesNational Youth Organization Says Students Need Better Sports SafetyStudent athletes need access to health care professionals, better-trained coaches and up-to-date equipment, a coalition of groups ... Lithium Batteries Not Necessarily UnsafeThe use of lithium ion batteries to power aircraft systems isn't necessarily unsafe despite a battery fire in one Boeing 787 Dreamliner and ... U.S. Clears Boeing 787 for Test FlightsU.S. agencies cleared Boeing Co to restart test flights of its grounded 787 Dreamliner in order to get more data on potentially faulty ... Dreamliner Probe Results 'Weeks Away,' NTSB Chief SaysThe National Transportation Safety Board is "probably weeks away" from completing its probe into battery problems on the Boeing 787 ... East Powerful Blizzard Takes Aim at Northeastern U.S.The northeastern United States braced on Friday morning for a blizzard that could drop up to three feet (nearly one meter) of snow through ... Explosion at Massachusetts Auto Parts Store AccidentalThe state Fire Marshal's office says an explosion at a Fitchburg, Mass., auto parts store was caused by a natural gas leak in a pipeline, ... New Jersey Town Says No to Keeping Storm-Damaged CarsOfficials in a southern New Jersey town say a facility there cannot continue to store 2,400 cars damaged in Superstorm Sandy. The Mansfield ... Pieces of Vermont Interstate Bridge Damage VehiclesVermont State Police say a section of an Interstate 89 bridge in Colchester came loose, damaging seven vehicles that crossed the bridge. ... Rhode Island Gets $3.2M in Storm Recovery FundingsRhode Island has been awarded over $3.2 million in federal funding for recovery related to Superstorm Sandy. The U.S. Department of Housing ... New York to Get $3.5B in 1st Release of Sandy AidNew York is getting nearly $3.5 billion in the first release of funds from the $50.5 billion emergency relief measure enacted last month ... Midwest Ohio Auto, Homeowners Insurance Premiums Among Lowest in NationLieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced Ohio's average auto and homeowners insurance premiums are ... Iowa Lawmakers Mull Bill to Restrict Sledding LawsuitsChildren could soon sled down some public property without stressing out city managers under a bill approved Tuesday by a Iowa State House ... OSHA Fines Michigan Metal Company for Wisconsin ViolationsFederal safety officials have fined a Michigan-based metal-making company almost $275,000 for alleged safety violations in Wisconsin. Grede ... Salem Business Recognized as One of the Safest Companies in OhioOhio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Steve Buehrer recognized Haltec Corporation in Columbiana County for attaining ... Southeast Report: Upkeep Deferred in Kentucky Plant Hit by BlastA federal agency looking into a deadly chemical plant explosion and fire in Louisville, Ky., says crucial maintenance was deferred on an ... Georgia House Set Ablaze to Conceal Burglary EvidenceFire investigators in metro Atlanta say a blaze that destroyed a home in Lilburn was actually an arson meant to conceal evidence of a ... Georgia Golf Car Manufacturer Issues RecallA Georgia-based golf car manufacturer has issued a recall for 950 of its vehicles. The Augusta Chronicle reports Club Car has issued ... South Central Dallas-Based Prize Insurer Sues Lance Armstrong for $12MA Dallas-based firm that specializes in insuring promotions and prizes has filed suit against Lance Armstrong seeking to recoup millions in ... Trees Being Replaced After Bastrop WildfireThousands of pine seedlings grown at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at the University of Texas are being packed up and shipped for ... Ex-Employee Accused of Starting Fire at Louisiana BusinessBaton Rouge, La., fire investigators have arrested a bookkeeper accused of setting fire to a local business the evening before she was to ... Louisiana Home Builder Booked With Felony TheftAuthorities have arrested a Baton Rouge, La., home builder accused of failing to pay more than 30 subcontractors more than $528,000 on four ... West Utah House Votes to Expand 80 MPH RoadsUtah drivers can lay off the brakes. The Utah House has approved a measure to expand 80 mph stretches of some rural Utah roads. The House ... San Francisco Mayor Wants to Mandate Earthquake UpgradesThe mayor of San Francisco, Calif., wants to require thousands of San Francisco property owners to upgrade their apartment and office ... Report Rates 21% of New Mexico Roads As Poor, MediocreA national highway research group says a fifth of New Mexico's roads need upgrading because they are in poor or mediocre condition. In a ... Scientists: Boat on Oregon Shore Likely Tsunami DebrisScientists say a 30-foot boat that washed ashore on Gleneden Beach on the central Oregon coast appears to be debris from the March 2011 ... Idaho Sewer Break Damages 7 HomesIdaho officials are investigating what caused a 24-inch sewer line to collapse and flood the basements of seven homes. Blackfoot Mayor Mike ... International 9 Dead, Villages Destroyed in Solomons TsunamiAid workers struggled to reach remote, tsunami-ravaged villages in the Solomon Islands on Thursday, as the death toll rose with more bodies ... Migrant Workers at Sochi Olympic Sites Face AbusesOne year ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the roads in the Black Sea resort and its surrounding mountains are lined with migrants ... BMW Quits Industry Group Testing Safety of New Car RefrigerantGerman carmaker BMW stepped down on Wednesday from its role in an automotive industry research programme investigating the safety of a ... 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