Tuesday 4 June 2013

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National

Women (Not Men) Get Asked: Can You Have It All?

Can you have it "all"? It's one of the questions that women in business get asked a lot but men are never asked. It's also one of the ...

President Takes Action to Curb Frivolous Patent Lawsuits

President Barack Obama took steps on Tuesday intended to limit frivolous patent lawsuits, a practice referred to as "patent trolling." ...

Ford Recalling 465,000 Vehicles for Fuel Leaks

Ford is recalling about 465,000 cars and SUVs because the fuel tanks can leak and cause fires. The global recall affects the Ford brand's ...

IAIABC 99th Annual Convention Promotes a Focus on Outcomes

At its 99th annual convention, September 30 - October 3, 2013, the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions ...
East

Worker on New Hampshire-Maine Bridge Suffers Leg Injury

Firefighters say a man working the center span of a new bridge that will connect New Hampshire and Maine suffered a serious injury when a ...

Three Arrested in Slashings of 39 Cars in Philadelphia

Three people are charged with slashing tires and damaging the paint on dozens of cars in a Philadelphia, Pa., neighborhood. Police say two ...

Fewer New York City Restaurants Closed by Health Inspectors

The number of restaurants closed by New York City health inspectors has dropped by 16 percent in the first 11 months of this fiscal year. ...
Midwest

Fire Damages Illinois Church, Lightning Blamed

A fire that may have been caused by a lightning strike has caused about $1 million worth of damage to a church in Danville, Ill. Larry ...

Iowa Family Sues City of Davenport Over Sewage in Basement

A Davenport, Iowa, family has sued the city, saying raw sewage backed up into the basement of their home during heavy rains last month ...

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Kansas City Explosion

The parents of a woman killed in a Kansas City restaurant explosion are suing several companies. Megan Cramer died Feb. 19 in a gas ...

Insurance Lawyer Killed in Ohio Building Fall

Authorities say a central Ohio insurance lawyer was killed when he fell through the roof of a storm-damaged building he was inspecting. The ...
Southeast

Fear the Next Hurricane More Than Florida Supreme Court's Ruling on Tiara

The Florida Supreme Court's ruling on a beachfront condominium association's lawsuit against its insurance agency generated the kind of ...

Mississippi Schools Continue to Address Tornado Damage

The lingering effects of the Feb. 10 tornado are still visible at the two Mississippi high school campuses that were hit the hardest. ...

OSHA Plans 'Safety Stand Down' in Southern States

Federal officials and trade groups are asking construction workers to take a break for safety as temperatures increase across the South. ...

Court Records Indicate Guilty Plea in Katrina Case

Federal court records indicate a man charged with Hurricane Katrina fraud plans to plead guilty in the case. Richard Frank Bourgeois Jr. ...
South Central

22K Insurance Claims Filed After May 19, 20 Oklahoma Tornadoes

The Oklahoma Insurance Department says more than 22,000 claims have been filed for property and vehicles damaged by tornadoes that struck ...

Texas Law Change Would Allow Reappraisals After Disaster

Hundreds of property owners whose homes and businesses were damaged by the earth-rattling fertilizer plant explosion that devastated the ...

Thieves Take $1M in Copper Wire From a Louisiana Company

The DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office is searching for three suspects in the theft of about $1 million worth of copper wire from a Frierson, ...

Louisiana Town's Fire Rating Falters

The rating for Louisiana's Chackbay Volunteer Fire Department is in danger of being lowered but the chief says adjustments will be made to ...
West

Drunken Driving Crash Creates Chaos for Oregon Family

A Eugene, Ore., family whose lives changed after a drunken driving crash 10 months ago faces continuing medical and financial problems and ...

Nevada High Court to Hear Flawed Vegas Hotel Case

The Nevada Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday about a flawed hotel tower designed to be the centerpiece of MGM Resorts International's ...

Email Trail Shows Discord Over Idaho City's Fire Bill

The mayor of the south-central Idaho city of Jerome says a $96,000 bill for firefighting costs would never have been sent to a resident if ...

Montana Judge Invalidates Fire-Resistant Roof Ordinance

A Montana judge has invalidated Helena's 2008 fire ordinance restricting exposed wood building materials and requiring fire-resistant roofs ...

Caliber Collision Centers Enters Denver Market

Caliber Collision Centers, an operator of collision repair facilities, announced the acquisition of three Hank's Auto Body locations in the ...
International

Relatives Scuffle With Police After China Fire Kills 120

Relatives of workers killed as fire swept through a poultry slaughterhouse in rural northeast China blocked traffic and scuffled with ...

Heavy Rains Cause Flooding, Landslides Across Central Europe: AIR Worldwide

Central Europe has been inundated during the past several weeks with heavy and relentless rain, which has resulted in some of the worst ...

Taiwan 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Results in Low Number of Insured Losses

The magnitude 6.2 earthquake that struck central Taiwan Sunday night, June 2, 2013, at 9:43 p.m. local time, in a sparsely populated region ...

Floods in Europe Near Peak as Merkel Tours Disaster Areas

Floodwaters that inundated Prague and swamped large areas of central Europe may peak today as emergency crews work to open river traffic, ...

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