Wednesday 19 June 2013

Daily Headlines: Wednesday, June 19, 2013

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June 19, 2013
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National

Distracted Walking: Injuries Soar for Pedestrians on Phones

More than 1,500 pedestrians were estimated to be treated in emergency rooms in 2010 for injuries related to using a cell phone while ...

Parental Involvement May Keep Teen Drivers Safer On The Road This Summer

More teenage motor vehicle fatalities happen in summer than any other time of year. While teen driving statistics are troubling, research ...

Suzuki Small SUVs Target of NHTSA Probe

U.S. safety regulators said Tuesday that they are investigating problems with airbag sensors in the seats of some small Suzuki SUVs. The ...

Donan Poised for Growth After Internal Restructuring

Providing expert answers to complicated questions is what Donan does best. So when the third-generation forensic investigation company ...
East

Restoring an East Coast Port Damaged by Superstorm Sandy

The Facts Who: ServiceMaster Recovery Management (SRM) What: Multimillion dollar damage to U.S. Customs and Port Authority for New York and ...

Connecticut Man Tried to Bypass DUI Device on His Car

A Connecticut man is accused of asking other people for breath samples so he could bypass a DUI ignition device installed in his car after ...

Lawyer: Woman Buried in Philadelphia Collapse Lost Legs

A woman who survived nearly 13 hours in the rubble of a building collapse that killed six people in Philadelphia has lost both legs at the ...

Delaware Jury Finds No Medical Negligence in Penile Implant

A jury in Delaware has ruled that no medical negligence was committed in a penile implant procedure that the patient said left him with an ...
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Midwest

Big Bill to Repair Damaged Indiana Sculpture

Fort Wayne Museum of Art officials say it could cost more than $200,000 to repair a large steel sculpture that was knocked over by a truck ...

Northeast Kansas Counties Recovering After Tornado Damage

Northeast Kansas counties that were hit by a tornado and flooding in late May are waiting to hear if storms caused enough damage to make ...

2 Businesses, Apartments Destroyed in Cook Fire

Fire has destroyed two businesses and eight apartments in the St. Louis County community of Cook, Minn. Authorities say the building that ...

3 Former Joplin Residents Face Disaster Fraud Charges

Three former Joplin, Mo., residents faces federal charges accusing them of diverting relief funds after the 2011 tornado. The U.S. ...
Southeast

Falling Tree Impales Florida Man Doing Yard Work

A Florida man is dead after the branch from a falling tree impaled him while he was doing yard work. Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies say ...

Carnival Files Suit Against Alabama Ship Repair Firm

The Carnival Corp. filed a lawsuit last week seeking more than $12 million in damage that its cruise ship, Triumph, sustained in an early ...

Citizens Property Insurance CFO Resigns

Citizens Property Insurance Corp.'s chief financial officer is stepping down. The state-created insurer announced the resignation of CFO ...
South Central

Texas Lawmakers: Put Dangerous Chemical Site Info Online

There are 16 fertilizer production sites in Texas like the one that exploded in West, but authorities aren't clear how many of those might ...

Constitutional Limits on Louisiana Oil Spill Money Fails

Attempts to limit Gulf Coast oil spill penalty money to coastal restoration in the Louisiana Constitution failed to gain legislative ...

Coastal Insurance Group Expects Profits

The non-profit, state-supervised insurance agency for coastal counties is expected to shore up its finances by the end of the year, the ...

Thieves in Hazmat Suits Rob Texas Jewelry Store

Thieves wearing white hazardous materials suits and masks often used by painters have robbed a Houston-area jewelry store. The Montgomery ...
West

Scores of Additional Homes Evacuated in California Fire

Scores of additional homes have been evacuated and hundreds more firefighters called in, as a wildfire near the main route into Yosemite ...

Alaska Receives Donation for Debris Removal

The state has received a $19,000 donation for marine debris cleanup on Alaska shores. The Department of Environmental Conservation said the ...

Family Sues Over Colorado Woman's Death in TV Project

The survivors of a woman who died during the production of a reality TV show pilot have filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit ...

Investigators Close to Pinpointing Colorado Wildfire Start

Investigators are getting closer to pinpointing where Colorado's most destructive wildfire started and that should help allow residents of ...
International

Survivors Sue StarKist Parent Firm Over Drowning

The parent company of StarKist Tuna is being sued by the family of a man who drowned aboard a company fishing boat three years ago. Pacific ...

Monsoon Triggers Floods in India's Himalayas, Killing 138

Air force helicopters and rescue teams searched for survivors in northern India after days of monsoon rains triggered flash floods and ...

Meteorologists Meet to Mull Weird Weather in Britain

Come rain, wind or sunshine, weather has long been one of Britain's main topics of conversation. Now it has also become a mystery. ...

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