Thursday 19 September 2013

Daily Headlines: Thursday, September 19, 2013

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September 19, 2013
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National

World Trade Center Developer Silverstein's Suit Dismissed

Real estate developer Larry Silverstein can't recoup any of the $1.2 billion recovered by World Trade Center insurers in settlements with ...

U.S. Regulator Says Small Banks Could Face Cyber Threat

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said on Wednesday that it is devoting significant resources to help smaller, community ...

Honda to Recall 405,000 Vehicles Over Airbag System Glitch

Honda Motor Co said it is recalling about 405,400 vehicles, including the Odyssey minivan in the United States and three other countries, ...
East

Pennsylvania Official Sues Over Daughter's Collapse Death

The latest wrongful-death lawsuit filed in a building collapse that killed six people says "a mountain of facts," including photos and ...

Police Agencies Target Truck Safety on Bay Bridge

Police in Anne Arundel County are teaming with the Maryland Transportation Authority police to conduct commercial vehicle safety ...

Maine Town Can Replace 1 of 3 Destroyed Cruisers

Saco's police chief says insurance money will only cover the cost of replacing one of the town's three police cruisers totaled when a ...

New Jersey Boardwalk Fire Linked to Sandy-Damaged Wiring

The massive fire that destroyed part of a Jersey shore boardwalk and dozens of businesses began accidentally in wiring damaged in ...
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Midwest

Illinois Fire Marshal Introduces New Fire Investigating Dog

She's just three years old and already she is a valued arson investigator with the Illinois State Fire Marshal's office. Her name is Zoe ...

Doe Run Settles Lead Liability Cases in Missouri

Just days after it won a stronger legal shield from Missouri lawmakers, The Doe Run Lead Co. has settled several lawsuits alleging children ...

Indiana Faces $80K in Fines for Trash Collector Death

A workplace safety inspection prompted by the death of an Indianapolis trash collector has resulted in 10 violations and proposed fines of ...

Corps Pays Back Sioux Falls $10M for Levees

Ten years after work started on the Sioux Falls, S.D., levee system, the city's getting about $10 million from the U.S. Army Corps of ...
Southeast

Myrtle Beach Considers New Parasailing Rules

Myrtle Beach, S.C., will consider revising rules on parasailing bringing them in line with new international standards. The Sun News ...

Child Safety Group Celebrates 30 Years

n 1983, a group of concerned citizens led by Pascagoula, Miss., pediatrician Dr. Clifford Seyler decided to do what they could to reduce ...
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South Central

Oklahoma Authorities Find 5 Bodies in 2 Cars in Lake

Authorities in Oklahoma on Tuesday recovered two vehicles from a lake that contain the bodies of five people who may have been missing for ...

Texas Windstorm Insurance Rates to Rise Again in January

The board of Texas insurer of last resort for wind and hail along the Texas coast voted at its August meeting to raise premium rates ...

Burn Ban in 32 Parishes Because of Dry Conditions

Half of Louisiana's parishes are too dry to allow private burning, say State Fire Marshal H. Butch Browning and Agriculture and Forestry ...
West

Colorado Flooding Brings Drought Relief

Surging waters in Colorado swept away barns, silos and fences and left houses covered in mud in this northern agricultural town. The flood ...

More 80 MPH Zones on Utah Highways

Get ready to rev your engine if you're driving on rural Utah interstates. Utah is increasing the speed limit to 80 mph on several stretches ...

Truck Taken in Montana Business Burglary Recovered

A truck stolen from a Kalispell company has been recovered, but the company's tools are still missing. Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry ...

Washington Lumber Company Fined After Worker Injured

State regulators have fined a south-central Washington lumber company more than $244,000 for dozens of safety and health violations after a ...
International

Study: Cruise Control Reduces Speeding - at a Cost

Add cruise control and speed limiters to the growing list of technological conveniences that cut both ways on the road. New details from a ...

The World's Most Famous Salvage Operations

Long before the Costa Concordia capsized in Italy, salvagers fished out ships from the depths of the ocean with bold and innovative feats ...

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