Wednesday 4 September 2013

Daily Headlines: Wednesday, September 4, 2013

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September 4, 2013
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National

Commentary: Oil Spill Mitigation Failure and the Impact on the Insurance Industry

Governments and the oil spill industry cannot effectively and ethically mitigate oil spills on the ocean, and this fact has a strong ...

Train Safety Move Delayed Decades

Despite a rash of deadly train crashes, the railroad industry's allies in Congress are trying to push back the deadline for installing ...

GM Says Almost-Driverless Cars Coming by 2020

Sometime before the end of this decade, General Motors will put a car on the road that can almost drive itself. The automaker says the ...

Ford Recalls 370,000 Cars

Ford is recalling 370,000 cars due to potential corrosion to their steering shaft that may result in loss of steering. No incidents or ...

Wells Media Launches Carrier Management Magazine

Wells Media Group Inc. has launched a new print publication, Carrier Management Magazine, for property/casualty (P/C) insurance executives. ...
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East

New Jersey Appeals Court Rules That Text Sender Can Be Held Liable

A New Jersey appeals court has found a person who knowingly sends a text to a driver can share liability if the driver causes an accident. ...

Sandy's 'Freaky' Path May Be Less Likely in Future

A new study says man-made global warming may further lessen the likelihood of the freak atmospheric steering currents that last year shoved ...

Cops: Upstate New York Man Stole 850 Watches Worth $245K

New York authorities say they've charged an employee of a Hudson Valley watch outlet store with stealing more than 800 watches worth nearly ...

No Criminal Charges in Pennsylvania School Duct Crash

A Pennsylvania prosecutor said Wednesday that he found no criminally reckless behavior related to the collapse of heating and air ...

Study Offers New Insights into the Distracted Driving Behaviors of Young New Jersey Drivers

New Jersey auto insurance group, Plymouth Rock Assurance, released the results of a new distracted driving study providing insights from ...
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Midwest

Utility Report on Missouri Restaurant Explosion Pushed Back Again

State utility regulators have again pushed back their report determining whether Missouri Gas Energy was in compliance with state and ...

Davenport OKs $1.2M Plan to Repair Lodge

The Davenport City Council has approved a $1.2 million plan to rebuild the historic Credit Island Lodge after a devastating fire last ...

Students Sue Indiana Schools Over Service Dog Rules

Two disabled high school students say the Evansville-Vanderburgh school district set policies that set restrictions on the use of service ...

Police Veteran Fighting Ohio Workers' Comp Fraud

A veteran police officer has been hired to lead anti-fraud efforts at the $28 billion state insurance fund for injured workers. Rick ...
Southeast

Tennessee Expands Fund for Those Cheated by Attorneys

A fund established more than 30 years ago to protect the victims of unscrupulous lawyers is being revised to offer even more protections. ...

Trend Toward Safety Continues on Georgia Lakes, Rivers

Law enforcement officials say a greater awareness of risks has led to one of the safest summers on record on Georgia's lakes and rivers. ...

Lawsuit Filed Over Photos of West Virginia Accident Victim

The family of a Rainelle, W. Va., man who died in a traffic accident is suing an ambulance company and an emergency medical technician for ...

Mississippi Body Shops Try to Block Parts-Finder System

More than two dozen body shops are asking a Mississippi court to block an insurance company's program that would change the way they find ...
South Central

State Looks at Louisiana Highway 70 Detour Options Near Sinkhole

A growing sinkhole just south of Louisiana Highway 70 in has raised worries in Assumption Parish about subsidence that could cut off the ...

State Savings on Road Costs Hitting Speed Bumps

Lawmakers have long shorted the Texas Department of Transportation's budget for maintaining roads, but now that the agency wants cities and ...

Towboat Operator Says Arkansas River Hard to Navigate

A former chairman of the Arkansas Waterways Commission says it is difficult for towboat operators to navigate past Little Rock because of ...
West

Fire Payments for Prescott Crew Covered Most Costs

The Granite Mountain Hotshots battled numerous wildfires across West in recent years, netting reimbursements that paid for most of the city ...

Utah Registers 39 Workplace Deaths in 2012

New figures from Bureau of Labor Statistics show there were 39 workplace deaths in 2012 in Utah - the same total as the year before. The ...

Caliber Collision Continues Expansion into Western States

Caliber Collision Centers, operator of collision repair facilities, continues its aggressive expansion with the announcement that it has ...
International

KBR Seeks Battlefield Immunity in Soldiers' Exposure Suit

KBR Inc. invoked federal laws shielding contractors during wartime in an effort to avoid a Texas trial over injuries claimed by troops who ...

Toyota Recalls 369,000 Vehicles in Japan, U.S., Europe

Toyota Motor Corp said it is recalling around 200,000 hybrid SUVs globally including the Lexus RX400h, due to a glitch in the hybrid ...

Tornadoes Rip Eastern Japan, Dozens Injured

Tornadoes tore through eastern Japan on Monday, injuring dozens of people, at least one seriously, and destroying some buildings. Police in ...

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