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November 16, 2010
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National

U.S. Drug Safety Agency Gets Tougher on Risks After Avandia

U.S. regulators appear to be increasing their scrutiny of product risks after cases like the bitter debate over the diabetes pill Avandia,...

Dow Jones, Briefing.com Settle 'Hot News' Copyright Lawsuit

Dow Jones & Co. and the financial news service Briefing.com have agreed to a settlement of a copyright lawsuit, in which the latter has...

P/C Insurer Rules on Medicare, Medicaid Liability Claims Delayed

Property/casualty insurers will have some extra time to comply with new Medicare and Medicaid liability claims reporting requirements. The...

Cyber Crime Reaches Milestone

Complaints about Internet crimes have reached a milestone. On Nov. 9, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) logged its 2 millionth...
East

Driver in Fatal Connecticut Crash Sues Victim's Parents

A Connecticut driver who's serving a manslaughter sentence for striking and killing a 14-year-old boy is suing the victim's parents, blaming...

Fire on New York Farm Destroys 100-Plus Acres of Hay

Authorities say a wind-driven fire has scorched more than 100 acres of hay on a northern New York farm. Fire officials in the town of...

Simultaneous Pennsylvania Fires Called 'Suspicious'

A state police fire marshal says simultaneous fires in southwestern Pennsylvania at two properties owned by the same family are...

Broken Sprinkler Head Damages 5 Rooms at Atlantic City Casino

Five rooms at an Atlantic City casino were damaged this weekend when workers accidentally broke a sprinkler head in one room. No one was...
Midwest

Court Hears Michigan Wal-Mart Medical Marijuana Firing Case

A federal judge on Friday heard arguments in the case of a medical marijuana user claiming a Michigan Wal-Mart store wrongfully fired him...

Ohio Workers' Compensation Bureau Manager Quit Amid Ethical Questions

A manager at Ohio's insurance fund for injured workers has resigned amid ethical questions about whether his private side business benefited...

Green Bay Reduces Fire Inspections to Save Money

Green Bay Fire Department officials are preparing to reduce inspections on 3,000 buildings with good safety records to save money. The Green...

Illinois Counties Sue FEMA Over Flood Maps

State's Attorneys of Madison, St. Clair and Monroe counties in Illinois and a host of other impacted parties have filed suit in federal...

Illinois Study Backs Safety Belts for Back Seat

An Illinois transportation study shows that back-seat passengers killed in auto accidents are twice as likely as front-seat passengers to...

OSHA Fines Ohio's Republic Engineered Products $143K

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Republic Engineered Products Inc., a steel...
Southeast

Nashville's Music Industry Getting Back on Track After Flood

In a white clapboard house on a quiet street in Berry Hill, a six-month marathon effort to save dozens of flood-damaged musical instruments...

North Carolina Agent Accused of Filing False House Fire Claim

Frances Moore, of Moravian Falls,. N.C., an insurance agent and owner and operator of Fran Moore Allstate Agency, has been charged with 14...
Texas / South Central

Louisiana DWI Simulator Adds Texting while Driving

She took off the virtual reality headset, got out of the car and looked at her printed-out ticket for running a red light and killing a...

Ike FEMA Trailers on Texas Coast to Stay Extra Year

Received by Newsfinder from AP Nov 12 2010, 09:39 Eastern Time Editors Note Adds more background and details on planned housing...

Accident at Love County Fairgrounds kills child

Authorities say an 8-year-old child has died and four others suffered serious injuries during a train-ride accident at the Love County...

Rate of Nonfatal Injuries, Illnesses for Texas Private Industries Declines

Private industry workplaces in Texas reported a total of 213,507 nonfatal injuries and illnesses during 2009. The incidence rate of 2.9...

Fortune Plastic and Metal Texas Fined $125K by OSHA

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Fortune Plastic and Metal Texas LLC with six alleged...

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