Tuesday, 29 October 2013

Daily Headlines: Tuesday, October 29, 2013

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October 29, 2013
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National

Sandy's Impact on Art Losses

While damages as a result of Superstorm Sandy have been tallied for auto, home and business losses, art losses remain unquantifiable, ...

Consumer Reports Pulls Recommendation for Toyota Camry

Toyota Motor Corp's reputation for quality took a hit on Monday when influential magazine Consumer Reports pulled its recommendation on ...

12 Strange Weather Features of Superstorm Sandy

Superstorm Sandy set several records and was unusual in even more ways. Here are 12 strange weather features of Sandy: 1. SIZE: With ...

100s of U.S. State's Oil Spills Not Publicized

North Dakota, the No. 2 oil producing state behind Texas, recorded nearly 300 oil pipeline spills in less than two years, state documents ...

ISO Launches Standardized Motorcycle Program for Insurance Industry

ISO, a member of the Verisk Insurance Solutions group at Verisk Analytics, announced that filings are underway for its new Motorcycle ...

QBE North America Claims Partners With Sedgwick

The QBE North America Claims organization has partnered with Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., to be the third party administrator ...
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East

Sandy-Spawned Snow Was Wake-Up Call in Western Maryland

The mountain dwellers of far western Maryland know a lot about snow, but a crippling blizzard spawned last year by Superstorm Sandy taught ...

New Jersey Governor Blames Sandy Aid Delay on DC

Gov. Chris Christie says he understands victims' frustrations a year after Superstorm Sandy but maintains that his administration isn't to ...

Salad Products Made in Boston Recalled

More than 300,000 pounds of prepared salad made by a Boston company have been recalled by federal inspectors for possible listeria ...

New York Governor Announces New Emergency Disaster Protocols for Insurers

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that his administration has established a new Emergency Disaster Protocol that insurers should expect to ...
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Midwest

Analysis: Addiction Key in Ohio DUI Video Confession

An Ohio judge used a sentencing in a high-profile drunken driving case to make a point about addictions that was nearly lost in a ...

Illinois State University Holds Last Motorcycle Safety Classes

The motorcycle safety program at Illinois State University has ended after 37 years. ISU spokesman Jay Groves says a tight economy has the ...

Recall Tied to Kansas Plant Prompts Federal Tracking

Federal officials were watching Thursday for possible reports of illnesses linked to packaged foods from a plant in Kansas that have been ...

Flood-Damaged Iowa Homes Torn Down as Ex-Owners Watch

Some former homeowners have been watching their flood-damaged homes in Mason City, Iowa, get demolished. The Mason City Globe Gazette ...
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Southeast

The 'Marring' Exclusion Makes Its Way Across Florida

In July 2013, Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal held in Ergas v. Universal Property & Casualty that there is no coverage for tile ...

Red-Light Cameras in Tuscaloosa Await Final OK

Tuscaloosa officials are working on final approvals for the city's red-light camera system. The Tuscaloosa News reports that an updated set ...

Drilling Spill Damages House, Enters West Virginia Creek

State regulators are investigating spills from a drilling operation in Ohio County that damaged a house and entered a creek. More than ...
South Central

New Orleans Chief Takes Issue With Audit on Crime Reporting

A legislative audit report on dispatch data from the New Orleans Police Department says police answered some calls last year about crimes ...

Texas City Bus Crashes Into Eastside Home

A Texas city bus crashed into a car, jumped a curb and collided with the front of a home on San Antonio's eastside. Several television ...

Arkansas Program Set for Managing Emergency Responders

The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management is to host more than 150 participants for a program on managing emergency responders who ...
West

Man Who Crashed Stolen Yacht to Pay $1.3M

A Wyoming man who stole a luxury yacht and ran it aground in Northern California has been sentenced to time served and ordered to pay $1.38 ...

California Transit Agency Changes Safety Rules After Deaths

Bay Area Rapid Transit trains will be required to slow down or stop as they approach track workers following the deaths of two inspectors ...

Dog Blamed for Washington House Fire

Fire officials say a dog reaching for treats turned on a stove and caused a fire that caused some smoke damage to an apartment in ...

After Unjust Sentence, Colorado Begins Paying Inmate

Prison time for a murder he didn't commit robbed 52-year-old Robert Dewey of priceless moments, like the birth of his grandchildren and the ...
International

Pipeline Incident Rate Doubled in Canada in Last Decade

The rate of safety-related incidents on federally regulated pipelines in Canada doubled over the last decade, while the rate of reported ...

Israeli Tunnel Hit by Cyber Attack

When Israel's military chief delivered a high-profile speech this month outlining the greatest threats his country might face in the ...

Northern Europe Battered by Winter Storm Christian (St. Jude): AIR Worldwide

According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Winter storm "Christian" (known as "St. Jude" in the United Kingdom) battered the ...
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