November 19, 2013
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Today's HeadlinesNational Pilots Said to Need Training After Losing Skills to AutomationAirline pilots have lost flying skills as automation takes over mundane tasks and may be startled when systems don't behave as expected, ... Government Speeds Research on Car Safety SystemsThe government is speeding up research on safety systems that automatically prevent drivers from operating their cars if they are drunk or ... Railroads Back Retrofitting Flammable Liquid CarsU.S. railroads are supporting new safety standards for rail cars that haul flammable liquids to address flaws that can allow crude oil, ... Mitchell Hosts Claims Management WebinarMitchell is hosting a free claims management webinar today at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST. While the concept of benchmarking is a familiar ... Survey: Passengers Say Spouses Drive Them CrazyOver a third of people point to their spouses as being "the most annoying drivers," according to a new Insure.com survey. Insure.com ... East Washington D.C. Mayor to Sign Immigrant Driver's License BillStarting next year, people living in the nation's capital who don't have legal permission to reside in the United States will be able to ... Brain-Damaged Inmate Settles With Northwest Pennsylvania CountyA northwestern Pennsylvania county's insurance company is paying $65,000 to settle claims by a former inmate left brain-damaged after a ... Settlement to Give Virginia Boy $10.5M Over LifetimeA Chesapeake, Va., boy who was burned when he swung a cable into a power line will receive an estimated $10.5 million over his lifetime ... Insurer Charged With Theft From New York City Jewish CharityAn insurance company owner is accused of helping a longtime Jewish community leader steal more than $7 million from a prominent New York ... Midwest Tornado Destroys 250 Homes in Washington, IllinoisThe mayor of the central Illinois community of Washington says storms and tornadoes destroyed or heavily damaged between 250 and 500 homes ... Deer Creating Runway Danger at Missouri AirportOfficials in Hannibal, Mo., are studying how to keep deer off the runway at the regional airport. The Hannibal Courier-Post reports the ... Quinn Declares Seven Illinois Counties as Disaster AreasIllinois Gov. Pat Quinn is declaring seven Illinois counties as disaster areas after massive storms packing funnel clouds ripped through ... National Weather Service Crews to Survey Damage in IllinoisNational Weather Service crews are heading out to survey storm damage across Illinois. Meteorologists say a tornado that touched down in ... Lightning Strike Causes Indianapolis House FireA lightning strike is being blamed for an Indianapolis house fire. Indianapolis Fire Department Lt. Larry Tracy says the fire was reported ... Southeast One Dead as Fire Hits Chevron Refinery in MississippiA Chevron Corp worker was killed in a fire that broke out early Friday morning at a cracking unit at the U.S. oil company's ... Kentucky Takes Stock of Storm DamageEmergency managers in western Kentucky are taking stock of damage from a belt of tornado-laden storms that passed through the area. ... West Virginia Family Waits for Help With Standoff DamageA Nicholas County family whose house was riddled with bullets during a July standoff is waiting for police to help repair the damage. Rick ... University of Alabama Fights to Protect Trademarks Despite CostsUniversity of Alabama officials say the school has issued more than 150 cease and desist letters in the past decade to businesses and ... ClaimAssistant Releases New Florida Sinkhole DatabaseSinkholeAssistant.com offers a new software product that gives consumers access to over 40,000 records of Florida properties that have the ... South Central Louisiana Judge Says DWI Laws Need to ChangeFor impaired drivers, alcohol is increasingly not the substance of choice that leads to trouble on Louisiana roads, a Lafayette judge said. ... North Texas Residents Take Recent Quakes in StrideResidents in a North Texas area that has seen a swarm of seven earthquakes in the past month say they are not concerned about the unusual ... Louisiana Flood Rate FightSteep rate increases for flood insurance are hitting homeowners and businesses across south Louisiana, and state officials and business ... West Disaster Cited for Alaska Area Hit by StormsGovernor Sean Parnell has declared coastal western Alaska areas ravaged by storms state disaster zones. The governor made the announcement ... GPS Ankle Bracelet Tracks Burglar During CrimesProsecutors didn't have a very hard time making their case against a 27-year-old man charged in a string of burglaries in Colorado. A GPS ... Washington Man Admits Insurance Fraud on Police Ride-AlongA Washington man trying to become an officer is facing charges after police say he confessed to theft during a ride-along. The Daily ... Nevada Gold Mine Work Suspended for Wall RepairsMining giant Barrick Gold Corp. said operations will remain suspended until early next year while repairs continue on a collapsed wall at a ... International Egypt: Train Slams Into Vehicles, Kills 24A cargo train traveling south of Egypt's capital slammed into vehicles crossing the tracks early Monday, killing at least 24 people, many ... Asteroid Menace Grows Scarier by the Day, But Don't PanicOn Feb. 15, a 13,000-ton rock plunged through the skies above Chelyabinsk, Russia. It shone 30 times brighter than the sun, and hurtled at ... Wal-Mart Finds Safety Issues at Bangladesh FactoriesWal-Mart Stores Inc said it has found safety problems at some of the factories in Bangladesh with which it does business, and that most of ... Connect with Claims Journal
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