Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Daily Headlines: Wednesday, December 18, 2013

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December 18, 2013
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National

State Farm Survey Reveals Aggressive Driving Increases During Holiday Season

According to an online survey of 1,000 U.S drivers over 18 years old conducted by State Farm and KRC Research, nearly two out of three (64 ...

Car Insurance Costs Rise With Each Claim: Report

Drivers pay an average of 38 percent more for car insurance after making a single claim, according to a new insuranceQuotes.com report. The ...

FDA Seeks Tougher Rules on Antibacterial Soaps

The federal government said Monday it has no evidence that antibacterial chemicals used in liquid soaps and washes help prevent the spread ...

Healthcare Costs Increase With Body Mass: Study

Researchers at Duke Medicine are giving people another reason to lose weight in the new year: obesity-related illnesses are expensive. ...
East

Maine State Police Concerned About Crashes

Maine State Police are asking motorists to slow down and move over when they see an officer conducting a traffic stop on the state's ...

Officials to Report on Vermont Disaster Preparedness

Officials from the state of Vermont, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Federal Emergency Management Agency are preparing to release ...

'Reef Balls' to Protect Connecticut Shoreline

For centuries along Stratford Point, beds of shellfish rested just beneath the surface of Long Island Sound. Those fish and much of the ...
Midwest

Fire Heavily Damages North Dakota Apartment Garages

Investigators say a fire that heavily damaged some apartment complex garages in Fargo, N.D., was caused by leaking gasoline ignited by ...

Insurer Exempt in Wisconsin Shooting Death

A Sheboygan, Wisc., insurance company is exempt from having to pay after a man accidentally killed his friend in Oconto County three years ...

Two Michigan School Buses Destroyed by Fire

Authorities in Saginaw County, Mich., say electrical problems caused a blaze that destroyed two school buses and damaged two more. WSGW-AM ...

Northern Wisconsin Hotel Fire Likely Electrical

Investigators say a fire that burned a Wausau hotel over the weekend was likely caused by an electrical problem. Guests were evacuated from ...
Southeast

Tornado Damage Assessment Underway in Central Florida City

A central Florida city has declared a state of local emergency in the wake of a tornado that destroyed seven homes and damaged more than ...

Former Pain Clinic Property Given to West Virginia Police

Property and cash forfeited as part of a case involving the operator of a former Mingo County pain clinic is being given to the West ...

Mississippi Lawsuit Alleges Mental Health Facility Negligent

A woman has filed a federal lawsuit claiming a central Mississippi mental health facility failed to protect her 11-year-old son from being ...
South Central

Oklahoma Supreme Court Upholds Workers' Compensation Law

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has rejected a constitutional challenge to the state's new workers' compensation law. The court handed down the ...

Louisiana Reported More Pedestrians, Bicyclist Deaths in 2012

Deaths involving pedestrians and bicyclists helped push the number of Louisiana highway deaths up last year, even as deaths of motor ...

Workers Killed in South Texas Tank Collapse

Two workers were killed in South Texas when the roof of an industrial storage tank collapsed, causing them to fall 60 feet. The ...
West

Big Sur Fire Destroys 15 Homes in California

A wildfire burning Monday in the Big Sur area of California destroyed at least 15 homes and forced about 100 people to evacuate as it ...

Judge: Paint Companies to Pay California Cities $1.1B

Paint companies have been ordered to pay $1.1 billion to 10 California cities and counties so that lead can be safely removed from millions ...

Seahawks Bet Means Payout for Car Dealer

The co-owner of Jet Chevrolet in Federal Way, Wash., is contacting the insurance company that backed his bet on a Seahawks shutout. The ...

Feds Recommend Changes to Refinery Oversight in California

Federal refinery safety regulators are recommending California change how it oversees oil refineries in the wake of a massive fire at a ...
International

17 Dead as Bus Falls From Manila Highway Onto Van

A passenger bus plunged off a wet, elevated highway in suburban Manila and fell onto a van passing below Monday morning, killing at least ...

World Cup Organizers Defend Record Despite Accidents

Despite the latest death, World Cup organizers said Tuesday they aren't sacrificing worker safety in a rush to get venues ready for next ...

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