Archive for June 2022
Rising US Traffic Deaths Put Focus on One Philadelphia Road
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Just one more step and the stroller would have been on the curb. The thought haunts Latanya Byrd years after a driver racing down Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia struck and killed her 27-year-old niece, Samara Banks, and … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDeath Toll from Brazil Floods at Least 91, with Dozens Lost
Authorities in northeastern Brazil’s Pernambuco state said Monday that 91 deaths have been confirmed from flooding over the weekend, with more two dozen people still missing. Hundreds of state and federal rescue workers were searching for 26 people currently unaccounted … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOmaha Chemical Plant Fire Extinguished; Evacuations End
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A large fire that raged through a Nebraska chemical plant was extinguished by Tuesday morning and nearby residents who were initially evacuated were allowed to return to their homes, authorities said. Thick smoke billowed from the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreExperts: Iran Disrupts Internet; Tower Collapse Deaths at 34
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran disrupted internet access to the outside world as angry demonstrators rallied over the collapse of a tower in Iran that has killed at least 34 people, experts said Tuesday as outrage and grief … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJapan Court: Nuclear Plant’s Tsunami Safeguards Inadequate
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court on Tuesday ordered a utility not to restart a nuclear power plant because of inadequate tsunami safeguards, backing the safety concerns of residents at a time the government is pushing for more reactors to … Source: Claims Journal
Read More9th Circuit: Wash. Law on Malpractice Suits Doesn’t Apply
A Washington state law that requires plaintiffs to file a declaration declining arbitration when filing a medical malpractice suit does not apply in federal courts, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. The appellate panel reversed a decision by the … Source: Claims Journal
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