Posts by Y@DminG
NTSB Says Medical Plane Apparently Broke Apart Before Crash
STAGECOACH, Nev. (AP) — A medical transport flight that crashed in a mountainous area in northern Nevada, killing five all five people aboard the plane including a patient, apparently broke apart before hitting the ground, authorities said Sunday. The National … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreE-Bike Batteries Blamed for 22 NYC Fires, 2 Deaths this Year
NEW YORK (AP) — Lithium ion batteries used to power electric bicycles and scooters have already sparked 22 fires that caused 36 injuries and two deaths in New York City this year, four times the number of fires linked to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNew Quake Hits Turkey, Toppling More Buildings: 1 Killed
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook southern Turkey on Monday, three weeks after a catastrophic temblor devastated the region, causing some already damaged buildings to collapse and killing at least one person, authorities said. More than 100 … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreStudy: Back-to-Back Hurricanes Likely to Come More Often
What used to be a rare one-two punch of consecutive hurricanes hitting about the same place in the United States weeks apart seems to be happening more often, and a new study says climate change will make back-to-back storms more … Source: Claims Journal
Read More8th Circuit: COVID Stay-at-Home Orders Did Not ‘Quarantine’ Skiers
Government orders that restricted access to non-essential businesses during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic were not “quarantines” that require a travel insurer to reimburse policyholders who did not get full use of their ski passes, a panel of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInsurers Count the Cost of Ships Snagged in Ukraine Crisis
Insurers are facing half a billion dollars in claims for up to 60 commercial ships still stuck in Ukraine a year after the start of the war with Russia, industry sources said. When the conflict started, more than 90 merchant … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNursing Home Chief Acquitted in Patients’ Hurricane Deaths
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge acquitted on Friday a Florida nursing home administrator accused of causing the overheating deaths of nine patients after Hurricane Irma in 2017, saying that his employees had provided care and prosecutors had not … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTurkey Starts Work to Build Homes in 2 Earthquake-Hit Towns
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities on Friday said preliminary work has started to build housing for people left homeless by the massive earthquake that hit parts of the country and neighboring Syria, killing tens of thousands. Murat Kurum, the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAfter Michigan Storm, Customers Wait – and Wait – for Power
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Frustration and anger are mounting among some Michigan utility customers who still were waiting for power to be restored after a massive ice storm this week damaged electricity lines, and the governor called Friday for … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLos Angeles Area Still Blanketed by Snow in Rare Heavy Storm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A powerful winter storm that swept down the West Coast with flooding and frigid temperatures shifted its focus to southern California on Saturday, swelling rivers to dangerous levels and dropping snow in even low-lying areas around … Source: Claims Journal
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