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Animatronic Dragon Bursts into Flames During Disneyland Show
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Spectators at Disneyland’s popular “Fantasmic” show got a shock this weekend when the feature’s fire-breathing animatronic dragon suddenly burst into flames. No injuries were reported following the blaze Saturday night at the Southern California theme park, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDriver Involved in Fatal Apple Store Crash Pleads Not Guilty
The driver of an SUV that crashed into a Massachusetts Apple store, killing one man and injuring nearly two dozen other people, was traveling as fast as 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) in the seconds before the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCMT: Screen Interactions Show Distracted Driving Growing Worse
US motorists are more distracted than ever while driving, interacting with their smartphones or other devices during 58% of trips taken, according to a report by Cambridge Mobile Telematics. CMT, which supplies the telematics hardware that carriers use to monitor … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreViewpoint: Licensing Mandate for Appraisers Will Increase Costs
In a recent motion to intervene in a petition filed with the Florida Department of Financial Services, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. supports a state regulation requiring appraisers to be licensed adjusters. If enacted, this would have detrimental consequences for a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreEarly Morning Fire Destroys Wing of Idaho High School
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — An early morning fire destroyed part of a large high school in the southern Idaho city of Pocatello on Friday. No one was injured in the fire, but Pocatello Fire Department Assistant Chief Shane Grow said … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRare Big Tornado Near Myanmar Capital Kills 8
BANGKOK (AP) – A tornado that tore through two villages in central Myanmar near the capital Naypyitaw killed eight people and destroyed more than 200 houses, a rescue worker said Saturday. The tornado hit Aung Myin Kone and Tadau villages … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFatal Crash Sparks Fire on Major Connecticut Highway Bridge
A crash involving a fuel delivery truck and a car sparked a spectacular fire on a major Connecticut highway bridge Friday, with flames spreading to land on one side and officials closing Interstate 95 in both directions during the blaze. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCruise Line Let Passenger’s Body Decompose, Lawsuit Says
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – A widow and her family are suing Celebrity Cruises for allegedly mishandling her husband’s body after he died while they were on a ship last year, saying it was left to decompose and they suffered … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFox’s Settlement with Dominion Unlikely to Cost it $787.5M
Fox Corp.’s $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over defamation charges is eye-popping, but the ultimate cost to the media company is likely to be much lower. On Tuesday, Fox settled with Dominion over charges that Fox News baselessly … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePollution Lawsuit Could Curb Use of Aerial Fire Retardant
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires after environmentalists raised concerns about waterways that are being polluted with the potentially toxic red slurry that’s dropped … Source: Claims Journal
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