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Google Again Beats Viacom in YouTube Copyright Case
A federal judge has thrown out Viacom Inc.'s lawsuit accusing Google Inc. of posting its programs on YouTube without permission, a year after a federal appeals court had revived the landmark ...
Storm Rips Open Chicago Sinkhole
A rainstorm pummeling the Chicago area ripped open a sinkhole Thursday that swallowed three cars, injuring one driver badly enough that he had to be hospitalized. Blasts of torrential rain and ...
EPA Blamed For Delays In Asbestos Study In Montana
Internal investigators faulted the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday for years of delays in completing health studies needed to guide the cleanup of a Montana mining town where hundreds of ...
Superstorm Sandy Jolt Detected At U.S. Quake Stations: Scientists
Superstorm Sandy didn't just rattle the East Coast, it also jiggled the ground across the country ever so slightly, scientists reported Thursday. Earthquake sensors located as far away as the Pacific ...
J.D. Power: Auto Insurance Claims Satisfaction Down; Out-of-Pocket Expense Up
Overall auto insurance customer satisfaction has declined by 11 points to 850 on a 1,000-point scale, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2013 Auto Claims Satisfaction Study—Wave 2 released ...
CDC Study Examines Traffic Crash Pedestrian-Related Deaths
A recent CDC study found that each year more than 4,000 pedestrians die from motor vehicle crash-related injuries in the United States with certain populations disproportionately impacted. The study ...95% of N.Y. Sandy Claims Closed
Almost 95 percent of Superstorm Sandy-related personal and business insurance claims in the New York State have now been closed, regulators reported. The states compiles data from 24 major insurers ...BofA CEO Moynihan, Ex-CEO Lewis Face Mortgage Disclosures Lawsuit
A federal judge has revived a securities fraud lawsuit accusing Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive Brian Moynihan, his predecessor Kenneth Lewis, and others of misleading shareholders about the ...