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Document Details U.S. Aid Proposed For Mexico
Washington Post - Operation Halcon, a successful helicopter-based border surveillance program, was canceled in November 2006 because the United States and Mexico could not resolve accident liability issues. The White House’s breakdown of costs for the current plan

Newly married woman, 20, dies in I-255 accident
News-Democrat - A 20-year-old Bethalto woman, married less than a month, was killed in a fiery crash Thursday evening on Interstate 255 near Collinsville Road. Lindsey N. James, 20, died after her car was clipped by a 1997 Toyota Corolla driven by Sharon Tripp, 61

VERIZON WORKER KILLED ON THE JOB
Patriot Ledger - State and Plymouth police, the medical examiner, Plymouth firefighters, Verizon officials, and NStar workers lined the road near the accident. Phil Santoro, a spokesman for Verizon Communications, said the company technician was working on a pole

With Force watching, Hight tops Funny Car qualifying
USA Today - It was an emotional day for Hight and the rest of John Force Racing as their boss returned to the track for the first time since his accident in Dallas. They also had crew chief John Medlen back in a charge of a car with new team driver Mike Neff at

Astronauts make first spacewalk of busy mission
Washington Post - NASA did not launch another shuttle until 2005 as it investigated the accident and made changes to prevent another. It was determined that Columbia was brought down by a hole in its wing heat shield, caused by a blow from fuel tank insulation foam

Elderly woman dies after being hit by HGV lorry
Enfield and Haringey Independant - An elderly woman died after being hit by a HGV vehicle in Bullsmoor Lane on Thursday AN ELDERLY woman has been killed in a road accident after she fell beneath the wheels of an articulated lorry in Bullsmoor Lane. The incident happened shortly after

De Menezes looked aggressive, defence lawyer tells jury
Guardian Unlimited - His death was a “terrible accident” but not the fault of the Metropolitan police, he concluded. In his closing speech to the jury, Mr Thwaites said: “He was shot because when he was challenged by police he did not comply with them but reacted

‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MRS. PRESIDENT’
Der Spiegel - The $80 million she has raised so far didn’t come by accident. Every toast is a fundraiser, every dinner a mega check. Usually, this happens behind closed doors. But this time, many Clinton fans didn’t want to miss the chance to bask publicly in their

Backing the Reds to bounce back
FOXSports.com - One player they have missed is Daniel Agger but that was an accident waiting to happen. Just like Chelsea last year, they took a chance that neither of their centre-backs would get injured and it has backfired. Sami was creaking last year and he’s

When do I need to purchase travel insurance?
CNN - AP) — I’m driving to the Poconos for Thanksgiving and flying to Paris for Christmas. Should I buy travel insurance for Bodies found in house in fire area 3 Controversial Nobel winner resigns 4 ‘Dancing’ votes off another 5 Gulf of Mexico accident

Survivor testifies in Russell trial about crash that killed 3 WSU
Seattle Times - State Patrol Trooper Michael Murphy testified that while interviewing Russell in the hospital, the defendant had the odor of alcohol on his breath and bloodshot, watery eyes and that his account of the accident that an oncoming sports car veered

Bin Laden lambastes Iraqi insurgents
Christian Science Monitor - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden lamented the lack of unity among insurgents in Iraq in a new audiotape. Analysts say that New York Times ) Pakistan’s Bhutto Receives New Threat ( The Guardian ) Deadly Philippines blast may have been accident

Former Officer Sentenced In DUI Accident
Week.com - A former El Paso police officer gets probation and 30 days in jail for an alcohol-related crash last year. A Tazewell County judge has also fined Greg Heiken $1,500 and ordered him to perform 150 hours of public service. Heiken had been drinking at

School bus accident in Meriden shuts down road
WTNH.com - Meriden (WTNH)_ A school bus accident shut down River Road in Meriden for several hours this morning. News Channel 8 was the first on scene where a school bus collided with a car. Only the driver was on the bus at the time of the accident. The driver

Mother and baby die in freak accident
Earthtimes - Wellington - A New Zealand mother and her baby son died when she collapsed from a blood clot while breastfeeding and suffocated him, it was reported on Wednesday. Police said Irene Skurr, 36, and her 10-month-old son Cameron McDrury, died in a

Aflac Incorporated Announces Third Quarter Results, Declares Fourth
Forbes - Aflac U.S. sales in the third quarter were again led by our accident/disability product line and cancer expense insurance. In addition, our hospital indemnity category performed very well, with sales rising 21.1% over the third quarter of 2006. For

Jennifer Hawkins’ shirt is wishful thinking
News.com.au - Usually seen wearing Australia’s top fashion labels, now the Myer babe has taken up the designing gig herself, reports 6. Man, 60, decapitated in motorcycle accident 7. Army called in as fires head for LA 8. Copperfield’s show cancelled 9. Jacko’s

Ford identifies fatal accident victim as maintenance supervisor at
Detroit News - A worker was accidentally killed this morning on the final assembly line at Ford Motor Co.’s Wayne Stamping and Assembly Plant. The victim was Robert Conley, a 48-year-old maintenance supervisor. The Manchester, Mich. man had worked for Ford for 17

British tourists drown trying to rescue children
Guardian Unlimited - Three Britons and one German drowned in an accident in the Algarve in Portugal yesterday, trying to save the lives of three children who had been swept out to sea. Three other Britons are in hospital. The chief of the Portuguese maritime police, Reis

Wings promote Grigorenko despite unimpressive play
Detroit News - Igor Grigorenko will be with the Red Wings at practice Tuesday morning. But hold the applause, and you’re excused if the level of anticipation isn’t very high. Once a highly-touted prospect, Grigorenko, 24, was in a serious car accident in the spring

Air traffic controller retirements surge
USA Today - Brown denied the workforce transformation compromised safety and noted that fatal accident rates in both commercial and private aviation are at record lows. She said staffing needed to be revised to reflect airline bankruptcies, mergers and flight

Driver, passengers injured when trams collide
News.com.au - A TRAM driver and five passengers have been injured after a nose-to-tail collision between two trams in Melbourne. Victoria Police said the accident happened near the intersection of Flemington and Racecourse roads at Flemington, in Melbourne’s inner

Mum collapses, smothering baby
News.com.au - A NEW Zealand mother collapsed and died of a blood clot while feeding her young son - and smothered the child. Police say the death yesterday of Irene Skurr, 36, and her 10-month-old son Cameron McDrury was a “tragic and freak accident”. Sergeant

Forbes.com: Super athletes aren’t that far-fetched
MSNBC - Hugh Herr lost both his legs in a rock-climbing accident when he was 17. Now he plans to someday run faster than anyone ever has: on a pair of robotic legs. Don’t bet against him. Six months after losing his legs, Herr was rock-climbing almost as

Man dies after Time Team accident
BBC News - “The professional company of historical enactors has an excellent safety record and took all the appropriate and necessary precautions and it does sadly appear this was a tragic freak accident.” The popular history series follows archaeological digs

Tasmanian nurses closing beds
News.com.au - Initially about 200 nurses have agreed to take action on Friday at Launceston General Hospital (LGH), in the state’s 6. Man, 60, decapitated in motorcycle accident 7. Copperfield’s show cancelled 8. Dam dad ‘ is innocent like Lindy’ 9. Jacko’s

Allstate Falls on 16 Percent Decline in Net Income (Update1)
Bloomberg - Allstate’s auto unit, the company’s largest, faces a rising accident rate and increased competition as rivals cut prices to grab market share. To contact the reporter on this story: Erik Holm in New York at eholm2@bloomberg.net

Is John Black dead?
News.com.au - JOHN Black is dead. Maybe. If you’re a Days Of Our Lives fan this news will shock you to your soapie-loving core. The internet is abuzz with gossip that the character, played by Drake Hogestyn, has been killed in a hit and run car accident. Of course

Three taken to hospital after accident in Carver
Patriot Ledger - CARVER - Three people were hospitalized after a rollover accident on Main Street. Sgt. Michael Miksch said police received a 911 call at 12:03 p.m. Wednesday reporting that a car and a pickup truck had collided and that the truck had rolled over. The

Monday, October 15
News.com.au - Body of woman killed rafting to return to Adelaide THE family of a young woman killed in a rafting accident in Africa said arrangements were being made for her body to be returned to Australia.

Vehicle Accident
Nevada Appeal - Carson City emergency crews are working a single-vehicle accident involving a power pole on Arrowhead Way, near Vitamin Research Products. A person is trapped in the vehicle; Care Flight has been called for patient transport. Power is out in the

‘Wristcutters: A Love Story’
Newsday - Piling into a wasted station wagon with a self-electrocuted Russian rocker (Shea Whigham) and a sign-defacing young woman (Shannyn Sossamon) who claims to have died by “accident,” Zia treks across this purgatory in search of Desiree. Adapted from a

Stalled Health Tests Leave Storm Trailers in Limbo
New York Times - Pieri, 60, a former prison laundry manager injured in a work accident in 2001, said the rent would have been prohibitive on the couple s combined Social Security payments of $1,700 a month. I just want to keep a roof over my head, and my wife

CNN Heroes: Fighting paralysis with Gloria Estefan
CNN - Estefan escaped from a near-fatal bus accident in 1990 with a broken back. After months of grueling physical therapy and surgery, she returned to the stage and studio, winning Grammy Awards and numerous other accolades. Buoniconti wasn’t so lucky. In

Motorcycle Involved in Fatal Accident
The Ledger - The Florida Highway Patrol was investigating a fatal accident involving a motorcycle Sunday night, at the intersection of Lewis and West Campbell Roads in North Lakeland. The accident was reported about 7:30 p.m. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office was

Unipetrol says delays start of Ceska Rafinerska units due to accident
Forbes - PRAGUE (Thomson Financial) - Czech refinery Unipetrol had to suspend the starting of its subsidiary Ceska Rafinerska units due to a failure at its partial oxidation unit that occurred on Saturday, Unipetrol said in a statement. The damages haven’t

Ronkonkoma man killed in car crash
Newsday - A Ronkonkoma man driving eastbound on the Long Island Expressway service road was killed Monday night in a single-car accident in Brentwood. Anthony Vento, 28, of Cedar Lane, was driving his 2002 Lexus on the service road when, near the intersection

Hit-and-run suspect claims alibi
Baltimore Sun - The man charged in the hit-and-run death of a Towson University freshman denied being involved in an accident - and told police that his vehicle had been taken in a carjacking, court records show. Matthew David Miller, 25, of the Loch Raven Heights

Filipino martial arts, escrima, gets noticed in hands of a master
San Francisco Gate - Now, with the reality of war, we have a lot of young people that come back from the war with some of their body parts missing, or some get in a car accident and lose a limb or become paralyzed, and those are harder to take because they had all their

Towson U. freshman dies after accident
Baltimore Sun - A Towson University freshman who police say was struck by a drunken driver while walking from a friend’s off-campus house to his dormitory died yesterday. The death of Kevin Ryan, an 18-year-old graduate of Atholton High School in Columbia, came two

What Daily Telegraph readers are saying about the ecstasy issue
News.com.au - G.J., of Glenfield “Let’s hope this was an accident. Let’s hope dealers aren’t getting this young.” - Jack, of Padstow “I think it goes without saying, education is the answer but don’t just educate the kids. Educate the adults as well, as there are a

Monday, October 15
News.com.au - Body of woman killed rafting to return to Adelaide THE family of a young woman killed in a rafting accident in Africa said arrangements were being made for her body to be returned to Australia.

Nevada Police Arrest Man Who Allegedly Videotaped Himself Raping 3
FOX News - Stiles’ previous arrests included charges of assault, battery, resisting a police officer, auto theft, leaving the scene of an accident and contempt of court, authorities said. He was convicted in 1999 in Las Vegas of carrying a concealed weapon, and

Super slayer a natural
News.com.au - I don’t know if Jared was trying to pull this funny prank on me or if it was just an accident, but he said, ‘I didn’t do it, I didn’t do it.’ “I’m like, ‘You liar. You’re an actor’.” Supernatural , Ten, Monday 8.30pm Share this article What is this?

Girl, 12, dies in dirt bike accident
Lexington Herald-Leader - A 12-year-old Perry County girl died Wednesday night of injuries she received when her dirt bike collided with a car two days earlier, Kentucky State Police said. Courtney Gross of Hazard was driving a Yamaha dirt bike when it crashed into a 2002

Business briefs
Chicago Sun-Times - Aon Corp., the insurance broker that’s planning to spin off its Combined Insurance Co. of America unit, received ‘’expressions of interest'’ from potential buyers, Chief Executive Officer Gregory Case said. Chicago-based Aon is shedding the accident

Oriyas in Uttarakhand accident get compensation
Earthtimes - Bhubaneswar, Oct 12 - The Orissa government Friday announced a compensation of Rs.100,000 for the families of the 41 people from the state killed in a bus accident in Uttarakhand. At least 41 of the 45 who died while on a pilgrimage belonged to

Fame’s no fun, says Phoenix
Chicago Sun-Times - Phoenix plays a man whose son is killed in a hit-and-run accident in “Reservation Road.” Out of his rage and anguish, he decides to hunt down the father (Mark Ruffalo) who swerved into the boy on a dark, lonely road. “What was interesting was how

Shooter’s Access to School a Mystery
The Ledger - McGrath said that since 2006, police had gone to the family’s home five times: for calls about domestic violence, assault, a property crime and a hit-and-run accident. Asa Coon, who was white, stood out in a school that is 85 percent black for wearing

Fort Richardson soldier dies in Iraq accident
Anchorage Daily News - HARTFORD, Conn. — An Army paratrooper based at Fort Richardson died in Iraq on Tuesday when he was accidentally pinned between two vehicles this week, his family said. Sgt. Jason Lantieri, 25, joined the Army two years ago and was due home in

Nothing but the best for little ones at Redmond boutique
Seattle Times - The Juan Valdez coffee shop on Pine Street downtown was closed this week and its windows and door boarded up after a car accident shattered the windows early Sunday morning, according to a spokeswoman for Macy’s, in which the coffee shop is located

Bloggers are quick to click - and judge
Baltimore Sun - SCHIP — which is designed for families that make too much money to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to afford private health insurance — with providing the medical care he and his sister needed after being seriously injured in a car accident.

Maribel man dies in Green Bay traffic accident
Green Bay Press-Gazette - A 57-year-old Maribel man died Thursday from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash on Green Bay’s northeast side, Green Bay Police Lt. Brad Florence said. James Melville died in the crash that occurred at 11:06 a.m. Thursday at North Webster

Measures aim to limit health policy prices
Detroit Free Press - Allow the Accident Fund, a Lansing-based for-profit subsidiary of Blue Cross, to sell all other types of insurance, going beyond its primary role as a workers compensation company. The fund could sell property, accident, casualty and life coverage.

New White Paper Details Six Steps to Investigate and Prevent
Forbes - Accident prevention is imperative for any proactive health and safety program, and accidents themselves, while unfortunate, present an opportunity to improve the performance of the laboratory safety program. This white paper details the six key

Memorial today in Stillwater for native son killed in climbing
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Memorial today in Stillwater for native son killed in climbing accident WWII vet Russell Stansfield fought at Iwo Jima Philanthropist, businessman Mark Sathe Deaths elsewhere Virginia Republican dies after fight with breast cancer A memorial service

Many happy returns: the business aiming to reunite owners with their
The Independent - Such is the psychological trauma of losing a BlackBerry that some shrinks in the USA now provide a special service for victims. “Research shows that emotionally, the experience can be akin to being in a minor car accident,” says Frank Hannigan

Mom seeks guardianship of injured Marine
St. Petersburg Times - CLEARWATER - The young Marine severely injured in a car accident involving wrestler Hulk Hogan’s son will need lifelong care and at best will only be able to open and close his eyes periodically, according to court documents. John Graziano’s mother

Woman dies in hot air balloon accident in New Mexico
Times of India - ALBUQUERQUE: One of hundreds of balloons in town for a festival tipped after snagging a utility line, sending a woman plummeting at least 21 metres to her death. Three other women in the gondola were hospitalised on Monday - two with broken legs

Two Injured In Morning Accident, Including Two-Year-Old
Week.com - Illinois State Police are investigating a single vehicle crash just north of Lincoln near the town of Atlanta this morning. Police say the vehicle was traveling northbound on Interstate-55 when the driver fell asleep. When 21-year-old Angelique Hill

Sailor who lost arm in train accident changes story
Chicago Tribune - A 20-year-old sailor who lost his right arm after being hit by a Metra train Sunday night in Lake Bluff recanted his story of being attacked and thrown on to the tracks, police said. Brandon Garrison of Red Bluff, Calif., told police late Monday

1 Killed, 3 Hurt in N.M. Balloon Crash
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Balloonists, however, say such fatalities are rare and that their sport is not particularly dangerous. “It’s no riskier than driving a car,'’ said pilot Anthony Haynes of Houston. “It’s a sad thing when it happens. But when you see a car accident

Rubik’s Cube devotees from 33 countries face off in puzzle solvers
San Diego Union-Tribune - You have to achieve the right balance between speed and stability to make sure the cube doesn’t fall apart, said Harris, who took up the cube while recovering from a bicycle accident five years ago. Matyas Kuti, 14, is one of the host country’s

Crash driver ‘felt pressurised’
BBC News - Mr Ramshaw, who said he had driven on the road once before the accident, told police he had been travelling at between 30mph and 40mph. As he reached the brow of the hill, Ramshaw said he had just gone into fourth gear but was not driving fast. He