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New York City Raises Penalties for Construction Code Violations - 1:00 AM
New York City construction codes -- revamped for the first time in four decades -- went into effect earlier this week and will increase penalties for some safety violations at building sites
The ci
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U.S. Midwest Floods Show Impact of Global Warming, Say Conservationists - 1:00 AM
Floods like those that inundated the U.S. Midwest are supposed to occur once every 500 years but this is the second since 1993, suggesting flawed forecasts that do not take global warming into account
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N.H. Flood Maps Outdated, FEMA-Sponsored Study Finds - 1:00 AM
Federal maps used by most New Hampshire communities to determine the scope of once-per-century floods are sometimes decades out of date.
A study recommends updating them to steer development away f
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Willis Wins U.S. Approval for HRH Acquisition - 1:00 AM
Willis Group Holdings Ltd , the No. 3 global insurance broker, won approval to buy rival Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday.
Willis valued the cash and stock deal at
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West Virginia Court Revives 2001 Flood Lawsuits Against Loggers - 1:00 AM
The West Virginia Supreme Court has revived a pair of lawsuits seeking damages from timber, mining and land companies for devastating 2001 floods.
The court reinstated a 2006 jury verdict that impr
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Lloyd's Dedicates Two Memorials to Honor War Dead - 1:00 AM
Lloyd's held a special service on July 2 to dedicate and unveil two new War Memorials commemorating Lloyd's associates who lost their lives during the First and Second World Wars.
The memorials, wh
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5 Million Michigan Residents Will Travel over July 4 Holiday, Says AAA - 1:00 AM
An estimated 1.5 million Michigan residents will travel during the 2008 Fourth of July holiday, according to a recent AAA survey of 8,500 U.S. residents. Of this number, 1.1 million will travel by car
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California Aims to Implement Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance Regs - 1:00 AM
California's Department of Insurance as well as state legislators are considering bringing "pay-as-you-drive" automobile insurance to the state, a system in which automobile insurance premiums would m
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Labor Talks Resume at West Virginia's Posh Greenbrier Resort - 1:00 AM
Contract negotiations have resumed between The Greenbrier and its unions with a meeting resort spokeswoman Lynn Swann called productive.
Representatives of the posh White Sulphur Springs resort and
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Republican Brady Quits Government Jobs for Delaware Insurance Race - 1:00 AM
Republican House attorney John Brady has resigned from his General Assembly position to prepare for his campaign for state insurance commissioner.
Brady stepped down so to avoid any conflict of int
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