| No cars on campus Panel considers ban for OSU freshmen |
Aug 24th, 2013 |
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - The city of Corvallis is considering a recommendation to ban Oregon State freshmen from bringing cars to campus. The Collaboration Corvallis panel will meet Tuesday to discuss the idea of the ban, which is in effect at other universities campuses around the ...
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| Young boy 8 intentionally kills elderly woman with single gunshot to the head after playing Grand Theft Auto IV |
Aug 24th, 2013 |
SLAUGHTER, La. - Authorities in Louisiana said Friday that an 8-year-old boy intentionally shot and killed a 90-year-old woman who was his caregiver after watching a video game with violent themes.East Feliciana Parish sheriff's deputies did not provide a motive. But they said the juvenile was playing the video game "Grand Theft Auto IV" - a realistic game that's been ...
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| Google To Build Its Own Driverless Cars |
Aug 24th, 2013 |
is to start building its own driverless cars. It depends upon exactly what it is that they're going to try and do but this could be a rather larger project than the company is used to with all of the ...
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| Motorists can use phones as auto insurance proof |
Aug 24th, 2013 |
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a new law that lets Illinois residents use cellphones to prove they have auto insurance.The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers reports (http://bit.ly/1dcuNmr) Quinn signed the legislation Friday. More than a dozen other states also let motorists use programs on their smartphones instead of paper cards provided by auto insurance ...
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| Lebanese authorities stop six trucks filled with drugs |
Aug 24th, 2013 |
Lebanese authorities Saturday stopped six trucks allegedly trying to smuggle large amounts of Captagon into Syria, officials said. The trucks were stopped in Saad Nae'l town in Bekaa, Syria's official SANA news agency reported. "The Captagon tablets were hidden inside the chassis of the 6 trucks. ... We stopped a car that was accompanying those trucks with three Syrians ...
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| Personal injury law: Missouri and Kansas pedestrian accidents |
Aug 24th, 2013 |
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It doesn't get much worse than to be traumatically struck by a car, truck or bus while walking or jogging. A pedestrian-motor vehicle accident can be fatal; may cause permanent brain injury or other disability; and can leave physical, mental and emotional scars.
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| New Jersey man killed in left-turn motorcycle accident |
Aug 24th, 2013 |
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A recent accident in Jackson, New Jersey has provided yet another unfortunate reminder of the dangers that motorcycle riders face.
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| Texting on the job can lead to injury, workers' comp benefits |
Aug 24th, 2013 |
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If you were injured in a workplace accident that stemmed from texting behind the wheel, you may have a workers' comp claim.
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| New study: Hands-free technology distracts drivers' minds from road |
Aug 24th, 2013 |
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defines three types of driver distraction: manual, visual and cognitive.
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| Truck-driver fatigue rule survives challenge in federal court |
Aug 24th, 2013 |
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Earlier this month, a federal appeals court in Washington D.C. upheld the new HOS regulations that govern truck drivers and how long they are permitted to drive without taking a break.
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