All Stories from May 29, 2011 (Change date)
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Geneva Academic Foundation fundraiser June 8 at Buffalo Wild WingsMay 31, 2011 4:40 pm - Looking for something to celebrate the end of the school year? How about a trip to Buffalo Wild Wings at the Geneva Commons, 801 Commons Drive? The Geneva Academic Fou...
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Troubled home market creates generation of rentersMay 29, 2011 10:46 pm - WASHINGTON — A growing number of Americans can’t afford a home or don’t want to own one, a trend that’s spawning a generation of renters and a rise in apartment construc...
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Bank of America hikes fee on checking accountsMay 30, 2011 8:50 am - It’s getting more expensive to have a checking account. The monthly fee on Bank of America’s basic MyAccess checking account rose last week to $12, from the previous $8....
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At 84, ‘Guardian angel’ still watching over Route 66May 27, 2011 11:31 am - SELIGMAN, Ariz. — Just after lunchtime in a town that is a monument to yesteryear, an old man is cruising down Route 66 using an eight-speed bicycle. He is tidily dresse...
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Qatar seeks to avoid ‘white elephant’ stadiumsMay 27, 2011 11:33 am - DOHA, Qatar — Qatar has already attracted plenty of attention for the futuristic and colorful designs of its dozen proposed World Cup stadiums — including one shaped lik...
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Cost of Texas drought climbing with each dry dayMay 30, 2011 8:50 am - LUBBOCK, Texas — A historic drought has already cost Texas farmers and ranchers an estimated $1.5 billion, and the cost is growing daily as parched conditions persist in...
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German Catholic Church finds faithful leavingMay 27, 2011 11:30 am - AUGSBURG, Germany — A year after a widespread sex scandal rocked Roman Catholics in Pope Benedict XVI’s homeland, German intellectuals and faithful alike are turning the...
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Voters deliver blow to Quebec’s separatistsMay 27, 2011 11:32 am - QUEBEC CITY — For all the stereotypes of Canada as a ho-hum, steady-as-she-goes sort of place, politics here can be a wild ride. With virtually no warning from pollsters...
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Banks offer cash transfers to cell numbers, emailsMay 30, 2011 8:50 am - WASHINGTON — Three of the nation’s four largest banks are launching a system that lets customers transfer money from their checking accounts using only a mobile number o...
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For-profit college costs higher than at nonprofit peersMay 30, 2011 8:50 am - The average cost of attending a four-year for-profit college surpassed expenses at both U.S. state and private nonprofit universities, a government report found. Full-ti...