All Stories from May 29, 2011 (Change date)
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Downstate jeweler closes after 50 yearsMay 27, 2011 11:31 am - MOWEAQUA, Ill. — A diamond is forever, and ever. But diamond experts and their iconic businesses, not so much. All good things come to an end, and so we’re now in the la...
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Bond expert: It’s not your father’s muni marketMay 29, 2011 10:46 pm - BOSTON — It wasn’t long ago that municipal bond funds provided a reliable refuge from stock market volatility. Investors could expect steady returns of 4 to 5 percent a ...
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European neo-Nazi websites find home in U.S.May 27, 2011 11:35 am - VIENNA — The website is awash with neo-Nazi symbolism and even sarcastically refers to the notorious Mauthausen concentration camp as Austria’s largest open-air museum. ...
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Booked early, then airfare fell. A refund? Maybe.May 29, 2011 5:20 pm - NEW YORK — You booked your summer travel early, only to see the airfare drop. You have company. The threat of fare increases combined with pent-up demand drove more tra...
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U of I student uses sun to water plantsMay 27, 2011 11:31 am - URBANA — During his high school days, Trey Ward had a summer job watering municipal flower beds in Hinsdale. Three days a week, he traveled around town with a tank holdi...
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Four ways Oprah’s show swayed spendingMay 30, 2011 8:50 am - NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey’s impact on your finances won’t end with her show. During its 25 years on the air, “The Oprah Winfrey Show” held enormous sway over how its audi...
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Jets’ DeVito using lockout to give faith a workoutMay 29, 2011 6:09 pm - RANDOLPH, N.J. — Mike DeVito cleared his throat a few times, took a couple of steps from behind the lectern and looked out at the dozens of people seated in front of him...
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Coffee drinkers keep chugging as prices riseMay 30, 2011 8:50 am - NEW YORK — People are paying more to fuel up these days — on coffee. Coffee price increases have outpaced even the hike in gasoline prices the past year. A one-pound can...
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Maine whoopie pie, Texas state music divert lawmakers from deficitsMay 27, 2011 11:35 am - Texas lawmakers, debating how to close a projected $15 billion deficit this month, took some time off to vote on another pressing issue: Should Western swing be declared...
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Young, Angolan singer sits on the cusp of stardomMay 29, 2011 7:52 am - WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — This is the world Nelson Hebo was born into: a world of poverty and violence and disease, where soldiers dragged young men from streets at rifle-p...