Lifestyle Stories from August 25, 2012 (Change date)
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Controversial Charlotte awaits Democratic conventionAug 27, 2012 6:33 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When all is said and done, perhaps it was destiny that Charlotte host the Democratic National Convention — and that its choice be controversial. After ...
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American consumers with fewer babies limit spendingAug 27, 2012 4:27 pm - Debra Mollen, 41, a psychology professor in Denton, Texas, said she and her husband don't plan to have children as they strive to pay down their mortgage and save for re...
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The do's and don'ts of freshman dorm decoratingAug 27, 2012 6:03 pm - In recent weeks, thousands of tiny white rooms on campuses throughout the country have been welcoming their newest residents and their carloads of stuff. Although the s...
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Some fashions just won’t flyAug 26, 2012 7:24 am - DALLAS — Airlines give many reasons for refusing to let you board, but none stir as much debate as this: How you’re dressed. A woman flying from Las Vegas on Southwest t...
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Geneva foundation’s Concert for a Cure benefits Parkinson’s researchAug 26, 2012 7:41 am - Joanie Fisher of Elgin was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease nine years ago. Four years ago, she heard about the Paul Ruby Foundation, which raises money for research r...
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Chinese turn to microblogs for donationsAug 27, 2012 5:03 am - BEIJING — Nine months after Ma Chunhua’s baby was born, bruises began appearing all over the daughter’s tiny frame. When doctors this spring diagnosed it as leukemia, Ma...
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Family hopes to rebuild a historic house for price of new constructionAug 30, 2012 8:43 am - WASHINGTON — Terri Rosenthal decided to save an old house after she lost hers. Her family's three-story Victorian was gone in moments, burned to ashes last year in a fir...
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New exhibit tells history from pueblos' perspectiveAug 26, 2012 4:56 pm - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico's pueblos have a history with the federal government unlike any other American Indian tribe. They never signed treaties, and with that cam...
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New AIDS-like disease appearing in AsiansAug 26, 2012 4:56 pm - Researchers have identified a mysterious new disease that has left scores of people in Asia and some in the United States with AIDS-like symptoms even though they are no...
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Bat symbol graces pool in Hinsdale homeAug 31, 2012 10:00 pm - Usually the Bat signal is spotted in a dark sky over Gotham City. But in one Hinsdale home listed for $2.55 million, the symbol is found under water on the bottom of the...
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