Business Stories from May 14, 2014 (Change date)
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Sears considering selling its Canadian operationsMay 15, 2014 6:59 am - NEW YORK - Hoffman Estates-based Sears is considering selling its Canadian operations as the retailer looks for ways to prop up its sagging business. The retailer, which...
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Durbin urges EPA to protect central Ill. aquiferMay 15, 2014 6:59 am - CHAMPAIGN - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to declare a central Illinois aquifer an important drinking water source and protect...
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Daily Herald wins seven state AP awardsMay 16, 2014 9:36 am - The Daily Herald received seven Illinois Associated Press Media Editors awards, including special recognition in the sports breaking news category for coverage of the Ch...
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Allstate named among 'Best Companies for Multicultural Women'May 14, 2014 12:16 pm - Northbrook-based Allstate has been named one of the 2014 "Best Companies for Multicultural Women" by Working Mother magazine. The award recognizes the 25 U.S. corporatio...
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List of fatal mine disasters in recent yearsMay 14, 2014 10:10 am - A list of some recent fatal mine disasters around the world: • 2013: 83 workers are buried by a massive landslide at a gold mining site in a mountainous area of Tibet, e...
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A look at allegations of cover-ups at VA hospitalsMay 15, 2014 7:50 am - PHOENIX - A team of federal investigators swept into Phoenix last month amid allegations of a disturbing cover-up at the veterans hospital. Their goal: to unravel the tr...
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Stocks fall back from record levelsMay 15, 2014 6:59 am - NEW YORK - Stocks fell back from record levels on Wednesday as investors decided it was better to play it safe. A day after the Standard & Poor's 500 index climbed above...
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East St. Louis stumps for high-speed rail stationMay 14, 2014 8:05 am - East St. Louis' mayor and the area's clergy are making a pitch for an Amtrak station for the city as part of efforts to develop a high-speed Amtrak route between Chicago...
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Decatur rehab center ordered to pay back wagesMay 14, 2014 7:44 am - DECATUR - The U.S. Department of Labor says a Decatur rehabilitation center has paid $67,000 in back wages after failing to properly compensate employees for overtime. A...
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274 dead in Turkey's worst-ever mine disasterMay 15, 2014 7:50 am - SOMA, Turkey - Amid wails of grief and anger, rescue workers coated in grime trudged repeatedly out of a coal mine Wednesday with stretchers of bodies that swelled the d...