Business Stories from July 8, 2014 (Change date)
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Man dies at South Dakota hot dog eating contestJul 09, 2014 7:32 am - CUSTER, S.D. - A Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in western South Dakota turned tragic when a contestant choked to death. Walter Eagle Tail, 47, of Custer, died at...
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Des Plaines residents oppose Black Ram restaurant patio requestJul 09, 2014 9:23 am - Residents near the Black Ram restaurant in Des Plaines are upset with noise coming from the business late at night, and say the business' plans for an outdoor patio woul...
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U.S. companies post most jobs in 7 years in MayJul 08, 2014 2:44 pm - WASHINGTON - U.S. employers advertised more jobs in May than in any month in the past seven years, a sign that this year's strong hiring trend is likely to continue. Mo...
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Tight Illinois budget still contains pet projectsJul 09, 2014 7:32 am - The new state budget signed by Gov. Pat Quinn last week left lawmakers from both parties unhappy - but it didn't leave them empty-handed. Among expenses in the $35.7 bil...
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MIT finger device reads to the blind in real timeJul 09, 2014 8:20 am - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing an audio reading device to be worn on the index finger of people whose vision ...
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Obama urgently asks $3.7 billion for border crisisJul 09, 2014 5:04 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama appealed to Congress on Tuesday for $3.7 billion in emergency spending to deal with the immigration crisis on the nation's southern b...
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Hunter wants to sell big-game slingshot, sues DNRJul 08, 2014 12:50 pm - TUSCOLA, Ill. - John "Chief A.J." Huffer enjoys stalking big game. And he likes to do it with a modified slingshot he says can fire arrows fast enough to take down deer....
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1956 Grand Canyon crash a game-changer in air travelJul 09, 2014 7:32 am - GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. - The National Park Service created a national landmark Tuesday to commemorate a 1956 collision between two airliners over the Grand Ca...
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Panel says Chicago minimum wage should be $13Jul 09, 2014 9:13 am - A task force formed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel has recommended Chicago raise its minimum wage to $13 an hour. The panel says higher rates should be phased in over four years ...
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Legal marijuana goes on sale in WashingtonJul 08, 2014 11:23 am - BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Washington became the second state Tuesday to allow people to buy marijuana legally in the U.S. without a doctor's note as customers eager to be the ...