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House backs troop restsOct 31, 2021 5:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The House voted Thursday to give U.S. troops guaranteed time at home between deployments to Iraq, the latest but assuredly not the last challenge to Presid...
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4 Lebanese soldiers killedOct 31, 2021 5:01 pm - BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Lebanon's most senior Shiite Muslim cleric issued a religious edict Thursday banning honor killings, calling the custom of murdering a female relative...
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Russia claims polar seabedOct 31, 2021 5:02 pm - MOSCOW -- Two small Russian submarines completed a risky voyage deep below the North Pole Thursday, planting their country's flag in a titanium capsule on the Arctic Oce...
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Today's BirthdaysOct 31, 2021 4:58 pm - Author P.D. James, 87; broadway composer Richard Adler, 86; singer Gordon Stoker (The Jordanaires), 83; singer Tony Bennett, 81; actor Martin Sheen, 67; lifestyle guru M...
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Board to fix bumpy driveway, sinking schoolOct 31, 2021 5:01 pm - Lake Zurich High School students, parents and visitors will have a smoother ride this fall once potholes along the school's main driveway are fixed. The school board's c...
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Parents, toy companies stressed over recall of toys made in China that contain too much leadOct 31, 2021 4:59 pm - NEW YORK -- Wendy Schneider-Fisher is nervous about what toys to buy her children. "I'm less inclined to buy anything from China," said Schneider-Fisher, of New A...
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Penn connects with ChavezOct 31, 2021 4:59 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela -- Hollywood star Sean Penn applauded President Hugo Chavez as the Venezuelan leader lambasted the Bush administration and demanded an end to war in I...
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Mexican kids to get laptopsOct 31, 2021 4:59 pm - MEXICO CITY -- Carlos Slim, one of the world's richest men, said Thursday he would donate 250,000 low-cost laptop computers to Mexican children by the end of the year an...
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Illinois' goals for grad rates not adequateOct 31, 2021 5:01 pm - CHICAGO -- Illinois and many other states aren't setting high enough goals for high school graduation rates, according to a new report. The Education Trust, a Washington...
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White House OKs interviewsOct 31, 2021 4:59 pm - WASHINGTON -- The White House has offered to let congressional investigators interview three former officials in an inquiry into what the administration knew about the f...