All Stories from January 17, 2010 (Change date)
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Oil slips below $78 on weak dollarJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Oil prices hovered around $78 a barrel Monday as traders weighed doubts about global oil demand against a weaker U.S. dollar, which made crude cheaper for investors hold...
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Gravel beaches trapping oil from 1989 Exxon spillJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- An engineering professor has figured out why oil remains trapped along miles of gravel beaches more than 20 years after the Exxon Valdez tanker disa...
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Pope defends Pius XVI against Jewish criticsJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - ROME -- In a synagogue visit haunted by history, Pope Benedict XVI and Jewish leaders sparred over the record of the World War II-era pope during the Holocaust and agree...
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Americans held in Pakistan allege tortureJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - SARGODHA, Pakistan -- Five Americans arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of terrorism told a court Monday that they had been tortured by police -- charges that could add t...
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Police survey under way in Buffalo GroveJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Buffalo Grove police have modified how they conduct their annual citizen survey to make it open to anyone. In the past, the survey was sent to people selected randomly b...
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Northwestern tops Minn.Jan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- The Gophers women's basketball team is hurting. Minnesota lost at Northwestern 61-60 on Sunday, falling to 11-7 overall and 4-3 in the Big Ten. The Gopher...
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Avs' Hejduk out 2-4 weeksJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - DENVER -- Colorado Avalanche forward Milan Hejduk will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his knee and is expected to be out for the next two-to-four weeks. Hejduk has...
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Palmer birdies 18th to take Sony OpenJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Ryan Palmer went from anxious to overwhelmed in the 50 feet his chip shot traveled on the final hole until it struck the pin and settled inches away, leading to a 1-shot...
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Group discusses improving economyJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - The Illinois Fox Valley Society for Human Resource Management will meet Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Hickory Stick restaurant at Highlands Golf Course, 875 Sports Way, Elgi...
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Three star QBs ... and upstart Jets take center stage in playoffsJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - The New York Jets can expect to see Peyton Manning for four quarters this time. With a 17-14 upset of the San Diego Chargers on Sunday, brash coach Rex Ryan and his hard...