All Stories from June 12, 2011 (Change date)
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Danville, Rockford pin economic hopes on casinosJun 12, 2011 7:00 am - DANVILLE, Ill. — This town built along the Indiana state line has been on a losing streak since the 1970s. Once a thriving factory town, Danville lost 10,000 people when...
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Adult vaccines can prevent future health costsJun 12, 2011 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. — Looking to hold down your health care costs? Vaccines are a cost-effective way to reduce health risks, but they are often overlooked by adults. Many fami...
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Pastor to retire after 66 yearsJun 12, 2011 7:00 am - BIG ROCK, Ill. — When he took a moment to think about it recently, the Rev. Gene Frost Sr. believes he has given somewhere around 5,000 sermons in his 66 years as a past...
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Burress pays hefty price, earns 2nd chanceJun 12, 2011 7:00 am - Plaxico Burress shot himself in the thigh and his career in the foot. It doesn’t have to be a fatal wound. The former Super Bowl star walked out of prison Monday after s...
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UFC’s use of social media expands fan baseJun 12, 2011 7:00 am - Even with the best seat in the building, UFC President Dana White spends more time staring at his phone than the fights in front of him. At these main events, he’s simpl...
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Muslim weightlifter tries to compete and remain faithfulJun 12, 2011 7:00 am - ATLANTA — Looking to get stronger, Kulsoom Abdullah took up weightlifting a couple of years ago. She quickly grew to love the male-dominated sport, entering local compet...
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5 low-cost tips on beating the heat at home with kidsJun 12, 2011 7:00 am - NEW YORK — If high gas prices have you rethinking your summer adventures and recalculating the cost of traveling to a more refreshing climate, you may need to change foc...
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Michigan man drives 1 million miles in 10 yearsJun 12, 2011 7:00 am - RIDGEWAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Gary Mueller of Ridgeway Township has done a lot of driving in the last 10 years, well over a million miles. What’s even more remarkable, he h...
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Slow economy weighing on stock market, finallyJun 12, 2011 7:00 am - The stock market comeback has proceeded at a rapid clip for more than two years. Yet the economic recovery has been frustratingly slow. Now a spate of disappointing econ...
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Three stories of father-and-child reunionsJun 12, 2011 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Estrangement can make Father’s Day complicated for many families, but reunion can be oh so sweet. Here are three stories — and many lives — touched by fathers...