All Stories from July 10, 2011 (Change date)
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Insurance agents complain FEMA creating confusionJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Insurance agents in states along the swollen Missouri River basin say federal officials are causing widespread confusion among property owners by push...
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IMF chief urges US to raise borrowing limitJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund’s new chief foresees “real nasty consequences” for the U.S. and global economies if the U.S. fails to raise its borrowing li...
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Palatine busy protecting us ... from what?Jul 10, 2011 12:00 am - I am so proud to live in Palatine. Our village officials are actively engaged in making certain that people smoking outside are at least 15 feet from any doorway in orde...
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Debt talks stall againJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Talks among President Barack Obama and congressional leaders Sunday evening failed to break a partisan stalemate over how to raise the federal borrowing lim...
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Rugged Mount Washington road celebrates 150 yearsJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. — It has been hiked blindfolded and backward. It has seen multiple evolutions of transportation, from horse-drawn carriages to steam-powered automobi...
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Blame prosecutors, not juries, for verdictsJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - In just a finger snap, it seems the American jury system has gone from worst to first and back again. A year ago, there was public indignation when a federal court jury ...
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Russia: Dozens of kids among 101 ferry missingJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - MOSCOW — A half-century-old tourist boat with 188 people on board listed and sank quickly in one of the world’s largest reservoirs amid wind and rain Sunday, authorities...
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7 years for Elgin gang shootingJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - One of two men charged with shooting a 15-year-old from Elgin in the arm in October 2010 is going to prison. Edgar G. Bernal, 20, of the 500 block of Lucille Avenue, Elg...
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Shuttle docks with space station final timeJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — As the miles melted between Atlantis and the International Space Station, the emotions grew — in orbit and on the ground. At Mission Control on Su...
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Australia to tax nation’s worst pollutersJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - SYDNEY — Australia will force its 500 worst polluters to pay $25 for every ton of carbon dioxide they emit, with the government promising to compensate households hit wi...