All Stories from July 10, 2011 (Change date)
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Fed chief to face grilling after weak jobs reportJul 10, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may feel surrounded when he testifies before Congress this week. From his left, Democrats will demand to know what the...
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It's a boy for Kate Hudson, rocker fiance BellamyJul 10, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Kate Hudson is a mom again, and the father is another rocker. Hudson's rep said Sunday that Hudson and fiance Matt Bellamy, singer with the British band Mu...
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2 nights, 8 'Potter' flicks in GurneeJul 10, 2011 11:00 pm - The epic showdown between good and evil - or rather between Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort - splashes onto the big screen in 3-D when "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hall...
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Recession hits transit budgets despite rising needJul 10, 2011 6:00 am - BOSTON — Cash-strapped and debt-ridden, public transit systems across the nation are trimming service, raising fares and postponing badly needed upgrades just to maintai...
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Government eases foreclosure rules for unemployedJul 10, 2011 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is making it easier for out-of-work homeowners to stay in their homes, as it tries to revamp its troubled foreclosure-prevention pr...
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LevelUp challenges Groupon’s model with trio of dealsJul 10, 2011 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Groupon’s online coupons save people cash, but they’re not always great deals for merchants. Some businesses complain that bargain hunters rarely return ...
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More than veggies grow by county jailJul 10, 2011 6:00 am - TUSCOLA, Ill. — There are more than tomatoes and string beans growing near the Douglas County U.S. Department of Agriculture Service Center by Route 36. Help for plantin...
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Blacks’ economic gains erased by recessionJul 10, 2011 6:00 am - BALTIMORE — Growing up black in the segregated 1960s, Deborah Goldring slept two to a bed, got evicted from apartment after apartment, and watched her stepfather climb u...
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Sport of kings comes to BataviaJul 10, 2011 6:00 am - Polo, and Shakespeare on Clark: what do these things have in common? The answer is “kings” and “Batavia.” Polo was the sport of kings, and Shakespeare was the art of kin...
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For Quinn, casino expansion like a house of cardsJul 10, 2011 6:00 am - Like a house of cards, the massive expansion proposed for Illinois’ gambling industry was built piece by piece, slot machine by slot machine, and vote by vote before the...