All Stories from August 14, 2011 (Change date)
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Abandoned toddler rescued from garbage in SpainAug 14, 2011 12:00 am - MADRID — An official says a 2-year-old girl has been rescued from a dumpster after her parents abandoned her. He says residents of the southeastern town of Cabezo de Tor...
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Bell makes the most of it, but can Bears back make the team?Aug 14, 2011 12:00 am - Third-year running back Kahlil Bell has been flying well under the radar during training camp, what with the speculation over a contract extension for Matt Forte or a po...
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Fourth straight series win for CubsAug 14, 2011 12:00 am - Without any Carlos Zambrano meltdowns, retirements, suspensions or disqualification lists, the Cubs got back to their recent winning ways Sunday in Atlanta. They overcam...
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Doug McAllister/Under the Hood: Heat, cold spark battery debateAug 14, 2011 12:00 am - Q. Can you settle an argument about battery longevity? I say that heat is the true killer of batteries. Summers of 200-degree under-hood temperatures eventually wea...
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Norway killer back on island for reconstructionAug 14, 2011 12:00 am - OSLO, Norway — Held tightly on a police leash, the Norwegian man who confessed to killing 69 people at an island youth camp has reconstructed his actions for police back...
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Popular Indian actor Shammi Kapoor dies at 79Aug 14, 2011 12:00 am - MUMBAI, India — Versatile Indian actor Shammi Kapoor has died after a long career in Bollywood. He was 79. His doctor Bhupendra Gandhi says Kapoor was admitted to Mumbai...
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20 years later, ex-USSR is a cracked mosaicAug 14, 2011 12:00 am - MOSCOW — First came Mikhail Gorbachev, who moved a monolithic Soviet Union toward reform. Then in August 1991, an ill-conceived coup attempt by clumsy and occasionally d...
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Grants allow Illinois parks to hire 760 teen workersAug 14, 2011 12:00 am - It was a stroke of good fortune for teens who couldn’t land summer jobs in our sluggish economy. Suddenly, park districts around the state announced in early July they w...
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Home and garden calendarAug 14, 2011 12:00 am - Call for heirloom gardeners Garfield Farm Museum in Campton Hills is looking for garden enthusiasts who would like to display and sell their favorite heirlooms at...
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UK gangs thrive in August riotsAug 14, 2011 12:00 am - BIRMINGHAM, England — The Burger Bar Boys. The Cash or Slash Money Crew. The Bang Bang Gang. These names might sound straight out of a dime-store novel, but they’re real...