All Stories from April 12, 2012 (Change date)
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Marengo beats Burlington Central againApr 12, 2012 8:50 pm - Burlington Central had the champs on the ropes. But the champs counterpunched and finally knocked the Rockets out. Defending Big Northern East and state Class 3A champ ...
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Bartlett nips St. Charles NorthApr 12, 2012 8:41 pm - Kayla Haberstich could not have laid down a much better bunt. The Bartlett shortstop placed what was going to be a sacrifice bunt to advance runners in the bottom of th...
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St. Edward’s Chicagoland Challenge hoping for good weatherApr 12, 2012 8:35 pm - When former St. Edward softball coach Peg Corcoran started the Chicagoland Challenge tournament in 2002, the idea was to have a one-day tournament for Class A schools. T...
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Zimmerman prosecution comes into focus Suspect appears in court for first time since arrest in Martin shooting deathApr 12, 2012 8:20 pm - SANFORD, Fla. — After weeks in hiding, George Zimmerman made his first courtroom appearance Thursday in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, and prosecutors outli...
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Skittles joins brand foods thrust to center of tragedyApr 12, 2012 8:20 pm - NEW YORK — It could’ve been Starbursts, Twizzlers or Sour Patch Kids. But when Trayvon Martin was fatally shot, he happened to be carrying a bag of Skittles. For Mars In...
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1940 census frenzy: 134 million downloads With info available online, ‘Most-Wired Generation’ meets ‘Greatest Generation’Apr 12, 2012 8:19 pm - Americans have downloaded 134 million document images from the 1940 census since individual records were released April 2. That’s 2 million more images than the number ...
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B-word joins TV lexicon — for better or worse ABC hints at controversial word in two new shows about womenApr 12, 2012 8:19 pm - LOS ANGELES — B doesn’t just stand for broadcasting at ABC. The network uses the letter as an abbreviation for “bitch” in the title of its new Wednesday night sitcom “Do...
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The Mommy WarsApr 12, 2012 8:19 pm - When a TV pundit says Anne Romney never worked, she fires back and gets bipartisan support
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Titanic’s sinking: Was it more than human folly?Apr 12, 2012 8:19 pm - New theories suggest nature played bigger role than thought
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Monkey see, monkey readApr 12, 2012 8:19 pm - Research shows baboons can learn to spot real words