All Stories from May 10, 2012 (Change date)
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What if Apple were part of the Dow?May 10, 2012 10:00 am - Apple is the world's most valuable company. The Dow Jones industrial average is probably the world's best-known stock index. So don't they deserve each other? Consider ...
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Dressing up a stack of pancakesMay 10, 2012 10:00 am - As pancake toppings go, maple syrup is swell and certainly traditional, if not particularly inspired. But if you're going to go to the trouble of griddling up a stack o...
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Caterpillar selling logistics unit stake for $750MMay 10, 2012 10:00 am - Peoria-based Caterpillar is selling a majority stake in a logistics division for about $750 million to better focus on its core businesses. The world's largest maker of ...
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Report: Eighth-grade students still lag in scienceMay 10, 2012 10:00 am - ATLANTA — Eighth-graders in the U.S. are doing better in science than they were two years ago, but seven out of 10 still are not considered proficient, the federal gover...
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Lake Zurich, Grant share NSC titleMay 10, 2012 10:00 am - The final race of the North Suburban Conference boys track and field championships was supposed to decide who won the conference title — Grant or Lake Zurich. Instead, ...
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Study would be needed before ending Boeing C-130 programMay 10, 2012 10:00 am - OKLAHOMA CITY — The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has approved a defense funding bill that would delay efforts to end a program in Oklahoma City to upgrade the coc...
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Wreckage of Russian jet found on Indonesian cliffMay 10, 2012 9:59 am - CIDAHU, Indonesia — A helicopter spotted the shattered wreckage of a Russian-made passenger plane Thursday that crashed into a steep cliff on a long-dormant Indones...
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St. Charles E. wins wild one over GenevaMay 10, 2012 9:32 am - In a game that included a little bit of everything, the only things that seemed to be missing were ivy on the walls and bleachers in the outfield. Geneva and St. Charles...
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Survey: We want simple technologyMay 10, 2012 9:03 am - What do people want most from their smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices? Simplicity, at least according to a new Ketchum Digital Living Index survey of abo...
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Stormwater projects making progress in LombardMay 10, 2012 9:00 am - Ever since the flooding rains of a two-day span in July, 2010, Lombard has been planning and spending on improvements to its sewer system and water retention ponds. Al...