All Stories from May 18, 2012 (Change date)
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Obama to tout $3B pledge for food securityMay 18, 2012 6:30 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is set to announce $3 billion in private sector pledges aimed at alleviating hunger in Africa and urge the world's biggest economies ...
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Oil falls to near $92 after sharp 2-week selloffMay 18, 2012 6:28 am - SINGAPORE — Oil prices fell to near $92 a barrel Friday in Asia, extending a sharp two-week selloff as the latest twists in Europe’s debt crisis added to a glo...
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New Willie Nelson album lacks focusMay 18, 2012 6:00 am - Willie Nelson, "Heroes" (Sony Legacy) Willie Nelson returns to the Sony label family, home to his greatest commercial triumphs, including "Red Headed Stranger" and "Sta...
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Community colleges offer array of classes for young studentsMay 18, 2012 6:00 am - It doesn't take long after summer vacation begins for students to start the annual summer phrase - "I'm bored." In an effort to combat boredom, parents are in the proce...
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Brookfield Zoo exhibit goes buggyMay 18, 2012 6:00 am - As one who nervously eyes any spider the size of a penny, I found coming face-to-face with the mammoth animatronic Chinese Earth Tiger Spider at Brookfield Zoo's new "Xt...
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Fine cast shines in 'Night Music' revivalMay 18, 2012 6:00 am - Writers' Theatre has done something to "A Little Night Music" audiences may find impossible to forget. So enchanting is director William Brown's comely, chamber-style ...
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Fate of 'uninsurables' hinges on Supreme CourtMay 18, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Cancer patient Kathy Watson voted Republican in 2008 and believes the government has no right telling Americans to get health insurance. Nonetheless, she sa...
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Occupy movement gets a shining soundtrackMay 18, 2012 6:00 am - "Occupy This Album," Various artists (Razor & Tie) "Occupy This Album," this homage to the Occupy Wall Street movement, is thick with troubadours and an eye toward soci...
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Albarn takes new direction with Dr DeeMay 18, 2012 6:00 am - Damon Albarn, "Dr Dee" (Virgin) Eclectic is Damon Albarn's middle name. From Brit pop with Blur to the Chinese opera "Monkey: Journey to the West" and the Gorillaz in b...
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Banks' hit summer includes 'Hunger Games,' babiesMay 18, 2012 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - With "The Hunger Games" in the rear-view mirror, the ensemble comedy "What to Expect When You're Expecting" just ahead and a 14-month-old at home, Elizabet...