All Stories from May 24, 2012 (Change date)
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US forecasters: 9 to 15 storms in hurricane seasonMay 24, 2012 2:02 pm - MIAMI — U.S. forecasters predicted Thursday that this year’s Atlantic hurricane season would produce a normal number of about nine to 15 tropical storms, with as many as...
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H-P leads Dow to its fourth day of gains in MayMay 24, 2012 2:00 pm - NEW YORK — Hewlett-Packard helped pull the Dow Jones industrial average to a slight gain Thursday, giving the index only its fourth gain this month. Stocks flipped bet...
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US poised to vet possible arms for Syrian rebelsMay 24, 2012 1:59 pm - WASHINGTON — As one diplomatic effort after another fails to end more than a year of brutal violence in Syria, the Obama administration is preparing a plan that would es...
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Senate committee cuts Pakistan aid over convictionMay 24, 2012 1:57 pm - WASHINGTON — A Senate panel expressed its outrage Thursday over Pakistan’s conviction of a doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden, cutting aid to...
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EU running out of time as Greece nears exitMay 24, 2012 1:53 pm - ATHENS, Greece — European leaders insist they want to keep Greece in the eurozone, but are putting off any agreement on how they hope to accomplish that. Greece says it,...
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US bank earnings rose to 5-year highMay 24, 2012 1:50 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. bank earnings rose in the first three months of the year to the highest level in nearly five years and the number of troubled banks fell for the fourth...
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Vernon Hills High pool repairs approved by stateMay 24, 2012 1:44 pm - Government-mandated repairs to the Vernon Hills High School swimming pool have passed a state inspection, officials announced. The pool must now be filled and inspected...
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Teacher shaving head after students meet fundraising challengeMay 24, 2012 1:44 pm - Students at Hawthorn Middle South in Hawthorn District 73 have raised more than $1,000 for a school in Haiti, through the local Renew Hope charity founded by a Middle So...
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Bail set in Batavia stabbing, attempted murderMay 24, 2012 1:22 pm - Bail has been set at $250,000 for Calvin Hayes, a 54-year-old Chicago man accused of stabbing a co-worker in Batavia this week, according to court records. Hayes, of the...
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Elton John falls sick, cancels 3 Vegas showsMay 24, 2012 1:16 pm - LAS VEGAS — Elton John is canceling three Las Vegas performances on doctors’ orders after being hospitalized with a respiratory infection. Officials with Caesars Enterta...