All Stories from May 28, 2012 (Change date)
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Colleges turn used bottles into caps, gownsMay 28, 2012 10:13 am - When George Washington University’s Class of 2012 marched across the Mall in D.C. to accept its degrees recently, the nation’s back yard was transformed into an eco-fash...
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Suburban residents mark Memorial DayMay 28, 2012 10:09 am - Suburban residents started a muggy Memorial Day with a flag-raising ceremony in All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines Monday morning. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2992 and...
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S.Africa’s most famous township gets new theaterMay 28, 2012 9:29 am - JOHANNESBURG — Playwright, director and actor John Ledwaba gave up theater during South Africa’s turbulent 1980s and left his Soweto home to train to be an anti-aparthei...
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Should scientists-authors be more forthcoming about their flaws?May 28, 2012 9:29 am - “Doubt is our product,” a tobacco executive observed in the late 1960s, infamously summing up the effort to undercut the link between smoking and cancer. Since then, man...
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How do cranes get on top of skyscrapers?May 28, 2012 9:00 am - NEW YORK — Perched above New York City's skyline, two tower cranes are piecing together the new One World Trade Center, which just became the city's tallest skyscraper. ...
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Scientists unravel what makes castor oil workMay 28, 2012 8:43 am - Castor oil may have a bad rap among people who were force-fed spoonfuls as children, but it’s no myth that the tonic has health effects. Now, scientists have elucidated ...
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Borders helps Grayslake North book titleMay 28, 2012 8:02 am - The postponement of Saturday’s Class 3A Antioch regional softball final because of rain to Monday didn’t put a damper on Kelsey Borders’ Memorial Day plans. “I didn’t ha...
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Images: Memorial Day around the nationMay 28, 2012 8:00 am - ...
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World stocks inch higher on Greek vote hopesMay 28, 2012 7:48 am - BANGKOK — World stock markets inched higher Monday after opinion polls in Greece suggested the country might stick with austerity and stay in the euro common currency. T...
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Russian tycoon unexpectedly quits as CEO of TNK-BPMay 28, 2012 7:48 am - MOSCOW — Russian tycoon Mikhail Fridman has unexpectedly announced his resignation as chief executive at the Russian venture of BP. The venture, TNK-BP, said on Monday t...