All Stories from June 20, 2012 (Change date)
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News Corp. unit makes $2B bid for Australia pay TVJun 20, 2012 12:47 pm - SYDNEY — The Australian arm of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. said Wednesday it is making a $2 billion bid to take full control of pay TV company Consolidated Media Holding...
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Yahoo, Liquid set to publish motion comicsJun 20, 2012 12:47 pm - PHILADELPHIA — Yahoo says it’s expanding its original offerings, partnering with Liquid Comics to offer motion-comics. The two companies said Wednesday they’ll make the ...
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Boomers rally for 5-4 winJun 20, 2012 12:03 pm - Trailing 3-1 in the eighth, the visiting Schaumburg Boomers scored 4 runs for a 5-4 victory Wednesday night, handing the Joliet Slammers their fourth straight defeat. Ge...
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Arlington Heights Promenade of Art begins SaturdayJun 20, 2012 12:03 pm - The Arlington Heights Promenade of Art is a free festival that begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 23, at 121 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. It continues on Sunday....
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Fewer U.S. CEOs plan to hire, boost spendingJun 20, 2012 12:02 pm - WASHINGTON — A survey of chief executives shows fewer large U.S. companies plan to hire or boost spending in the next six months, reflecting a weaker U.S. economy. The B...
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Senate defeats bid to block EPA power plant ruleJun 20, 2012 12:02 pm - WASHINGTON — The Democrat-controlled Senate has defeated a bid to block the Environmental Protection Agency from setting the first federal standards to reduce toxic air ...
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Stocks edge lower as investors focus on the FedJun 20, 2012 12:02 pm - Stocks edged down at midday Wednesday as investors looked for direction from a Federal Reserve announcement expected in the afternoon. The Fed could keep buying long-ter...
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Developing countries to the rescue at G-20Jun 20, 2012 11:47 am - LOS CABOS, Mexico — The scene at the just-concluded Group of 20 summit held in this seaside resort would have been unthinkable a decade ago: Hundreds of dignitaries gath...
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Palatine avoids trial over former councilman’s propertyJun 20, 2012 11:46 am - When Palatine officials left a courtroom last month after a hearing on former Councilman Warren Kostka’s violation-riddled property, they were prepared to come back and ...
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Music notes: Nu-metal heroes Saliva stop at Durty Nellie'sJun 20, 2012 11:30 am - Nu-metal heroes Saliva, a Tennessee band that emerged as part of the “nu-metal” explosion of the late 1990s, will make a stop in the suburbs this weekend. Like most...