All Stories from June 21, 2012 (Change date)
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New Greek PM Samaras names cabinet membersJun 21, 2012 9:10 am - ATHENS, Greece — Greece has named its coalition government’s new Cabinet, appointing a prominent banker to take over the key position of finance minister. New government...
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Seattle pool allows topless breast cancer survivorJun 21, 2012 9:10 am - SEATTLE — The Seattle Parks and Recreation Department has reversed a decision by its aquatics manager and decided to allow a woman who had a double mastectomy to swim to...
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90 still missing after boat capsizes off IndonesiaJun 21, 2012 9:10 am - CANBERRA, Australia — A boat carrying about 200 people capsized south of Indonesia and scores were feared drowned Thursday in an apparent attempt to reach Australia to s...
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Rate on 30-year mortgage falls to record 3.66 pct.Jun 21, 2012 9:00 am - WASHINGTON — The average U.S. rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell this week to a record low for the seventh time in eight weeks. Cheap mortgages have helped drive a mo...
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Tesla delivers first $100,000 Model S on uncertain demandJun 21, 2012 9:00 am - Tesla Motors Inc. survived a cash crisis in 2008 and tomorrow delivers its first electric car designed and built solely in-house. Co-founder Elon Musk will soon learn if...
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Schaumburg man charged with defrauding drug testJun 21, 2012 9:00 am - A Schaumburg man was charged with a single count of defrauding a drug screening earlier this week. Brian J. Uchwat, 29, of the 1600 block of Churchill Road, was charged...
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Samsung Galaxy S III goes on sale in U.S., taking on IPhoneJun 21, 2012 9:00 am - Samsung Electronics Co., challenging Apple Inc.'s iPhone, began rolling out its Galaxy S III flagship smartphone in the U.S. through T-Mobile USA Inc. The touch-screen d...
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Will Fire decline to pick up Grazzini’s option?Jun 21, 2012 8:36 am - The Chicago Fire did not make Sebastian Grazzini available to the media after Wednesday’s training session, a decision that may speak volumes about the Argentine midfiel...
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Treasuries advance as U.S. unemployment-benefit claims increaseJun 21, 2012 8:35 am - Treasuries rose for the first time in three days as more Americans than forecast filed claims for jobless benefits and before data that economists forecast will show man...
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U.S. futures mixed ahead of jobs, housing dataJun 21, 2012 8:25 am - NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures were mixed Thursday after the latest jobs report showed that the number of people seeking unemployment benefits dipped last week. The decl...