All Stories from June 24, 2012 (Change date)
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Comparing prices for tourist itineraryJun 24, 2012 6:00 am - The Associated Press sent reporters out with a tourist's itinerary on a weekday in June in five cities around the world — New York, Paris, Tokyo, Dubai, and Buenos Aires...
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Stock market’s near future not bright, economists warnJun 24, 2012 5:57 am - NEW YORK — Job growth in the United States is slowing. Sales at stores have stopped growing. The economies of India, Brazil and China are cooling. Europe is crippled by ...
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Critics say Adidas sneaker akin to symbol of slaveryJun 24, 2012 5:54 am - Adidas canceled plans for a sneaker with a shacklelike ankle cuff after some critics said it too closely resembled a symbol of slavery. The JS Roundhouse Mid, a high-to...
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In North Korea, learning to hate U.S. starts earlyJun 24, 2012 5:52 am - PYONGYANG, North Korea — A framed poster on the wall of a kindergarten classroom shows bright-eyed children brandishing rifles and bayonets as they attack a hapless Amer...
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Cancer survivors’ tiles inspire table for hospitalJun 24, 2012 5:50 am - A special table has become part of the waiting area of the Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Cancer Center. This cancer survivor tile table was the brainchild of Relay For...
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Ball held to celebrate West Dundee church’s centennialJun 24, 2012 5:48 am - Submitted by St. Catherine of Siena Church Following a long tradition of historic events, St. Catherine of Siena Church in West Dundee will hold its Centennial Siena Bal...
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Why are Poland Spring bottles so crinkly?Jun 24, 2012 5:41 am - If you’ve bought a bottle of spring water recently — a little, half-liter one, the single serve kind — you may have noticed how fragile it was. Cellophane-thin walls, so...
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Belleau Woods could use some workJun 24, 2012 5:24 am - As a recreational user of the Herrick Lake, Danada Farms, Blackwell and St. James Farms forest preserves, I applaud the DuPage County Forest Preserve for these beautiful...
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Heat or food: An impossible choiceJun 24, 2012 5:24 am - People’s Resource Center has joined with 40 Illinois organizations concerned with hunger in our state to urge Sen. Richard Durbin to support an important amendment to th...
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Join fight against modern-day slaveryJun 24, 2012 5:24 am - While the U.S. has long been a global leader in the fight against modern-day slavery, this Congress has thus far failed to pass a critical piece of anti-trafficking legi...