All Stories from July 5, 2012 (Change date)
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So, how much would you pay to be number 1?Jul 05, 2012 7:00 am - Want to be No. 1? Well, you could soon get that chance. Gov. Pat Quinn is considering a plan to sell the coveted No. 1 Illinois license plate to the highest bidder. A Qu...
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Reps confirm actress Claire Danes is pregnantJul 05, 2012 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Claire Danes has some busy months ahead: Not only is her hit TV series “Homeland” returning for its second season in September, but she's pregnant as well. Da...
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Japan reactor on grid; panel slams crisis responseJul 05, 2012 6:30 am - TOKYO) — Nuclear power returned to Japan's energy mix for the first time in two months Thursday, hours before a parliamentary investigative commission blamed the governm...
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Oil near $87 ahead of Europe central bank meetingsJul 05, 2012 6:29 am - SINGAPORE — Oil fell to near $87 a barrel Thursday in Asia as investors waited for word on whether European central bankers will take measures to boost flagging economic...
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UN says global food prices down againJul 05, 2012 6:28 am - ROME — A U.N. agency says world food prices have dropped in June for a third straight month to their lowest level in nearly two years but that dry weather in recent week...
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WikiLeaks has data from 2.4 million Syrian emailsJul 05, 2012 6:27 am - LONDON — The secret-spilling group WikiLeaks says it is in the process of publishing material from a trove of 2.4 million emails from Syria. WikiLeaks’ Sarah Harrison to...
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Bank of England backs another stimulusJul 05, 2012 6:26 am - LONDON — The Bank of England has backed another 50 billion pounds ($78 billion) injection into the ailing British economy. Thursday’s move by the Bank of England’s Monet...
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German economists warn on summit decisionsJul 05, 2012 6:26 am - BERLIN — A group of German economists is denouncing decisions made by last week’s European Union summit, arguing that taxpayers, retirees and savers shouldn’t be liable ...
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Markets awaiting central bank decisions, U.S. dataJul 05, 2012 6:25 am - LONDON — Markets were firm Thursday ahead of policy statements from Europe’s top two central banks that are expected to further ease monetary policy to help boost growth...
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'Beasts' an impressive work of imagination that plays like a documentaryJul 05, 2012 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Benh Zeitlin's imaginative feature debut “Beasts of the Southern Wild” creates an entire world out of muck, wat...