All Stories from July 7, 2012 (Change date)
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Student loan defaults can lead to nightmare scenariosJul 07, 2012 5:51 pm - Lawyers drained Linda Brice’s bank account and seized a quarter of her take-home pay, or more than $900 a month. Brice, a first-grade teacher and Coast Guard veteran, be...
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Wladimir Klitschko retains world heavyweight beltsJul 07, 2012 5:43 pm - BERN, Switzerland — Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to keep a comfortable hold on his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday night. The...
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Gavin Floyd sharp as White Sox top Blue Jays 2-0Jul 07, 2012 5:00 pm - Gavin Floyd pitched 7 2-3 innings of four-hit ball and Kevin Youkilis hit a two-run homer to lead the White Sox to a 2-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. ...
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Chicago man scores big upset in cherry-pit spitting contestJul 07, 2012 5:00 pm - EAU CLAIRE, Mich. — Ronn Matt's wife encouraged him to enter the annual International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship in southwestern Michigan on Saturday. It's a good ...
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Griffin, Harden, Iguodala on US Olympic rosterJul 07, 2012 5:00 pm - LAS VEGAS — Blake Griffin, Andre Iguodala and James Harden were chosen Saturday to complete the roster for the U.S. Olympic basketball team. They earned the final three ...
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DWI leads to man’s arrest in cold case killingJul 07, 2012 4:56 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri man forced to provide a DNA sample after pleading guilty in a drunken driving case has been charged in a 23-year-old killing. Prosecutors a...
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Vikings RB Peterson arrested in HoustonJul 07, 2012 4:55 pm - HOUSTON — Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson was arrested on a charge of resisting arrest after an early morning incident where police say it took three...
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Jones powers Yankees past Red SoxJul 07, 2012 4:22 pm - BOSTON — Andruw Jones hit two of New York’s four homers, Freddy Garcia pitched 6 2-3 solid innings in muggy conditions and the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 in the...
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Libyans hold 1st nationwide vote in decadesJul 07, 2012 4:17 pm - TRIPOLI, Libya — Jubilant Libyans chose a new parliament Saturday in their first nationwide vote in decades, but violence and protests in the restive east underscored th...
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Bandits fall 3-2 to RacersJul 07, 2012 4:12 pm - After topping Akron on Friday night, the teams met again Saturday night at the Ballpark at Rosemont. This time the Racers prevailed 3-2. The Bandits took a 2-0 lead in t...