All Stories from July 9, 2012 (Change date)
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NYC asking developers to test tiny apartmentsJul 09, 2012 12:44 pm - NEW YORK — New York City renters have long made a habit of sacrificing square footage to save money. Now, the government wants to help them move into even smaller spaces...
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Conservatives make it rough for businessJul 09, 2012 12:42 pm - WASHINGTON — Conservative Republicans have roughed up the business community this year — and it’s not over yet. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of...
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New law gives U.S. companies a break on pensionsJul 09, 2012 12:42 pm - WASHINGTON — A new law will let companies contribute billions of dollars less to their workers’ pension funds, raising concerns about weakening the plans that millions o...
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Staples stores to sell Google’s Nexus 7 tabletJul 09, 2012 12:41 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Staples office supply stores will sell the Nexus 7, a computer tablet that Google designed to compete against the Kindle Fire and iPad. Monday’s announce...
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Campbell Soup seeks to freshen up with BolthouseJul 09, 2012 12:40 pm - NEW YORK — Campbell Soup Co. hopes to court a new generation of consumers with baby carrots, high-end juices and refrigerated salad dressings. The Camden, N.J.-based co...
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Enough debate on Duckworth’s serviceJul 09, 2012 12:10 pm - Enough debate on Duckworth’s service I was unpleasantly surprised to see not one but two recent articles in the Daily Herald about Congressman Joe Walsh’s comments ...
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Nugent drummer charged with golf cart theft, DUIJul 09, 2012 12:06 pm - BANGOR, Maine — A drummer for classic rocker Ted Nugent faces several charges after police in Bangor, Maine, say he was seen driving drunk in a golf cart stolen from a c...
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‘Hunger Games’ adds Oscar-winner Hoffman to castJul 09, 2012 12:01 pm - LOS ANGELES — “The Hunger Games” has bagged an Academy Award winner. Philip Seymour Hoffman, who earned the best-actor Oscar for 2005’s “Capote,” has joined the cast for...
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Aurora proudly sends gymnast Anna Li off to OlympicsJul 09, 2012 12:00 pm - Anna Li got her first glimpse of a gym when she was 17 days old and started training as a gymnast at age 4. Now, at 23, the Aurora native is one of few post-collegiate ...
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Antioch man sentenced to 30 years for a sexual assault at WalmartJul 09, 2012 12:00 pm - An alleged Antioch gang member has been sentenced to 30 years behind bars for sexually assaulting a teenager at knife point last year. Anthony Cerone, 36, pleaded guilt...