All Stories from July 10, 2012 (Change date)
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Employee's federal termination suit against Bianchi dismissedJul 10, 2012 10:00 am - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that alleged McHenry County State's Attorney Louis Bianchi improperly fired an employee who testified against him at Bianchi's of...
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Long days call for short recipes; 5 recipes with 5 ingredientsJul 10, 2012 10:00 am - On long, hot summer days no on wants to spend any more time in the store or in the kitchen than they need to. In that spirit, we pored through our cache of new cookbooks...
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Annan in Iraq for talks on peace plan for SyriaJul 10, 2012 9:51 am - BAGHDAD — International envoy Kofi Annan reached out to Damascus’ regional allies Iran and Iraq on Tuesday in a bid to secure their support for his faltering peace plan ...
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In Iowa, Obama to make pitch on tax cutsJul 10, 2012 9:51 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are clashing in a reinvigorated election-year debate over tax fairness, with both sides claiming the...
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NY bus driver gets probation for duct taping girlJul 10, 2012 9:50 am - QUEENSBURY, N.Y. — A former upstate New York school bus driver has been sentenced to three years of probation for placing duct tape over the mouth of a 7-year-old disabl...
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Serbia charges 12 over setting fire to U.S. embassy in 2008Jul 10, 2012 9:50 am - BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia charged 12 people accused of setting fire to the U.S. embassy during riots against Kosovo’s independence in 2008. The suspects were charged wit...
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Alligator bites off swimming teen’s arm in Fla.Jul 10, 2012 9:50 am - MOORE HAVEN, Fla. — An alligator at least 10 feet long lunged at a teenager swimming in a river and bit off the teen’s right arm below the elbow, state wildlife official...
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Pa. mayor cuts city workers’ pay to minimum wageJul 10, 2012 9:50 am - SCRANTON, Pa. — Unions representing workers in the northeastern Pennsylvania city of Scranton expect to file a federal lawsuit against the city after the mayor abruptly ...
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Pool attendance — and revenue — up during heat waveJul 10, 2012 9:49 am - Public swimming pools were a popular place for people trying to stay cool in Lake County during last week’s heat wave, a Daily Herald survey showed. Attendance figures a...
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Girl hiding in closet calls police about burglarsJul 10, 2012 9:28 am - FREMONT, Calif. — A 12-year-old girl hiding in a closet telephoned police about two burglars ransacking her Northern California home. The San Jose Mercury News says offi...