All Stories from July 14, 2012 (Change date)
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Autistic man survives 3-week ordeal in Utah desertJul 14, 2012 9:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY — The father of a 28-year-old autistic man who barely survived three weeks in remote southern Utah says his son was an experienced mountaineer but was out...
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DuPage: Storm cleanup bill hits $3.1 millionJul 14, 2012 8:00 am - But DuPage County’s tally well short of the $17.3 million needed for federal relief
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Flooding created new routes up old AdirondacksJul 14, 2012 8:00 am - KEENE, N.Y. — The gash of brown rock rises amid thick green hardwood forest on Cascade Mountain, making a wide new alternate route up one of the most popular peaks in th...
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Marc Jacobs, Yayoi Kusama collaborate on dotted fashion lineJul 14, 2012 8:00 am - NEW YORK — French fashion house Louis Vuitton is again putting a bit of Japanese culture on the arms of its customers. The brand, best known for leather goods, formally ...
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Cops keeping dogs out of hot carsJul 14, 2012 8:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Good Samaritans, temperature guns and tougher laws are the newest tools in the campaign to keep animals out of hot cars, where just minutes can mean death....
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Slim pickings for apple seasonJul 14, 2012 8:00 am - With a serious drought under way, every farmer in the region seems to be suffering. Orchards are no exception, with sparse yields and small fruit dealing a blow to the p...
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Lakes, rivers also seeing problems because of heat and droughtJul 14, 2012 8:00 am - The same severe drought and scotching heat that has turned grass into straw and is killing your flowers is also playing havoc with bodies of water. That’s particularly t...
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Film documents seedy recruiting of Dominican ballplayersJul 14, 2012 8:00 am - Baseball may be America’s pastime, but it’s something even bigger in the Dominican Republic — one of the few chances for impoverished teenagers and their families to str...
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Overworked city code enforcers find volunteersJul 14, 2012 8:00 am - Tamara Schenke could use some help enforcing city codes requiring the residents of Belton, Mo., to maintain the appearance of their property. So the code enforcement off...
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30 real and fake tips for keeping kids safeJul 14, 2012 8:00 am - It’s summertime, which means it’s time for parents to think about safety — only safety. That’s what all the parenting magazines and websites will tell you, as will every...