All Stories from July 17, 2012 (Change date)
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Dutch police, FBI investigate Delta sandwich needlesJul 17, 2012 9:41 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Police at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport have opened a criminal investigation into how needles got into turkey sandwiches served to passengers on ...
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Bernanke offers no hints of imminent Fed actionJul 17, 2012 9:38 am - WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy has weakened and the Federal Reserve is ready to take further action to bolster growth if conditions don’t improve, Chairman Ben Bernanke t...
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Statehouse candidates start amassing cashJul 17, 2012 9:33 am - SPRINGFIELD — Despite getting a late start in her bid for Illinois House in a write-in primary race, Republican Susan Sweeney of Park Ridge raised almost $64,000 in the ...
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Woman charged with stalking Cubs President Theo EpsteinJul 17, 2012 9:18 am - A woman from Massachusetts was charged with two counts of stalking after she was arrested near Chicago Cubs President Theo Epstein’s home Monday night. Kathleen Kearney...
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Obama gets a second chance on the Kiss CamJul 17, 2012 9:08 am - WASHINGTON — Second chances can be rare in politics, but President Barack Obama found Kiss Cam and an impatient crowd to be just the right motivation. Obama and his wife...
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Syria uses helicopters to battle rebels in capitalJul 17, 2012 9:07 am - BEIRUT — Syrian government forces backed by helicopter gunships battled rebels in heavy clashes with rebels in Damascus, a clear escalation in the most serious fighting ...
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Syria hands over bodies of 2 Iraqi journalistsJul 17, 2012 9:07 am - BAGHDAD — The bodies of two Iraqi journalists killed in Syria’s civil war have been handed over to Baghdad, an Iraqi official said. The journalists’ remains were receiv...
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Thais seize half ton of ivory smuggled from KenyaJul 17, 2012 9:07 am - BANGKOK — Thai customs officials have seized half a ton of ivory at Bangkok’s international airport. The ivory was discovered Friday hidden in crates aboard a flight fro...
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17 people hurt in Tuscaloosa, Ala., bar shootingJul 17, 2012 9:07 am - TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A gunman who opened fire outside a crowded bar has wounded 17 people in Tuscaloosa, the home of the University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa Police Chief Ste...
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2 killed in shooting at Toronto outdoor partyJul 17, 2012 9:07 am - TORONTO — An exchange of gunfire at a crowded outdoor party in Toronto killed two people late Monday and 22 others, including an infant, were injured by bullets and by t...