All Stories from July 19, 2012 (Change date)
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U.S. home sales drop 5.4 pct., fewest since OctoberJul 19, 2012 11:13 am - WASHINGTON — Americans bought fewer homes in June than May, indicating the weak economy could make a modest housing recovery choppy. The National Association of Realtor...
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U.S. jobless claims rise to 386K on seasonal factorsJul 19, 2012 11:13 am - WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose by 34,000 last week, a figure that may have been skewed higher by seasonal factors. Applications...
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Verizon’s wireless grows, broadband hits wallJul 19, 2012 11:13 am - NEW YORK — Verizon Communications Inc., parent of the country’s largest cellphone carrier, on Thursday said its net income rose 13 percent in the second quarter as its w...
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Higher prices lift Union Pacific 2Q profit 28 pctJul 19, 2012 11:13 am - OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific said Thursday that its second-quarter net income surged 28 percent, as the nation’s largest railroad collected higher prices and fuel surchar...
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Walgreen, Express Scripts sign new agreementJul 19, 2012 11:13 am - The Walgreen pharmacy chain will begin filling prescriptions from customers in the Express Scripts network again starting in September under a new multiyear contract tha...
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Gaming Board approves 70 more licenses, including 12 in suburbsJul 19, 2012 11:00 am - Just as the first establishments to receive video gambling licenses make preparations to fire up their games, the Illinois Gaming Board has issued 70 new licenses. The s...
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Round Lake Heights celebrates community with festivalJul 19, 2012 11:00 am - Round Lake Heights is throwing a party that'll start with a morning parade and roll into the evening with a fireworks extravaganza Saturday, July 21. Action begins at 11...
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Mike North video: Rahm, Ricketts need to relaxJul 19, 2012 10:50 am - The Chicago Cubs and Rahm Emanuel need to put political differences aside. There is too much at stake for the city of Chicago; both sides need to do what’s best for the ...
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Scalia says no ‘falling out’ with RobertsJul 19, 2012 10:44 am - WASHINGTON — Justice Antonin Scalia said he hasn’t had a “falling out” with Chief Justice John Roberts over the Supreme Court’s landmark 5-4 decision validating much of ...
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More than 1,000 turtles slowly escape captivityJul 19, 2012 10:24 am - SUMMERVILLE, Ga. — More than 1,000 turtles made a slow-speed escape from their turtle farm in northwest Georgia. Turtle farmer David Driver tells sheriff’s officials he ...