All Stories from July 24, 2012 (Change date)
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Chicago Fire signs Dutch striker MacDonaldJul 24, 2012 10:48 am - Some teams go big with midseason acquisitions. The Chicago Fire went modest this time. The Fire made striker Sherjill MacDonald’s long-awaited signing as a Designated Pl...
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Bernanke says childhood education is ‘key’ to economic growthJul 24, 2012 10:41 am - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said early childhood education is “crucial” and that effective schooling supports the economy by reducing poverty, boosting wage...
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Republicans tell NRC not to overwhelm industry with regulationsJul 24, 2012 10:31 am - U.S. House Republicans led by John Shimkus of Illinois warned Allison Macfarlane, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for two weeks, against distracting the po...
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Tribune creditors ask judge to halt plan to exit bankruptcyJul 24, 2012 10:25 am - Bloomberg News Tribune Co. creditors appealed the newspaper chain’s reorganization plan and asked a judge to temporarily halt the company’s effort to exit bankruptcy. A...
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Quinoa with Jicama, Red Pepper and LimeJul 24, 2012 10:23 am - 2 cups vegetable broth or water ½ teaspoon sea salt, divided 1 cup quinoa (white, red or black or a combination) 1¼ cups sliced jicama, 1-inch long pieces 1¼ cups sliced...
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Holder to announce New Orleans police reformsJul 24, 2012 10:23 am - NEW ORLEANS — Attorney General Eric Holder will announce a sweeping federal consent decree Tuesday to reform New Orleans’s long-troubled police department. A person wit...
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Marlboro maker Altria 2Q profit nearly triplesJul 24, 2012 10:22 am - RICHMOND, Va. — Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc. said Tuesday that its net income nearly tripled in second-quarter as higher prices helped offset flat cigarette volumes ...
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EU probes a possible cartel of 13 CD drive makersJul 24, 2012 10:22 am - BRUSSELS — The EU says it has informed 13 makers of CD and DVD drives for computers of its “preliminary view” that they may have broken antitrust rules by participating ...
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Hollywood deflects blame for ‘Dark Knight’ shootingJul 24, 2012 10:21 am - LOS ANGELES — There seems to be very little of the blame-it-on-Hollywood backlash in the wake of the Colorado theater massacre that so often occurs when people struggle ...
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Families of theater shooting victims plan goodbyesJul 24, 2012 10:21 am - CENTENNIAL, Colo. — With their anger and tears stirred by the sight of James Holmes in a courtroom with red hair and glassy eyes, the families of those killed in the Col...