All Stories from July 26, 2012 (Change date)
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Wisconsin teen trying to help relative run over by busJul 26, 2012 7:42 am - MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee teen trying to help a relative involved in an altercation on a school bus was killed when the vehicle ran over him. Police say the 19-year-old g...
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Lawsuit filed over photo in ‘Gang Book’Jul 26, 2012 7:41 am - A man whose picture appears in the Chicago Crime Commission’s Gang Book contends the group damaged his reputation by falsely labeling him as a gang leader. The Chicago T...
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Wisconsin’s Dunn Co. extends sand mining moratoriumJul 26, 2012 7:40 am - MENOMONIE, Wis. — Dunn County is extending a moratorium on silica sand mining. The county board voted to continue the six-month moratorium at its Wednesday night meetin...
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Senate passes cuts for all but richest AmericansJul 26, 2012 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — The Senate has debated, sniped and voted on the politically fraught issue of tax cuts, and next week it'll be the House's turn. Still, Americans won't know...
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Nintendo reports 1Q loss on discounts, strong yenJul 26, 2012 7:00 am - TOKYO— Nintendo Co. reported a net loss of 17.2 billion yen ($221 million) for the April-June quarter, hurt by product discounts and the strong yen. That was smaller tha...
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Former Illini player gets 90 years in rapeJul 26, 2012 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — A Champaign County judge sentenced former University of Illinois football player Steven Feagin on Wednesday to 90 years in prison for raping a student in 199...
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Austerity inspectors start crucial talks in AthensJul 26, 2012 7:00 am - ATHENS, Greece— International debt inspectors started new talks Thursday with Greece's month-old government that will determine whether the financially crippled country ...
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Sprint loss widens, but revenue beats estimatesJul 26, 2012 7:00 am - NEW YORK— Sprint Nextel's loss widened in the second quarter as the country's third-largest wireless carrier wrote down the value of its moribund Nextel network. However...
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Oil down as US supplies swell, SKorea growth slowsJul 26, 2012 7:00 am - BANGKOK — Oil prices fell Thursday in Asia after U.S. crude inventories swelled and a slowdown in South Korea's economy underlined that growth in demand for fuel could r...
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Wal-Mart sued by disabled over payment machinesJul 26, 2012 6:57 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Disability rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Wal-Mart Stores Inc., claiming the retail giant refuses to make payment machines ac...