All Stories from August 1, 2012 (Change date)
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Teddy bears drop in, bring down 2 Belarus generalsAug 01, 2012 9:46 am - MINSK, Belarus — It’s probably the first time in history that teddy bears have defeated generals. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s office says two generals ha...
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Somali leaders pass constitution as bombers attackAug 01, 2012 9:46 am - MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali leaders voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to adopt a new constitution that contains new individual rights and sets the country on a course fo...
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Hans K. Rausing gets 10-months suspended sentenceAug 01, 2012 9:46 am - LONDON — For more than two months, Hans Kristian Rausing, a son of a billionaire, acted as if everything was fine, even though the corpse of his wife Eva was decomposing...
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Police: Drunken man gets into dozing couple’s bedAug 01, 2012 9:38 am - PUTNAM TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Authorities say a Michigan couple got an unexpected visit from a drunken 27-year-old neighbor who wandered into their cottage and climbed into b...
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Syria’s Assad urges his army to step up fightAug 01, 2012 9:38 am - BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad urged his armed forces Wednesday to step up the fight against rebels as the U.N. reported a significant escalation in the civil wa...
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Police: Pa. man stole kitchen utensils, small dogAug 01, 2012 9:38 am - CORAOPOLIS, Pa. — A Pittsburgh man allegedly broke into a woman’s apartment while drunk and stole a potato peeler, a kitchen knife and a small dog. Online court records ...
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Power restored in India, but outage cause unclearAug 01, 2012 9:38 am - NEW DELHI — Factories and workshops across India were up and running Wednesday after major electrical grid collapses caused the world’s two worst power blackouts. An es...
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8 badminton players tossed from Olympics for playing to loseAug 01, 2012 9:03 am - LONDON — Eight female badminton doubles players were disqualified Wednesday from the London Olympics after trying to lose matches to receive a more favorable place in th...
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ECC Arts Center announces new seasonAug 01, 2012 9:00 am - Tickets for the Elgin Community College Arts Center’s 2012-2013 season will go on sale today. Performers for the upcoming season include comedian Robert Klein, vocalists...
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‘Kinky Boots’ tickets go on sale FridayAug 01, 2012 8:59 am - Single tickets for the pre-Broadway world premiere of “Kinky Boots,” a new musical written by Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, with music and lyrics by Grammy and Emm...