All Stories from August 4, 2012 (Change date)
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Thoughts on Dempster, Angels’ Trout and moreAug 04, 2012 4:22 pm - Instead of a one-topic blast to the power alley, today I offer an assortment of bloop hits. Surviving drama with well-scented aplomb: Amid Ryan Dempster#146;s uns...
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Kernels drop Cougars 5-2Aug 04, 2012 4:12 pm - The Cedar Rapids Kernels did all of their scoring in the first four innings and held tightly for a 5-2 victory over the Kane County Cougars on Saturday night at Fifth Th...
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Bears’ Wootton at cusp of make-or-break seasonAug 04, 2012 4:11 pm - BOURBONNAIS — There’s a good chance that this is a make-or-break season for defensive end Corey Wootton, the 2010 fourth-round pick out of Northwestern. The 6-foot-6, 27...
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Afghan parliament votes to oust key ministersAug 04, 2012 4:03 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan parliament voted Saturday to dismiss the country’s defense and interior ministers, a move that threatens to throw the country’s security ...
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Truman grandson visits Hiroshima A-bomb memorialAug 04, 2012 4:03 pm - TOKYO — A grandson of former U.S. President Harry Truman, who ordered the atomic bombings of Japan during World War II, is in Hiroshima to attend a memorial service for ...
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Iran tests upgraded version of short-range missileAug 04, 2012 4:02 pm - TEHRAN, Iran — Iran claimed Saturday it has successfully test-fired an upgraded version of a short-range ballistic missile with improved accuracy, increasing the Islamic...
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Jackson's wife calls his depression 'debilitating'Aug 04, 2012 4:00 pm - Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is suffering from debilitating depression and even collapsed at his home in Washington two months ago, his wife said in an interview publis...
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Des Plaines teen was doing what he loved when he died, family saysAug 04, 2012 4:00 pm - Des Plaines college student Jesus Lupian, who collapsed during soccer practice Wednesday afternoon in Chicago, had parlayed his skills in the sport into a scholarship he...
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Cool temps, sun follow storm that delayed Lolapalooza, suburban eventsAug 04, 2012 3:55 pm - High winds, rain, thunder and lightning rolled through the suburbs midafternoon Saturday, delaying many outdoor events a couple of hours, displacing residents of two Aur...
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Cornfest a summertime tradition in Rolling MeadowsAug 04, 2012 3:08 pm - For the 56th year, Community Church in Rolling Meadows celebrated a Midwest summertime favorite with Cornfest. Despite all the stories of a drought-ravaged crop, there w...