All Stories from August 5, 2012 (Change date)
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Planned expat fee is talk of the Cayman tax havenAug 05, 2012 3:41 pm - GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — One among thousands of lawyers, accountants and other workers from around the globe, Paul Fordham is escaping cold weather and the taxman b...
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A year later, S&P downgrade of US looks like a dudAug 05, 2012 3:39 pm - WASHINGTON — The rating agency Standard & Poor’s stunned the world a year ago by stripping the U.S. government of its prized AAA bond rating. The downgrade of long-term ...
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Cubs trade Baker to TigersAug 05, 2012 3:39 pm - DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers have acquired Jeff Baker from the Chicago Cubs for two minor leaguers to be named later. Baker, who has played first base, second base and i...
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Spain to soon create ‘bad bank’ for toxic assetsAug 05, 2012 3:34 pm - MADRID — Spain’s economy minister says the government is set to approve a new law creating an asset management agency, or “bad bank,” to deal with the toxic assets that ...
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Pie-eating contest closes out McHenry County FairAug 05, 2012 3:00 pm - You would think that a pie-eating contest would be as easy as, well, pie. But it's not so easy when you don't have the use of your hands. That's what several contestants...
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Local Sikh temples concerned for worshipers' safetyAug 05, 2012 3:00 pm - Hours after Sunday services and activities had ended, the leadership of the Sikh Religious Society Temple in Palatine stayed behind to mull some difficult decisions abou...
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Bears wide receiver Devin Thomas retiresAug 05, 2012 1:48 pm - Chicago Bears wide receiver Devin Thomas has retired. Thomas left the Chicago Bears on Sunday and later announced his retirement. The former Washington Redskins and New ...
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Five ‘Talent’ finalists try to wow judges one last timeAug 05, 2012 1:03 pm - To borrow a past slogan used by a local professional baseball team, the five remaining acts in the Suburban Chicago’s Got Talent competition went all in on Sunday. It wa...
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Five ‘Talent’ finalists try to wow judges one last timeAug 05, 2012 1:03 pm - To borrow a past slogan used by a local professional baseball team, the five remaining acts in the Suburban Chicago’s Got Talent competition went all in on Sunday. It wa...
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Car show returns to North Aurora DaysAug 05, 2012 12:42 pm - Maryann Hupp and her husband own a 1969 Dodge Charger they take to car shows in the summertime. Years ago, the North Aurora couple could stay home for one show, until th...