All Stories from August 8, 2012 (Change date)
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What to do, whom to see at Comic ConAug 08, 2012 10:30 am - It can be hard to decide what to do when planning a trip to the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con. The weekend will be jam-packed with panel discussions, autograph signings...
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Fox Valley police reportAug 08, 2012 10:24 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Antique statue in Barrington sparks debate over offensivenessAug 08, 2012 10:23 am - A lawn jockey statue displayed in front of a Barrington antique shop has sparked debate over whether it’s a racist caricature or it honors the positive role such objects...
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Mike North video: Is Phelps the greatest Olympian of all time?Aug 08, 2012 10:20 am - Who is the greatest Olympian of all times? There have been many contenders, such as Carl Lewis, Edwin Moses and Mark Spitz, but Michael Phelps is part man and part fish....
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Curiosity sends back flood of new views from MarsAug 08, 2012 10:07 am - PASADENA, Calif. — NASA has received a flood of new black-and-white pictures from the Curiosity rover on Mars that it will stitch together to make a panorama. The photos...
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Judge sees ‘different person’ in Arizona gunmanAug 08, 2012 10:07 am - TUCSON, Ariz. — Jared Loughner sat looking relaxed and attentive in a packed courtroom as he pleaded guilty to a deadly shooting rampage in an agreement with prosecutors...
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Chinese unaware of Gu case on eve of murder trialAug 08, 2012 10:07 am - HEFEI, China — One of China’s most politically charged murder trials starts here Thursday. But talk to the student at the cafe, the taxi driver, the software salesman an...
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Israeli scholar completes mission to ‘fix’ Hebrew BibleAug 08, 2012 10:07 am - RAMAT GAN, Israel — For the past 30 years, Israeli Judaic scholar Menachem Cohen has been on a mission of biblical proportions: Correcting all known textual errors in Je...
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Swiss experts to test Arafat remains for poisonAug 08, 2012 10:07 am - RAMALLAH, West Bank — The chief Palestinian investigator looking into Yasser Arafat’s 2004 death says Palestinian officials have invited Swiss experts to test the leader...
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Eastern China, Shanghai battered by typhoon rainsAug 08, 2012 10:07 am - BEIJING — A typhoon that slammed in eastern China’s coast Wednesday flooded and washed out roads, knocked out power and disrupted transportation in one of the nation’s m...