All Stories from August 8, 2012 (Change date)
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Children, animals removed from Wisconsin homeAug 08, 2012 7:50 am - MENASHA, Wis. — Health officials have declared a Doty Island home unfit for human occupancy after finding a family and 28 animals in filthy conditions. Winnebago County ...
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Joss Whedon suits up to helm 'Avengers' sequelAug 08, 2012 7:45 am - LOS ANGELES — Joss Whedon has been hired on again as boss of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and their superhero pals for a sequel to “The Avengers.” The news came Tuesd...
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Marshall Tucker Band guitarist Stuart Swanlund dies at 54Aug 08, 2012 7:44 am - NEW YORK — Marshall Tucker Band guitarist Stuart Swanlund has died. He was 54. Publicist Don Murry Grubbs said Monday night that the guitarist died in his sleep of natur...
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Kids score with park district inclusion servicesAug 08, 2012 7:36 am - There is something familiar, no matter what your age, about this time of year. It’s the smell of new crayons, seeing shiny new backpacks in stores, and the promise of al...
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Officer: 4th Peterson wife upset over 3rd's deathAug 08, 2012 7:00 am - JOLIET — Just two days after his third wife's body was found, Drew Peterson sat on a card-table chair next to his tearful fourth wife and corrected at least one of her a...
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France may slip into recession, central bank warnsAug 08, 2012 6:56 am - PARIS — France’s central bank is expecting the country to slip into recession during the third quarter. The Banque de France said Wednesday that its preliminary figures ...
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Heineken to continue pursuit of Tiger beerAug 08, 2012 6:53 am - AMSTERDAM — Dutch brewer Heineken NV says it will keep fighting to buy the shares it doesn’t already own of Tiger beer owner Asia Pacific Breweries of Singapore, despite...
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Oil prices hover above $93 a barrel in AsiaAug 08, 2012 6:52 am - SINGAPORE — Oil hovered above $93 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as concerns about supply disruptions supported a two-month, 21 percent rally. Benchmark crude was down 46 c...
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Markets take breather ahead of Chinese dataAug 08, 2012 6:51 am - LONDON — Markets were subdued Wednesday after a run of solid gains as investors waited for Chinese economic data to shed light on the state of the world’s second-largest...
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Late payments on mortgages hit 3-year low in 2QAug 08, 2012 6:51 am - LOS ANGELES — U.S. homeowners are getting better about keeping up with their mortgage payments, driving the percentage of borrowers who have fallen behind to a three-yea...