All Stories from August 9, 2012 (Change date)
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Wainwright, Cardinals slow Giants with 3-1 winAug 09, 2012 9:08 pm - ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright embraced the stopper role. The right-hander helped the Cardinals get back on track after a blowout loss, pitching seven strong innings and li...
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Jimenez pitches Indians past Red Sox 5-3Aug 09, 2012 9:08 pm - CLEVELAND — Ubaldo Jimenez finally showed the kind of command the Cleveland Indians want to see. Jimenez struck out a season-high 10 for his first win in more than a mon...
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Study tracks rise of feminine pronounAug 09, 2012 8:37 pm - NEW YORK — In the opening pages of “The Feminine Mystique,” Betty Friedan consciously captured the despair of so many housewives — and unknowingly anticipated a shift in...
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Komen founder to step down as chief executiveAug 09, 2012 8:34 pm - DALLAS — As her sister was dying from breast cancer, Nancy G. Brinker made a promise to her: She would do everything she could to wipe out the disease. Brinker fulfilled...
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Former Antioch firefighter charged with sexual abuseAug 09, 2012 7:44 pm - A 40-year-old former employee of the Antioch Fire Department has been charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a 15-year-old girl, officials from the Lake County...
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Romney, Obama bemoan attack ads — but both benefitAug 09, 2012 7:21 pm - PUEBLO, Colo. — Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama both deplored the pervasive presence of televised attack ads in the race for the White House on Thursday, though n...
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Glenbrook South grad Prchal wins Illinois State Amateur tourneyAug 09, 2012 7:18 pm - MARION, Il. — The college players’ domination of the Illinois State Amateur golf tournament is over. Collegians had won eight straight times until Glenview’s Quinn Prcha...
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Seven injured in Hampshire crashAug 09, 2012 7:00 pm - Seven people were taken to area hospitals after a crash in rural Hampshire Thursday afternoon, officials said. The Hampshire Fire Department responded to the scene at Al...
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Quinn seeks federal probe of MegabusAug 09, 2012 6:57 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn wants a federal investigation of the Megabus.com transportation company, which saw two fatal accidents in Illinois in less than a week. In o...
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Water main breaks on Route 137 in LibertyvilleAug 09, 2012 6:46 pm - Crews were on the scene of a water main break on Route 137 in Libertyville early Thursday evening. Fire department officials said the main broke shortly after 5 p.m. on ...