All Stories from August 14, 2012 (Change date)
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Oil prices up ahead of US retail sales dataAug 14, 2012 7:02 am - The price of oil inched up above $93 a barrel as the market looked ahead to the release of data on U.S. oil stockpiles and retail sales later Tuesday. By early afternoon...
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Deals fatigue? Groupon stock 27 percent downAug 14, 2012 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Groupon's stock is 27 percent cheaper Tuesday, but that doesn't make it a bargain. Its stock fell as analysts slashed targets and ratings on the online dea...
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Indian dance grows roots in PeoriaAug 14, 2012 7:00 am - PEORIA — It's an art form whose origins go back more than 1,000 years ago and roughly 8,200 miles away. But it's continuing right here in central Illinois, where the anc...
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Breakdown of obesity rates by stateAug 14, 2012 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — A new study indicates 12 states have an obesity rate higher than 30 percent. Mississippi had the highest rate of obesity at 34.9 percent, while Colorado ha...
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Home Depot 2Q profit rises on better U.S. salesAug 14, 2012 6:59 am - ATLANTA — Better sales in the U.S. and healthy demand for its mainstay home-improvement products helped Home Depot’s net income rise 13 percent in its fiscal second quar...
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Kenny G files for divorce after 20-year marriageAug 14, 2012 6:38 am - LOS ANGELES — Kenny G is playing the final note on his marriage after 20 years. Court records show the musician filed for divorce Thursday in Los Angeles, citing irreco...
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Injuries force Chenoweth to exit CBS’ ‘Good Wife’Aug 14, 2012 6:37 am - NEW YORK — Kristin Chenoweth says injuries she sustained while filming the CBS legal drama “The Good Wife” last month will prevent her from returning to the show. In a s...
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Pattinson returns to spotlight on ‘The Daily Show’Aug 14, 2012 6:33 am - LOS ANGELES — Robert Pattinson has decided to come back — to the spotlight, that is. The 26-year-old actor has been out of sight since learning last month that his girlf...
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Gabby Douglas a winner in ‘Tonight’ appearanceAug 14, 2012 6:31 am - LOS ANGELES — Olympic champion Gabby Douglas basked in the “Tonight” spotlight and the admiration of fellow guest Michelle Obama, but the teenager already is thinking ah...
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'Kingmaker's Daughter' finds Gregory in fine formAug 14, 2012 6:00 am - Philippa Gregory, the reigning queen of historical fiction, brings readers to the brink of insanity with the latest saga in her The Cousins' War series. “The Kingmak...