All Stories from August 17, 2012 (Change date)
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Naperville dog walker accused of stealing from clientsAug 17, 2012 9:45 am - A Naperville woman has been charged with stealing more than $13,000 from clients while working as a dog walker. Catherine A. Lippencott, 40, worked with a temporary age...
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Caterpillar to idle East Peoria plant for weekAug 17, 2012 9:35 am - EAST PEORIA — Peoria-based Caterpillar Inc. is planning a temporary layoff at its East Peoria plant later this year. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports that Caterpillar p...
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To fight West Nile, Dallas launches aerial defenseAug 17, 2012 9:32 am - DALLAS — The last time Dallas used aerial spraying to curb the mosquito population, Texas’ Lyndon Johnson was in the White House, Mission Control in Houston was launchin...
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Officials keep eye on weather as wildfires burnAug 17, 2012 9:24 am - YAKIMA, Wash. — Crews in central Washington, rural Idaho and Southern California made gains on several wildfires, allowing some evacuees to return home and protecting tw...
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Mom seeks heart transplant for autistic sonAug 17, 2012 9:24 am - PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania woman whose autistic adult son was not recommended for a heart transplant said she wants to bring more attention to the decision-making pro...
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Stalemate: Assange still stuck in embassyAug 17, 2012 9:24 am - LONDON — The furor over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s future entered stalemate mode Friday as he remained holed up in Ecuador’s London embassy, his home for nearly ...
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Wheaton College suit prompts change in contraception ‘safe harbor’Aug 17, 2012 9:19 am - A lawsuit filed by Wheaton College helped push the federal government this week to change its guidelines on how religious institutions can qualify for a year’s reprieve ...
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Ann Romney says MS flare-up gave a ‘real scare’Aug 17, 2012 9:17 am - WASHINGTON — Ann Romney, the wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, had a “real scare” from a “little bitty” flare-up of her multiple sclerosis during th...
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Ecuador leader seeks moral halo in Assange asylum fightAug 17, 2012 9:13 am - LIMA, Peru — An economist schooled in the United States and Belgium, Rafael Correa was judged among the more cerebral of Latin America’s new breed of leftist leaders wel...
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Air France: Out of gas? Ask passengers to pitch inAug 17, 2012 9:12 am - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ PARIS — An emergency layover in Syria’s capital was bad enough. Then passengers on Air France Flight 562 were asked to ...