All Stories from August 19, 2012 (Change date)
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8 hurt after lightning strikes Minn. beach areaAug 19, 2012 8:52 am - DULUTH, Minn. — Authorities say eight people have been injured after lightning struck a Lake Superior beach area in northeastern Minnesota. Duluth Assistant Fire Chief J...
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Children learn bike safety at Chicago day campAug 19, 2012 8:51 am - Chicago is putting on a week-long bicycle safety day camp as part of its efforts to promote cycling in the city. About 80 children are participating this week and will r...
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14-year-old among 13 shot in Chicago overnightAug 19, 2012 8:51 am - Chicago police say a 14-year-old boy is among 12 people wounded and one killed in separate shootings on Saturday night. Police told the Chicago Tribune (http://trib.in/N...
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Ill. hunters hope drought won’t hurt duck seasonAug 19, 2012 8:51 am - QUINCY, Ill. — Illinois waterfowl hunters are pleased at this year’s proposed 60-day duck hunting season. But some are wondering if the drought will mean too little food...
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Social Security fixable; changes politically toughAug 19, 2012 8:39 am - WASHINGTON — Despite Social Security’s long-term problems, the massive retirement and disability program could be preserved for generations to come with modest but polit...
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Idaho evacuations ordered at fires rage in westAug 19, 2012 8:39 am - SEATTLE — Thunderstorms and lightning threatened fire officials’ plans to contain a large blaze in central Washington state as hundreds of Washington and California resi...
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Don’t expect parties to get bold in platformsAug 19, 2012 8:39 am - WASHINGTON — Don’t look for many bold pronouncements when Republicans and Democrats adopt party platforms at their national conventions. Platforms are supposed to reflec...
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Madonna sued in Russia for supporting gaysAug 19, 2012 8:37 am - MOSCOW — Some Russian activists have sued Madonna for millions of dollars, claiming they were offended by her support for gay rights during a recent concert in St. Peter...
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Strip club tax will fund rape crisis centersAug 19, 2012 8:30 am - Strip clubs in Illinois will have to hand over a share of their revenues, starting in 2013, to help fund programs to prevent sexual assault and counsel victims under a l...
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Wauconda Twp. man wants vote on officials' benefitsAug 19, 2012 8:00 am - A Wauconda Township man, who wants to get a question placed on the ballot on whether township officials should start paying for part of their benefits, complained Saturd...