All Stories from August 27, 2012 (Change date)
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British police deploy in force after lion sightingAug 27, 2012 7:33 am - LONDON — Outside the idyllic English village of St. Osyth, police are hunting a lion. A small army of officers and tranquilizer-toting zoo experts, along with a pair of...
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6 dead in weekend flooding in SenegalAug 27, 2012 7:33 am - DAKAR, Senegal — The Ministry of the Interior says that at least six people drowned this weekend, when torrential rains flooded the Senegalese capital of Dakar, as well ...
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Add microloans to small business financing optionsAug 27, 2012 7:24 am - Debi Thomas found startup money watching a TV program about The Boston Beer Co. Turns out the Massachusetts brewer, best known for its Samuel Adams craft beers, connects...
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Wheaton pharmacist recalls changes in professionAug 27, 2012 7:23 am - Wheaton resident Ray Kelly has seen his profession change radically in his nearly 40 years as a result of advances in technology and medicine. The career-long pharmacist...
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Peterson’s trial defense beginsAug 27, 2012 7:20 am - Drew Peterson’s lawyers began their defense Monday at the former Bolingbrook police sergeant’s murder trial, hoping to counter the state’s portrayal of him as a man pron...
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Watching the show: Are conventions still relevant?Aug 27, 2012 7:13 am - Editor’s note: This is a semi-regular column that will run through the Republican and Democratic conventions. The conventional wisdom about national political convention...
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American Taliban seeks group prayer in Ind. prisonAug 27, 2012 7:12 am - INDIANAPOLIS — An American-born Taliban fighter imprisoned in Indiana will try to convince a federal judge in a trial starting Monday that his religious freedom trumps s...
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Piano school fills a need in the Fox ValleyAug 27, 2012 7:11 am - An interview with David Kellen, owner of Studio K Music with locations in Geneva and Oswego. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: Studio K Music is a piano/keyb...
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Typhoon Tembin seen looping back to TaiwanAug 27, 2012 7:01 am - TOKYO — Typhoon Tembin, which drenched southern Taiwan last week before going out to sea, appeared to be looping back Monday for another run at the island and the nearby...
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Penn St. riot ends aspiring Army officer's dreamAug 27, 2012 7:00 am - Stints in jail. Hefty fines and restitution. Clouded futures. The consequences of their bad behavior have been steep for the Penn State students who took to the streets ...