All Stories from September 10, 2012 (Change date)
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China’s imports shrink in sign downturn worseningSep 10, 2012 6:29 am - BEIJING — China’s imports shrank unexpectedly in August in a sign its economic slump is worsening and the Chinese president warned growth could slow further, prompting e...
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Apple asks Seoul court to delay sales ban in KoreaSep 10, 2012 6:29 am - Apple Inc. asked a Seoul court to put on hold its Aug. 24 order barring sales of some of its smartphones and tablet computers in South Korea. No timeframe has been set f...
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Weighty advice: keep a journal, don’t skip meals, eat inSep 10, 2012 6:15 am - Keep a food journal; don’t skip meals; and avoid going out to eat, especially lunch. That’s the advice suggested for postmenopausal dieters after a yearlong dietary weig...
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Project emphasizes patient safety in hospitalsSep 10, 2012 6:09 am - WASHINGTON — Head of the hospital bed raised? Check. Patient’s teeth brushed? Check. Those simple but often overlooked steps can help protect some of the most criticall...
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Trial expected to begin in girl’s 1957 killingSep 10, 2012 6:03 am - More than 50 years after a young Sycamore girl’s kidnapping and death grabbed national headlines, the man accused in the crimes is expected in court. The trial for Jack...
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Chest X-rays don’t detect all lung cancers, study saysSep 10, 2012 6:02 am - Chest X-rays fail to detect some types of lung cancers, according to a new study that further supports the use of computerized tomography scans as an alternative tool fo...
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Track marathon extreme even in running circlesSep 10, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — If misery could be measured in meters, surely the place to do it, with agonizing precision, was the outdoor track at Falls Church High School on a Saturday ...
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Dad’s job may impact risk of birth defectsSep 10, 2012 6:00 am - It’s long been known that the behavior and environment of the mother during pregnancy can affect a newborn’s health. But new research suggests that a father’s behavior i...
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Katie Couric stakes a claim in daytime talk TVSep 10, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — “What’s good is: people are interested. What’s bad is: people are TOO interested, sometimes.” Katie Couric is grinning as she says this, but she isn’t kid...
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Chicago teachers strike will continue TuesdaySep 10, 2012 6:00 am - No school for 350,000 Chicago students