All Stories from September 27, 2012 (Change date)
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Peoria couple updates historic homeSep 27, 2012 7:24 am - PEORIA — Nancy and Dr. Z. Vesoulis are painstakingly restoring the historic three-story home they purchased five years ago. Built in 1890 by Peoria flour baron J.W. Gift...
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11 people accused of drug trafficking in E Wis.Sep 27, 2012 7:23 am - MANITOWOC, Wis. — Eleven people from three eastern Wisconsin counties have been indicted for drug trafficking and firearms offenses. Authorities say they seized about 7...
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More workers at American Airlines take severanceSep 27, 2012 6:49 am - FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines says almost 1,600 mechanics and maintenance clerks are seeking early-out payments to leave the financially strapped carrier. The wo...
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Florida man offers alligators to swim at partiesSep 27, 2012 6:47 am - MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. ) — Forget about ponies, bounce houses and clowns. For $175, a Florida businessman is spicing up kids’ parties by bringing tiny alligators and lettin...
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Comcast, NBCUniversal get behind zeebox appSep 27, 2012 6:45 am - LOS ANGELES — Comcast Corp. and its NBCUniversal subsidiary are taking a stake in zeebox, the maker of a so-called “second screen” app that people can fiddle with on mob...
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Student debt stretches to record 1 in 5 householdsSep 27, 2012 6:45 am - WASHINGTON — With college enrollment growing, student debt has stretched to a record number of U.S. households — nearly 1 in 5 — with the biggest burdens falling on the ...
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Oil recovers from eight-week low after U.S. inventories droppedSep 27, 2012 6:44 am - Oil rebounded from the lowest close in almost two months after U.S. crude inventories declined and as investors speculated that recent losses were excessive. Futures ros...
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Harvard endowment shrinks; still wealthiest in U.S.Sep 27, 2012 6:42 am - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University’s endowment shrunk slightly during the last fiscal year to $30.7 billion, but the Ivy League school remains the wealthiest in the n...
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Myanmar praises US decision to ease ban on importsSep 27, 2012 6:41 am - YANGON, Myanmar — Washington’s announcement that it will ease a ban on imports from Myanmar has won praise in the emerging Southeast Asian democracy. Presidential aide Z...
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Markets steady as focus remains on Spain, GreeceSep 27, 2012 6:39 am - LONDON — Financial markets recovered their poise Thursday, a day after investors were spooked by rising levels of discontent in Greece and Spain over upcoming austerity ...