All Stories from October 3, 2012 (Change date)
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Aid society focus of ‘Civil War Saturday’Oct 03, 2012 7:11 am - SPRINGFIELD — Visitors attending the “Civil War Saturdays” program this week at the Old State Capitol in Springfield can help make supplies like those that went to aid U...
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Police in helicopter spot Chicago pot farmOct 03, 2012 7:00 am - In Chicago, where skyscrapers are as likely to sprout up as anything a farmer might plant, someone decided there was just enough room to grow something a little more org...
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Former Chicago trader gets 3 years in fraud schemeOct 03, 2012 7:00 am - A federal judge has sentenced a former Chicago Mercantile Exchange trader to three years in prison for his part in a fraud scheme that cost investors $2.3 million. A Chi...
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NU students investigating shaken-baby casesOct 03, 2012 7:00 am - Students in a Northwestern University program that gained national fame for investigations that helped free wrongfully convicted prison inmates — including some who were...
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News anchor responds to ‘bully’ email on weightOct 03, 2012 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE — Jennifer Livingston has always rebuffed personal attacks, so when the Wisconsin television anchorwoman got an email from a viewer criticizing her weight, she...
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Gambling exec: Time short for U.S. online regsOct 03, 2012 6:40 am - LAS VEGAS — With billions of dollars at stake, the head of the gambling industry’s main lobbying group sounded a pessimistic note Tuesday about the prospect of Congress ...
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U.S. auto sales stay strong in SeptemberOct 03, 2012 6:38 am - DETROIT — Americans found plenty of reasons to buy new cars in September, making auto sales a bright spot in the economy for yet another month. Total U.S. sales rose 13 ...
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American says installation job caused seat snafuOct 03, 2012 6:37 am - DALLAS — American Airlines said that improperly installed clamps caused seats to pop loose on two planes during flights and an inspection turned up four others with the ...
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Ranchers see increase in grass thefts amid droughtOct 03, 2012 6:36 am - VAUGHN, N.M. — Petty crime and burglaries aren’t unusual in New Mexico’s isolated Guadalupe County, but lately Sheriff Michael Lucero has seen thieves steal something a ...
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Report: Some dietary supplements illegally labeledOct 03, 2012 6:35 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Dozens of weight loss and immune system supplements on the market are illegally labeled and lack the recommended scientific evidence to back up their pur...