All Stories from October 4, 2012 (Change date)
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Cooler, wetter September eased drought conditionsOct 04, 2012 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — September marked the first wetter and cooler than normal month in Illinois this year. State Climatologist Jim Angel says the cooler temperatures and heavier...
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‘King of Clout’ gets a year in prisonOct 04, 2012 7:00 am - A federal judge sentenced former Illinois power broker William Cellini to a year in prison Thursday for conspiring to shake down a movie producer, capping off the last t...
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HP’s outlook disillusions investorsOct 04, 2012 6:57 am - Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Meg Whitman told analysts Wednesday that things are going to get worse before they get better at the ailing Silicon Valley pioneer. Management ex...
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Hershey vows to use only certified cocoa by 2020Oct 04, 2012 6:42 am - PHILADELPHIA — Candy maker Hershey is vowing to use only certified cocoa for all of its chocolate products by 2020 and accelerate programs to help eliminate child labor ...
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FTC to fine Warner unit $1M over kids privacyOct 04, 2012 6:41 am - NEW YORK — The Federal Trade Commission is proposing to fine a unit of Warner Music Group Corp. $1 million for violating a child privacy law in the operation of fan webs...
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Overdue credit-cards hit 11-year low in Q2Oct 04, 2012 6:34 am - WASHINGTON — A report is showing that more Americans are keeping up with their credit-card payments. The American Bankers Association says the percentage of bank-issued ...
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Illini feeling familiar snowball headed downhillOct 04, 2012 6:33 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois coach Tim Beckman is talking about a snowball effect these days, and it’s easy to see why. The Illini have been outscored 132-45 in three blow...
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Urban relishes peacemaker role on ‘Idol’Oct 04, 2012 6:33 am - NEW YORK — “American Idol” season 12 tapings are just getting under way and Keith Urban has already become more than just a judge: he’s also the pacifier on the newly mi...
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Markets subdued ahead of Draghi briefingOct 04, 2012 6:30 am - LONDON — Financial markets remained subdued Thursday in the run-up to the monthly policy meeting of the European Central Bank and another round of U.S. economic data. Fo...
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T-Mobile, MetroPCS unite to battle larger rivalsOct 04, 2012 6:29 am - NEW YORK — T-Mobile and MetroPCS have agreed to combine their struggling cellphone businesses in a deal aimed at letting them compete better with their three larger riva...