All Stories from October 9, 2012 (Change date)
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Mich. man at risk for meningitis after losing wifeOct 09, 2012 8:43 am - DETROIT — Days after taking his wife off life support, George Cary got a phone call that confirmed his suspicions: Her meningitis-related death was linked to tainted ste...
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Sears expects $446.5M in proceeds from offeringOct 09, 2012 8:08 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears expects to receive about $446.5 million in gross proceeds from an offering tied to the spinoff of its Hometown and Outlet stores. Sears Holdi...
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Sandusky sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prisonOct 09, 2012 8:00 am - In what sounded at times like a locker room pep talk, Jerry Sandusky rambled in his red prison suit about being the underdog in the fourth quarter, about forgiveness, ab...
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UN says world hungry not 1 billion after allOct 09, 2012 8:00 am - ROME — The United Nations said Tuesday its 2009 headline-grabbing announcement that 1 billion people in the world were hungry was off-target and that the number is actua...
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Chicago’s Argyle station reopens after repairsOct 09, 2012 7:52 am - The fourth of seven stations along the north end Chicago’s Red Line rail system has reopened after repairs. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel officially marked the reopening of...
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Quinn accuses Chicago mayor of smearing nomineeOct 09, 2012 7:52 am - Gov. Pat Quinn is accusing Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel of character assassination for questioning the qualifications of the governor’s pick to lead the Illinois Sports Fa...
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1 UW-Eau Claire student killed, 3 hurt in fireOct 09, 2012 7:50 am - EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Authorities have identified the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire student who died in an apartment fire and his three roommates who were injured. Ea...
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Garden provides students opportunityOct 09, 2012 7:50 am - DECATUR — After a summer that was tough for most local gardeners, Garfield Montessori School students are still able to reap the benefits of a special program designed t...
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U.S. report highlights unease about Chinese firmsOct 09, 2012 7:32 am - BEIJING — Eager to expand in the United States, China’s biggest technology companies face an America anxious about threats to jobs and national security. The latest blow...
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IMF offers bleak assessment of stalled recoveryOct 09, 2012 7:29 am - TOKYO — Plagued by uncertainty and fresh setbacks, the world economy has weakened further and will grow more slowly over the next year, the International Monetary Fund s...