All Stories from October 11, 2012 (Change date)
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Oct 11, 2012 7:00 am - Refinance program not fair for all What do you call it when the majority is favored and the minority is left out? Discrimination and bias might come to mind. What w...
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Chinese writer Mo Yan wins Nobel literature prizeOct 11, 2012 6:54 am - BEIJING — Novelist Mo Yan, this year’s Nobel Prize winner for literature, is practiced in the art of challenging the status quo without offending those who uphold it. Mo...
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Push for healthier truckers gains momentumOct 11, 2012 6:41 am - DALLAS — In the months after Doug Robinson started driving a truck, he noticed his clothes were increasingly more snug-fitting. He was already overweight but soon realiz...
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IMF chief urges action in tackling euro crisisOct 11, 2012 6:38 am - Associated — The head of the International Monetary Fund on Thursday called for urgent action to tackle Europe’s debt problems and an approaching fiscal crisis in the U....
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UN says world has 6 billion cell phone subscribersOct 11, 2012 6:38 am - GENEVA) — The world now has nearly as many cell phone subscriptions as inhabitants. The U.N. telecom agency says there were about 6 billion subscriptions by the end of 2...
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Kodak asks court to end retiree medical benefitsOct 11, 2012 6:14 am - ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Eastman Kodak Co. said Wednesday it has asked a bankruptcy court judge to allow it to end retiree medical and some other benefits at the end of the yea...
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Markets brush off Spain downgrade on bailout hopesOct 11, 2012 6:11 am - LONDON — Financial markets steadied Thursday ahead of another round of U.S. corporate earnings and despite a downgrade of Spain’s sovereign credit rating. Standard & Poo...
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Oil prices up amid escalating Turkey-Syria tensionOct 11, 2012 6:00 am - BANGKOK — Oil prices rose Thursday as growing tensions between Turkey and Syria caused worries about the reliability of Middle East crude supplies. Benchmark oil for Nov...
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U.S. foreclosure filings hit 5-year low in SeptemberOct 11, 2012 6:00 am - U.S. foreclosure filings dropped to a five-year low in September as fewer homes were on track to be seized by lenders. It was the second-consecutive monthly decline in f...
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Music notes: Dance to Dot Dot Dot at Durty Nellie'sOct 11, 2012 6:00 am - Suburban party rock Dot Dot Dot, an energetic pop band based in the Northwest suburbs, will perform this weekend for hometown fans. The band performs a mix of origi...