All Stories from November 18, 2012 (Change date)
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Retired judge swaps criminal cases for red-light violationsNov 18, 2012 7:00 am - Henry “Skip” Tonigan III stares intently at the flickering images on a television screen in a large meeting room at the Lakemoor police station, waiting to see if the wh...
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London show views death through artists’ eyesNov 18, 2012 6:44 am - LONDON — Try as we might, there’s no escaping death. Art collector Richard Harris has decided to embrace it instead — and wants the rest of us to do the same. The retire...
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Nobel laureate says he tried ‘50 Shades’ fictionNov 18, 2012 6:42 am - NEW YORK — Mario Vargas Llosa may be a Nobel laureate, but he says he has tried to write erotic novels “without the same success” as EL James, who wrote the best-selling...
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Suicide points to wave of insider trading in health industryNov 18, 2012 6:25 am - NEWARK, N.J. — On April 14, 2011, James Fan stood on a parking garage landing at Newark Liberty International Airport, a cheer-you-up letter from his young son in his pa...
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Small business owners reinvent to survive and growNov 18, 2012 6:23 am - NEW YORK — One of the most painful moments small business owners can face is when they realize: It’s not working. It could be a product that’s not succeeding, business t...
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The ‘$5 doctor’ practices medicine from bygone eraNov 18, 2012 6:22 am - RUSHVILLE, Ill. — Patients line up early outside his office just off the town square, waiting quietly for the doctor to arrive, as he has done for nearly 60 years. Dr. R...
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‘Dog Whisperer’ looks forward to new lease on lifeNov 18, 2012 6:17 am - LOS ANGELES — Very soon, Cesar Millan will have a new television show, a book, a tour, a documentary, and — if she says yes — a fiancee. The year is ending on a high not...
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5 tips to steer clear of debt in holiday shoppingNov 18, 2012 6:13 am - Black Friday deals are starting early this year, and that means more pressure to spend spend spend. As the holiday shopping season expands and retailers make impulse buy...
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Career Coach: Tips for answering awkward questionsNov 18, 2012 6:05 am - I receive many questions from people who are job hunting and who really want to make a good impression in their interviews. But sometimes applicants are unsure how to ha...
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Beating tax cheats key to Italy’s recovery planNov 18, 2012 6:03 am - ROME — Good plumbers may be worth their weight in gold, but when one was spotted zipping around in a bright red Ferrari, Italian tax police were fast on his trail. Stamp...