All Stories from November 22, 2012 (Change date)
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Authorities collect DNA from Chicago sex offendersNov 22, 2012 6:45 am - Authorities in Illinois have collected DNA from more than 100 people living in Chicago who were convicted of serious sex crimes in other states. The effort this week wa...
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Illinois man not guilty in grandmother’s murderNov 22, 2012 6:45 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. — A judge in southwestern Illinois has found a man not guilty by reason of mental illness or defect in the 2008 stabbing death of his grandmother. The B...
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Baby giraffe makes debut at Brookfield ZooNov 22, 2012 6:45 am - A baby giraffe has made his debut at Brookfield Zoo. Zoo officials say the baby boy was born Nov. 12 but didn’t go on public display until Wednesday. His mother is 5-yea...
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Governor urges Illinoisans to help food banksNov 22, 2012 6:45 am - Gov. Pat Quinn is reminding state residents to support food banks around Illinois during the holiday season and throughout the year. In a news release, Quinn’s office sa...
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EU takes major step to protect sharksNov 22, 2012 6:42 am - BRUSSELS — The European Union has taken a major step to protect sharks, banning the brutal practice of slicing off their fins before throwing the fish back into the sea ...
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Police officer quits after comments about ObamaNov 22, 2012 6:42 am - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville police officer has quit after admitting he told colleagues that he would volunteer to assassinate President Barack Obama. Sam Koivist...
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Fishing nations maintain tuna quotasNov 22, 2012 6:36 am - AGADIR, Morocco — The international organization of fishing countries has decided to follow the scientific recommendations and maintain strict quotas on the fishing of e...
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U.S. aims to double habitat for spotted owlNov 22, 2012 6:13 am - GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The last building block of the Obama administration’s strategy unveiled Wednesday to keep the northern spotted owl from extinction nearly doubles the...
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Study: Distant dwarf planet has no atmosphereNov 22, 2012 6:13 am - WASHINGTON — Astronomers say Pluto’s icy more distant sister seems even more alien than thought because it doesn’t have an atmosphere. Scientists gained that bit of new ...
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Food labels multiply, some confuse consumersNov 22, 2012 6:02 am - FRESNO, Calif. — Want to avoid pesticides and antibiotics in your produce, meat, and dairy foods? Prefer to pay more to make sure farm animals were treated humanely, far...