All Stories from December 3, 2012 (Change date)
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Lincoln brand changes name as new MKZ goes on saleDec 03, 2012 5:11 am - DETROIT — After years of dismal sales, Ford’s Lincoln luxury brand is reintroducing itself with a new name and a new midsize sedan. The brand is returning to the name Li...
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New Alzheimer’s drug studies offer patients hopeDec 03, 2012 5:10 am - TRENTON, N.J. — For Alzheimer’s patients and their families, desperate for an effective treatment for the epidemic disease, there’s hope from new studies starting up and...
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White House to GOP: It’s your moveDec 03, 2012 5:07 am - WASHINGTON — The White House says Republicans should come clean about how much they’re willing to raise tax rates on the rich. Republicans counter that President Barack ...
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Holiday lights flashback: 2009 winnerDec 03, 2012 5:02 am - An amazing 30,000-light display synced with holiday music was the key to Nicholas Miele winning the Daily Herald’s holiday lights contest in 2009. “I’ve always been a ve...
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Epilepsy drug reduces weight in obese patients, study findsDec 03, 2012 5:00 am - TOKYO — Eisai Co.’s epilepsy drug Zonegran helped obese people lose weight, according to a study that shows the potential of another anti-seizure medication to aid in we...
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Chinese industrial upswing cheers marketsDec 03, 2012 5:00 am - LONDON — News that manufacturing activity in China grew for the first time in 13 months helped offset disappointment over weaker U.S. figures, nudging global stocks high...
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Alaska murder suspect linked to 7 other killingsDec 03, 2012 5:00 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A man found dead of an apparent suicide in an Alaska jail was not only suspected of killing an Anchorage barista but may be linked to seven other pos...
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Prairie garden a soothing place for psychiatrist, autistic sonDec 03, 2012 5:00 am - When psychiatrist Elizabeth Reeve needs to unwind and recharge her mental batteries, she heads to the prairie. Not the wild prairie, but the one she and her husband have...
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New DNA techniques end mystery of what ails baby PatrickDec 03, 2012 5:00 am - BOSTON — Chris Butters was changing a diaper for his son, Patrick, last November when he felt something in the two-month-old's abdomen. It was about the size of a marble...
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Oil hovers near $89 as China production improvesDec 03, 2012 5:00 am - BANGKOK — The price of oil edged up above $89 a barrel Monday as investors were encouraged by signs that China's economy may be picking up after a prolonged slowdown. By...