All Stories from December 14, 2012 (Change date)
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Tolkien class at Wis. university proves popularDec 14, 2012 7:38 am - MILWAUKEE — The vast collection of J.R.R. Tolkien manuscripts initially sold senior Joe Kirchoff on Marquette University, so when the school offered its first course dev...
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Chicago man held in pregnant Ind. woman’s slayingDec 14, 2012 7:28 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. — A Chicago man has been arrested in northwest Indiana on charges of killing his pregnant girlfriend. The Times reports that 28-old Isiah Barker was in...
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Wheaton Academy overcomes Marmion's fast startDec 14, 2012 7:00 am - Wheaton Academy took Marmion's best punch in the first quarter Friday night, then succeeded in striking back the next three. The Warriors gave up 27 points in the first ...
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United Continental names CEO Smisek as chairmanDec 14, 2012 6:39 am - Jeff Smisek now has the controls at United Airlines. Smisek, the president CEO of United Continental Holdings Inc., will also become the company’s chairman, effective De...
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One Direction named MTV’s 2012 Artist of the YearDec 14, 2012 6:33 am - NEW YORK — They’re platinum. They’re fascinating. And now One Direction is MTV’s 2012 Artist of the Year. MTV says the fivesome is “the clear choice for the top spot” af...
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Sally Struthers enters not guilty plea for DUIDec 14, 2012 6:32 am - YORK, Maine — Sally Struthers has entered a not guilty plea on charges she drove drunk in Maine, where she was performing in a musical. The Portland Press Herald reports...
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Senate takes step toward banning stalking softwareDec 14, 2012 5:53 am - WASHINGTON — A loophole that permits software companies to sell cyberstalking apps that operate secretly on cellphones could soon be closed by Congress. The software is ...
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Google Maps return to iPhone with new mobile appDec 14, 2012 5:53 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google Maps has found its way back to the iPhone. The world’s most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the Google M...
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U.S. Says Madoff’s brother peter should get 10-year prison termDec 14, 2012 5:52 am - Bernard Madoff’s brother, Peter Madoff, should get a 10-year prison term for his role in perpetuating the multibillion-dollar fraud, U.S. prosecutors said. Peter Madoff ...
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Internet restrictions across the worldDec 14, 2012 5:48 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Envoys in Dubai signed a new U.N. telecommunications treaty Friday that a U.S.-led delegation says endorses greater government control of t...