All Stories from December 17, 2012 (Change date)
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H&M November sales beat estimates after Margiela lineDec 17, 2012 8:17 am - Hennes & Mauritz AB, Europe’s second-largest clothing retailer, reported November sales that beat analysts’ estimates after a designer collection went on sale midway thr...
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Group looks to finish restoring N.W. Ind. theaterDec 17, 2012 8:16 am - FOWLER, Ind. — Supporters are gearing up for their next phase in preserving the 1940s movie theater in a small northwestern Indiana town. A corps of volunteers helps run...
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Rock blasting set on drought-plagued Miss. RiverDec 17, 2012 8:13 am - ST. LOUIS — Barge traffic along a key stretch of the Mississippi River is about to be restricted as crews prepare to begin blasting large rock formations that have threa...
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Chicago police trying to ID bones found in riverDec 17, 2012 8:06 am - CHICAGO — Chicago authorities say they’ll have to use DNA testing to identify remains found inside a car pulled from the Chicago River. Police say the car pulled from th...
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Ill. rings up $1M from video gambling in Nov.Dec 17, 2012 8:04 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois and local cities and towns are starting to cash in on new video gambling terminals. The Southern Illinoisan reports that the state took in n...
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Naperville officials expect Water Street plan to resurfaceDec 17, 2012 8:00 am - Naperville officials aren't likely to see any plans for a revised Water Street project in the immediate future, but some predict a new proposal will resurface before spr...
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Illinois parents worry about kids after Conn. shootingDec 17, 2012 8:00 am - CHICAGO — Parents are sending their children off to school with a little more anxiety than normal. Friday's mass killing at a Connecticut elementary school had Chicagoan...
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Tri-Cities boys swimming outlookDec 17, 2012 7:44 am - Marmion Coach: Bill Schalz Losses to graduation: Shane Cano, Dan Duhig Key returning swimmers: John Thielen, Sr., Josh Kanute, Sr., Jack Fergus, Jr., Mike Burke, Jr., Jo...
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Car bomb at U.S. compound in Kabul kills 2 AfghansDec 17, 2012 7:04 am - KABUL, Afghanistan — A car bomb outside a compound housing a U.S. military contractor in the Afghan capital killed at least two Afghan workers and wounded more than a do...
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Wave of bombings kills 25 across IraqDec 17, 2012 7:02 am - BAGHDAD — A wave of bombings across Iraq on Monday hit a number of targets, including residents of ethnically disputed areas, killing 25 people and wounding dozens. The ...