All Stories from December 27, 2012 (Change date)
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Blizzard hits southern IllinoisDec 27, 2012 6:50 am - CARBONDALE — A winter storm has slammed into southern Illinois, leaving roads covered in snow and ice and prompting officials to urge residents to stay home if they can....
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Grainger agrees to $70 million settlementDec 27, 2012 6:41 am - Lake Forest-based national hardware distributor W.W. Grainger has agreed to pay $70 million to settle allegations it didn’t meet federal contracts. The Department of Jus...
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Whooping cough hits Wisconsin hard this yearDec 27, 2012 6:40 am - MADISON, Wis. — The whooping cough hit Wisconsin residents hard this year. According to the Wisconsin Division of Public Health, there were nearly 5,700 confirmed and pr...
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East St. Louis man accused of hijacking UPS truckDec 27, 2012 6:37 am - EAST ST. LOUIS — An East St. Louis man is jailed on $1 million bond after being accused of hijacking a UPS truck and later shooting a 15-year-old girl. St. Clair County ...
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U.S. Treasury to take steps to avoid borrowing limitDec 27, 2012 6:20 am - WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department will begin taking steps on Friday to delay hitting the government’s $16.4 trillion borrowing limit on Dec. 31. Treasury Secret...
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Nonprofit tech innovators inspire new philanthropyDec 27, 2012 6:08 am - WASHINGTON — Scott Harrison’s organization called Charity: Water has funded nearly 7,000 clean water projects in some of the poorest areas of the world. Harrison wanted...
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Judge deciding if stores must post tobacco apologyDec 27, 2012 5:41 am - RICHMOND, Va. — A federal judge will soon decide whether your next tank of gas or bottle of soda comes with a free apology from the Marlboro man and Joe Camel. A recent ...
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Justice refuses to block morning-after pill ruleDec 27, 2012 5:40 am - WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday denied a request to block part of the federal health care law that requires employee health-care plans to...
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Private picture of Mark Zuckerberg’s family leakedDec 27, 2012 5:35 am - SEATTLE — Even Mark Zuckerberg’s family can get tripped up by Facebook’s privacy settings. A picture that Zuckerberg’s sister posted on her personal Facebook profile was...
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China tightening controls on InternetDec 27, 2012 5:34 am - BEIJING — China’s new communist leaders are increasing already tight controls on Internet use and electronic publishing following a spate of embarrassing online reports ...