All Stories from December 28, 2012 (Change date)
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Unilever to phase out ‘microplastics’ by 2015Dec 28, 2012 6:13 am - AMSTERDAM — Unilever, the maker of Vaseline, Axe deodorants and Dove soaps, among other cosmetic and hygiene products, says it will phase out the use of microplastics by...
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Fla. man pleads guilty in NY in dinosaur disputeDec 28, 2012 6:09 am - NEW YORK — A Florida fossils dealer pleaded guilty to smuggling charges Thursday and agreed to give up a celebrated $1 million dinosaur skeleton seized by the U.S. gover...
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Ordinary folks losing faith in stocksDec 28, 2012 6:07 am - NEW YORK — Andrew Neitlich is the last person you’d expect to be rattled by the stock market. He once worked as a financial analyst picking stocks for a mutual fund. He ...
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Mississippi River drops, threatening barge trafficDec 28, 2012 6:00 am - ST. LOUIS — The Mississippi River level is dropping again and barge industry trade groups warned Thursday that river commerce could essentially come to a halt as early a...
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Attorney: Hobby Lobby won't offer morning-after pillDec 28, 2012 5:45 am - WASHINGTON — An attorney for Hobby Lobby Stores said Thursday that the arts and crafts chain plans to defy a federal mandate requiring it to offer employees health cover...
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No ethics breaches found in Countrywide VIP loansDec 28, 2012 5:44 am - WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee said Thursday it found no violations among House members whose mortgage loans went through the VIP section of the former Countryw...
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Remembering the lives of residents who died this past yearDec 28, 2012 5:17 am - At the end of the year — this year, any year — there is always a tinge of sadness, a dollop of melancholy for those we have lost along the way. This time around is no di...
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European stocks down US 'fiscal cliff' talksDec 28, 2012 5:00 am - MOSCOW — European shares traded lower early on Friday on waning hopes that U.S. President Barack Obama and key lawmakers would manage to reach an 11th-hour budget compro...
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Downers Grove native juggles cultures, artistic pursuitsDec 28, 2012 5:00 am - Actor/writer Bilal Dardai has lived his life balanced between worlds. Born in Karachi, Pakistan, he moved with his family to Downers Grove when he was only a month old. ...
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Theater events: Laugh in the new yearDec 28, 2012 5:00 am - Exit laughing Conclude 2012 on a humorous note at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, which hosts a pair of New Year's Eve standup comedy shows featuring WGN spo...