All Stories from January 15, 2013 (Change date)
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Carol Stream nominates top volunteersJan 15, 2013 6:57 am - Eleven Carol Stream residents have been nominated by service organizations as potential recipients of the village’s Citizen of the Year awards to honor their volunteeris...
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German economic woes erode market gainsJan 15, 2013 6:54 am - LONDON — Stock markets mostly slipped on Tuesday after new figures pointed to Germany’s economy contracting in the last three months of 2012 and as investors awaited U.S...
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Fitch warns it may downgrade US over debt standoffJan 15, 2013 6:54 am - LONDON — The United States could lose its top credit rating for the second time if there’s a delay in raising the country’s debt ceiling, Fitch Ratings warned Tuesday. C...
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Gun group chief says industry didn’t cause NewtownJan 15, 2013 6:02 am - LAS VEGAS — A trade show expected to draw tens of thousands of gun enthusiasts and manufacturers opened Tuesday on the Las Vegas Strip with the head of an industry group...
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China adds 51 million web users as internet controls tightenedJan 15, 2013 6:01 am - China added 51 million Internet users last year, underscoring the challenges faced by leaders seeking to tighten control over web services that have been used to expose ...
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Suburban officer to carry torch in S. Korea for World Special Olympics gamesJan 15, 2013 6:00 am - Ken Veach of Schaumburg has carried the torch for Special Olympics Illinois for nearly 20 years, but now he takes his flame to an even higher level: the Special Olympics...
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Facebook unveils social search featureJan 15, 2013 6:00 am - MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a new search feature on Tuesday in the company's first staged event at its Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters si...
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Wal-Mart to hire vets, buy AmericanJan 15, 2013 5:52 am - NEW YORK — Why wait on Washington to fix the economy when there’s Wal-Mart? Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer and the biggest private employer in the U....
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Cost-cut talk is long on emotion, short on detailsJan 15, 2013 5:50 am - WASHINGTON — For political reasons, details are likely to be lacking in the heated debate over deep spending cuts that will dominate Congress in the coming weeks. Americ...
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Brad Meltzer delivers another winnerJan 15, 2013 5:00 am - Brad Meltzer writes his first sequel, a follow-up to 2011's “The Inner Circle,” and delivers one of his best books to date. In “The Fifth Assassin,” Meltzer skillfu...