All Stories from January 17, 2013 (Change date)
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Algeria: Army rescues hostages, toll unclearJan 17, 2013 7:09 am - ALGIERS, Algeria — Algerian helicopters and special forces stormed a gas plant in the stony plains of the Sahara on Thursday to wipe out Islamist militants and free host...
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Enjoy international competition at Norge Ski ClubJan 17, 2013 7:00 am - If you want to watch U.S. ski jumpers compete against international jumping teams on a 70-meter hill, then mark your calendars for the upcoming 108th annual Norge Intern...
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Lean time of year for food pantryJan 17, 2013 7:00 am - Volunteers at the FISH Food Pantry in Carpentersville distributed food to slightly more than 290 additional Dundee Township families last year than the previous year. Wh...
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Urbana sophomore is chess championJan 17, 2013 6:37 am - URBANA — Talk to Urbana High School student Yue “Penny” Xu, and you’d find her a good-natured, talkative high school sophomore. But play chess with her, and you might ge...
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Dawn Clark Netsch discloses she has ALSJan 17, 2013 6:36 am - Former state Comptroller Dawn Clark Netsch — who spent 18 years serving in the state senate and was the first woman to run on a major ticket for governor in Illinois — h...
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Teen killed outside high school basketball gameJan 17, 2013 6:35 am - Police are investigating the death of a 17-year-old boy who was shot outside a gym at Chicago State University after a high school basketball game. The Cook County Medic...
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Te’o mentioned `girlfriend’ twice recentlyJan 17, 2013 6:30 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Not once but twice after he supposedly discovered his online girlfriend of three years never even existed, Notre Dame All-American linebacker Manti Te...
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NE Ind. schools to consider arming teachersJan 17, 2013 6:29 am - ALBION, Ind. — Teachers in a northeastern Indiana county may soon be carrying guns in school if officials accept a proposal from the county sheriff. Under Noble County S...
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Judge orders man not to have more childrenJan 17, 2013 6:00 am - SHELL LAKE, Wis. — A northwestern Wisconsin judge has ordered a man not to have any more children until he catches up on past due child support payments. Judge Eugene H...
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Chicago aquarium takes in blind sea lion pupJan 17, 2013 6:00 am - Two rescued California sea lions, including a pup found blinded from gunshot wounds, now have a home at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. The blind 9-month-old male pup comes to...