All Stories from February 23, 2013 (Change date)
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Reshaped papacy raises questions for church futureFeb 23, 2013 6:01 pm - Pope Benedict XVI has reshaped the papacy simply by giving it up. But how? As the first pontiff in six centuries to step down, Benedict has carved a new path for his suc...
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Scouting the DuPage County Class 4A boys basketball sectionalsFeb 23, 2013 6:00 pm - Class 4A Bolingbrook sectional Top four seeds: Oswego, Benet, Neuqua Valley, West Aurora. Regional hosts: Batavia, Benet, Oswego East, WW South. Players to watch: J...
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Hunter acquitted of killing man mistaken for bearFeb 23, 2013 5:59 pm - SALEM, Ore. — An Oregon hunter has been found not guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of a Marine reservist from California he says he mistook for a bear. The S...
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Primary in Grafton Twp. to include supervisor, other contestsFeb 23, 2013 5:58 pm - There are plenty of decisions to be made in Grafton Township races in Tuesday’s Republican primary election, including who will be at the top of the ticket. Supervisor ...
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Two scuba divers die off Monterey coastFeb 23, 2013 5:56 pm - CARMEL, Calif. — Two scuba divers have died while diving off the coast of California’s Monterey County, authorities said. Emergency crews were sent to Point Lobos State...
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100 passengers rescued from Dallas Zoo monorailFeb 23, 2013 5:55 pm - DALLAS — About 100 people have been rescued without injury by firefighters after a monorail at the Dallas Zoo stopped operating. Dallas Fire Rescue spokesman Jason Evans...
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NRA uses Justice memo to accuse Obama on gunsFeb 23, 2013 5:51 pm - WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association is using a Justice Department memo it obtained to argue in ads that the Obama administration believes its gun control plans w...
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Brunner’s 33 leads Aquin to Class 1A titleFeb 23, 2013 5:39 pm - Freeport Aquin all-state senior Sophie Brunner put her final mark on Illinois girls Class 1A basketball Saturday in a big-time way. Brunner, who is signed with Arizona S...
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No escape from narcos for Mexican beauty queenFeb 23, 2013 5:38 pm - GUAMUCHIL, Mexico — Maria Susana Flores walked up to the microphone in a sequined black dress, showing the judges of the Sinaloa Woman beauty contest the smile and the s...
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Iran says it has captured a foreign ‘enemy drone’Feb 23, 2013 5:38 pm - TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard said Saturday that it had captured a foreign unmanned aircraft during a military exercise in southern Iran. Gen. Hamid...