All Stories from February 28, 2013 (Change date)
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Tuna collapse fears fail to curb Japan’s appetiteFeb 28, 2013 5:05 am - TOKYO — It is the king of sushi, one of the most expensive fish in the world — and dwindling so rapidly that some fear it could vanish from restaurant menus within a gen...
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Asia stocks rise on growth hopes, BOJ pickFeb 28, 2013 5:04 am - SEOUL, South Korea — Asian stock markets rose Thursday as positive economic indicators and the nomination of a pro-stimulus Bank of Japan chief bolstered hopes for faste...
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ADB president nominated to head Japan central bankFeb 28, 2013 5:03 am - TOKYO — Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe vowed to push ahead with more aggressive monetary easing as he Thursday nominated Haruhiko Kuroda to head the country’s central...
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Boeing reports 787 battery fix to Japan regulatorsFeb 28, 2013 5:03 am - TOKYO — Boeing CEO Ray Conner met with Japan’s transport minister and other officials in Tokyo on Thursday to explain his company’s proposal for resolving problems with ...
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Sears 4Q loss narrows as co. reduces expensesFeb 28, 2013 5:02 am - NEW YORK — Sears narrowed its fiscal fourth quarter loss as it reduced expenses and improved sales a little at its namesake stores. The results offer a glimmer of hope f...
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Illinois Head Start program threatened by budget cutsFeb 28, 2013 5:01 am - Diana Rauner of Chicago’s Ounce of Prevention Fund says her nonprofit is trying to prepare for the automatic federal budget cuts set to kick in on Friday. The White Hou...
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Cuts imminent, Senate rejects stopgap effortsFeb 28, 2013 5:01 am - WASHINGTON — Squabbling away the hours, the Senate swatted aside last-ditch plans to block $85 billion in broad-based federal spending reductions Thursday as President B...
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Higher education funding impearled by budget woesFeb 28, 2013 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Federal officials say money for research, financial aid and work-study programs would be cut if automatic budget cuts set to kick in on Friday aren’t avert...
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U.S. budget woes could hurt parks and historic sitesFeb 28, 2013 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Uncertainty abounds about what could happen in Illinois if federal lawmakers in Washington don’t do something to avert automatic budget cuts set to kick in...
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Social services to be affected federal budget cutsFeb 28, 2013 5:00 am - CRESCENT CITY — Uncertainty abounds on what could happen in Illinois if lawmakers in Washington don’t do something to avert automatic budget cuts set to kick in on Frida...