All Stories from March 8, 2013 (Change date)
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Quest for 500th “life bird” ends in EvanstonMar 08, 2013 9:00 am - So there I was in Miami last month, stalking a middle-class neighborhood with my binoculars, searching for a red-whiskered bulbul. The bulbul is originally from Asia, bu...
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Covering the campaigns at dailyherald.comMar 08, 2013 9:00 am - With Election Day only a month away, campaign season is about to kick into high gear. Our election coverage will be kicking into high gear, too. These are the races that...
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Proposed settlement in 2009 Michigan drowning of St. Charles manMar 08, 2013 9:00 am - SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. — A proposed settlement with the family of a St. Charles man who drowned in 2009 while saving family members from rough waters off southwestern Michig...
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1 found dead in fire at Elgin mobile home parkMar 08, 2013 8:53 am - A 36-year-old man was found dead inside a home early Friday morning after a fire in a mobile home park on Elgin’s west side. Brendan Gallaghan was found dead after firef...
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Oil slips as strong dollar offsets jobs dataMar 08, 2013 8:45 am - NEW YORK — The price of oil was down slightly Friday, as a strong U.S. jobs report was offset by gains in the dollar. Benchmark oil for April delivery was down 22 cents...
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U.S. wholesale stockpiles rise 1.2 percentMar 08, 2013 8:44 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. wholesalers boosted their stockpiles in January by the largest amount in 13 months even though their sales dropped sharply. Inventories at the wholesal...
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Feds close probe into Ford SUVs rolling awayMar 08, 2013 8:44 am - DETROIT — U.S. safety officials have closed an investigation into allegations that three Ford SUVs can roll away when the transmissions are in park. The National Highway...
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Hungarian cardinal’s parents defied communismMar 08, 2013 8:41 am - EDITOR’S NOTE: As the Roman Catholic Church prepares to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI, The Associated Press is profiling key cardinals seen as “papabili” — cont...
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Cardinal Scherer: Modern ways, traditional messageMar 08, 2013 8:41 am - EDITOR’S NOTE: As the Roman Catholic Church prepares to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI, The Associated Press is profiling key cardinals seen as “papabili” — cont...
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In run-up to pope election, dissidents seek voiceMar 08, 2013 8:41 am - VATICAN CITY — The election of a new pope always brings with it hopes for change from across the Catholic ideological and theological spectrum. Advocacy groups from arou...