All Stories from March 11, 2013 (Change date)
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Ind. county assesses cost of death penalty trialMar 11, 2013 7:10 am - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ CROWN POINT, Ind. — Lake County officials are awaiting the final bills from the death penalty trial of a Gary man sente...
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Wisconsin cheese contest sees record number of entriesMar 11, 2013 7:09 am - GREEN BAY, Wis. — Which cheese stands alone? Judges at the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest might have a hard time answering that question this week. So far, 1,702 chees...
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Availability of Wisconsin emergency plans varies by countyMar 11, 2013 7:07 am - GREEN BAY, Wis. — All of Wisconsin’s 72 counties have emergency plans to respond to everything from chemical leaks to weather emergencies. But the Green Bay Press-Gazet...
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Mattoon man helps scientists with DNAMar 11, 2013 7:06 am - MATTOON— Paul and Evelyn Weber of Mattoon are both cancer survivors. They know first-hand that the best treatment plan for each case is imperative for survival of the di...
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Illinois Crime Commission: Heroin is ‘medical emergency’Mar 11, 2013 7:05 am - CHICAGO HEIGHTS, — The Illinois State Crime Commission says heroin use is an epidemic, and a Will County official says it should be declared a medical emergency. The com...
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Chicago Catholics plan prayer before conclaveMar 11, 2013 7:04 am - Catholics in Chicago plan a Mass and prayer vigil as the conclave to elect a new Pope begins Tuesday at the Vatican. The Archdiocese of Chicago plans the services Monday...
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Italy’s bonds decline after Ftch downgrade; German bunds gain c.2013 Bloomberg NewsMar 11, 2013 6:21 am - Italy’s government bonds fell for a second day after Fitch Ratings cut the nation’s credit rating, saying inconclusive elections threatened the country’s ability to resp...
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Cheapest treasuries since 2011 are alluring to GundlachMar 11, 2013 6:19 am - The sudden slowdown in U.S. inflation has left Treasuries at the cheapest levels in almost two years, aiding the Federal Reserve’s efforts to tamp down long-term borrowi...
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Greek economy shrinks 5.7 percent in 4th quarterMar 11, 2013 6:19 am - ATHENS, Greece — Updated official data show Greece’s economy shrank at a slightly slower pace than initially forecast in the last quarter of 2012, but still contracted b...
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10 years after US invasion, Kurds look to the WestMar 11, 2013 6:08 am - IRBIL, Iraq — At an elite private school in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, children learn Turkish and English before Arabic. University students dream of jobs in Euro...