All Stories from March 16, 2013 (Change date)
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Notable deaths last weekMar 16, 2013 4:54 pm - Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist, the last surviving member of the German resistance group that tried unsuccessfully to kill Adolf Hitler, has died. He was 90. As a 21-year-old...
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Pope explains name, urges ‘church for the poor’Mar 16, 2013 4:40 pm - VATICAN CITY — The focus of Pope Francis’ papacy began to emerge Saturday as he offered some intimate insights into the conclave that elected him pontiff, describing how...
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Antarctica concerns grow as tourism numbers riseMar 16, 2013 4:37 pm - ROSS ISLAND, Antarctica — Across most of Earth, a tourist attraction that sees 35,000 visitors a year can safely be labeled sleepy. But when it’s Antarctica, every foots...
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Stallworth injured when balloon hits power linesMar 16, 2013 3:50 pm - MIAMI — NFL free agent Donte Stallworth was hospitalized Saturday with serious burns after the hot air balloon carrying him and two other people crashed into power lines...
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Driver charged after chase ends at Elgin police stationMar 16, 2013 3:33 pm - A Fox River Grove man led authorities on a chase for more than 25 miles early Saturday before he stopped at the Elgin Police Department and was arrested, officials said....
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Wisconsin tops Indiana 68-56 in B10 tournamentMar 16, 2013 3:17 pm - Chasing a loose ball moments into the game, Wisconsin’s Ben Brust crashed into the media table, nearly coming chest to metal with a laptop. No points were scored, no pos...
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Naperville St. Patrick’s parade spreads Irish spiritMar 16, 2013 2:51 pm - Despite chilly temperatures, the tradition of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade carried on Saturday morning in downtown Naperville for participants marching or riding on floa...
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Warrenville cops search for knife-wielding suspectMar 16, 2013 2:47 pm - Warrenville police Saturday asked the public for help identifying a man who approached a woman with a knife. The victim fled after encountering the suspect near her veh...
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Simeon finishes 4-peat against StevensonMar 16, 2013 2:45 pm - PEORIA — With a confident, championship bounce in their step — and why would it be anything but? — Simeon’s basketball players skipped onto the Civic Center court toting...
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Ten years on, Iraq still grapples with war’s legacyMar 16, 2013 2:38 pm - BAGHDAD — It’s been more than six years since a bomb ripped away the eyes from Shams Karim, killed her mother and left the little girl, now 7, blind and disfigured for l...