All Stories from April 1, 2013 (Change date)
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Questions in China on how H7N9 flu strain killed 2Apr 01, 2013 9:15 am - BEIJING — Health officials say they still don’t understand how a lesser-known bird flu virus was able to kill two men and seriously sicken a woman in China, but that it’...
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Pakistani woman makes history with run in May voteApr 01, 2013 9:14 am - KHAR, Pakistan — A 40-year-old Pakistani housewife has made history by becoming the first woman to run for parliament from the country’s northwest tribal region, a highl...
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6 die in China mine where earlier blast killed 28Apr 01, 2013 9:14 am - BEIJING — An explosion killed six workers Monday at a coal mine in northeast China where 28 miners were killed in a similar accident just three days earlier, state media...
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Towing firm sues Island Lake in federal courtApr 01, 2013 9:12 am - A Wauconda towing company has sued the village of Island Lake in federal court, objecting to a politically connected rival’s status as the Island Lake Police Department’...
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Afghan teenager fatally stabbed U.S. soldierApr 01, 2013 9:11 am - KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan teenager killed an American soldier in eastern Afghanistan by stabbing him in the neck while he played with a group of local children, off...
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Ind. House panel considers Medicaid expansionApr 01, 2013 8:53 am - INDIANAPOLIS — A legislative committee is ready to consider a plan that would pay for an expansion of Medicaid using the state’s Healthy Indiana Plan and federal block g...
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Milk production in Wis., Minn. essentially steadyApr 01, 2013 8:51 am - MADISON, Wis. — Milk production declined across most of the nation in February, but Wisconsin and Minnesota weathered the decrease better than most other states. Wiscons...
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Autistic man from Rockford plays pianoApr 01, 2013 8:48 am - ROCKFORD — Thrifty shoppers enter the ReStore in Rockford to buy donated putty knives and tiles, used dishwashers and other household items. If they’re lucky, a pleasant...
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Drug cartels dispatch agents deep inside the suburbsApr 01, 2013 8:45 am - Mexican drug cartels whose operatives once rarely ventured beyond the U.S. border are dispatching some of their most trusted agents to live and work deep inside the Unit...
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About time we’ve got baseball and softball to talk aboutApr 01, 2013 8:44 am - In celebration of the opening week of the high school baseball/softball season, here are 9 things on my mind: 1. It is nothing short of amazing that there were any games...