All Stories from April 1, 2013 (Change date)
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Oil falls after string of gainsApr 01, 2013 7:35 am - BANGKOK — The price of oil fell Monday as traders took profits following a recent run-up in prices. Benchmark oil for May delivery was down 40 cents to $96.87 per barrel...
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UI students design car that could reach 100 mpgApr 01, 2013 7:30 am - URBANA — Think a car averaging 40 miles per gallon is fuel efficient? Think again. A team of University of Illinois students has designed a two-seat car that could reach...
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$25 Cook County gun tax in effectApr 01, 2013 7:26 am - Cook County has begun charging a controversial $25 tax on every gun purchased in the county’s suburbs. The tax, which took effect Monday, is expected to raise about $600...
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Man rams car into Calif. Wal-Mart, 4 injuredApr 01, 2013 7:24 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. — A man in a large red sedan hit two cars in the parking lot of a San Jose Wal-Mart before ramming the car through the front of the store then assaultin...
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Detroit airport terminal reopened after evacuationApr 01, 2013 7:21 am - ROMULUS, Mich. — Authorities evacuated part of the smaller of two terminals at Detroit Metropolitan Airport for about two hours as a bomb squad responded to a suspicious...
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Colorado prosecutors seeking death penalty in theater attackApr 01, 2013 7:20 am - CENTENNIAL, Colo. — For James Holmes, “justice is death,” prosecutors said Monday in announcing they will seek his execution if he is convicted in the Colorado movie the...
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Witness: Man yelled about God after church killingApr 01, 2013 7:20 am - ASHTABULA, Ohio — Witnesses say the 25-year-old man accused of walking into an Ohio church and fatally shooting his father after an Easter service was yelling about God ...
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Constant evolution help Pheasant Run Resort hit 50-year markApr 01, 2013 7:04 am - An interview with Tim Foley, general manager at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles. Q: Pheasant Run Resort is celebrating it’s 50th Anniversary this year. What is someth...
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I-77 reopens following 95-car pileup at Va.-N.C. borderApr 01, 2013 7:00 am - GALAX, Va. — Interstate 77 near the Virginia-North Carolina reopened early Monday following a series of chain-reaction wrecks involving nearly 100 vehicles along a mount...
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Rubio claims pivot point on immigration overhaulApr 01, 2013 6:52 am - WASHINGTON — Whatever immigration deal might be claimed by labor and business, or by Democrats and Republicans, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is serving notice it has to g...