All Stories from April 4, 2013 (Change date)
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Chicago schools CEO defends planned school closingsApr 04, 2013 7:49 am - Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd Bennett says she’s insulted by allegations of racism from opponents of her plan to close 54 schools. During a Wednesday school bo...
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U.S. unemployment aid applications jump to 385,000Apr 04, 2013 7:43 am - WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose to a four-month high last week, although the increase partly reflects seasonal distortions around the ...
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Boeing 787 testing more than half doneApr 04, 2013 7:08 am - Boeing said it has finished more than half of the testing on its proposed battery fix for the 787, with the rest of the ground and flight tests coming in the next severa...
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Senate unveils budget proposal, tax cut uncertainApr 04, 2013 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana senators are releasing a state budget which could determine whether Gov. Mike Pence wins his tax cut this year. House Republicans crafted a $30 bi...
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Great Lakes levels below normal next 6 monthsApr 04, 2013 7:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Water levels across most of the Great Lakes are likely to remain well below average for the next six months, posing continued hardships for commer...
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Ind. official: Child abuse reports up over 2 yearsApr 04, 2013 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Reports of child abuse and neglect in Indiana grew 15 percent during the past two years, a top official in the state's child protection agency said. Depar...
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Has NBC learned transition lessons?Apr 04, 2013 6:45 am - NEW YORK — NBC’s recent personnel transition in morning television was a disaster. Executives hope their luck is better late at night, and they have a year to try and ma...
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Walgreen clinics expand care into chronic illnessApr 04, 2013 6:42 am - Deerfield-based Walgreen Co. has stretched the reach of its drugstore clinics beyond treating ankle sprains and sinus infections to handling chronic diseases such as dia...
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Book notes: Jamie McGuire signs in Round Lake BeachApr 04, 2013 6:00 am - Ÿ New York Times best-selling essayist and novelist Anne Lamott presents the paperback publication of her book “Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son” ...
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'Catch Me' a breezy if superficial musical journeyApr 04, 2013 6:00 am - The coast-to-coast tour of "Catch Me If You Can", a musical confection from 2011 about the real-life adventures of a teenage con artist, touched down this week for a bri...