All Stories from April 19, 2013 (Change date)
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Obama taking action on gun background check systemApr 19, 2013 9:36 am - WASHINGTON — Blocked by Congress from expanding gun sale background checks, President Barack Obama is turning to actions within his own power to keep people from buying ...
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Judiciary Committee takes up immigration billApr 19, 2013 9:36 am - WASHINGTON — A far-reaching new immigration bill is getting its first test at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, where opponents of the legislation will be able to fa...
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DuPage County flood control efforts continueApr 19, 2013 9:32 am - Flood-weary DuPage County residents are expected to get some much-needed time to clean up now that the county rivers and streams are receding. Anthony Charlton, DuPage’s...
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Toyota to produce luxury Lexus model at Ky. plantApr 19, 2013 9:27 am - FRANKFORT, Ky. — Toyota is about to start making a Lexus model in Kentucky, a move that will create 750 jobs at its massive plant in Georgetown that already employs more...
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Kris Jenner’s TV talk show set to debut in JulyApr 19, 2013 9:03 am - LOS ANGELES — The studio behind Kris Jenner’s new daytime talk show says it will launch the program in July. Twentieth Television said Thursday that the show, titled “Kr...
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Nelson to hold benefit for Texas blast victimsApr 19, 2013 9:02 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Willie Nelson said Thursday that he will turn an upcoming Texas concert into a benefit for victims of the explosion at a fertilizer plant not far from...
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Boston suspect’s father: A true angelApr 19, 2013 9:00 am - MAKHACHKALA, Russia — In an anguished interview, the father of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing described his fugitive son as a smart and accomplished “angel....
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Wheaton Academy ralies past GenevaApr 19, 2013 8:44 am - Wheaton Academy boys volleyball coach DA Nichols shuffled his lineup for Friday’s nonconference match with Geneva and might have found a combination that will stick. Ken...
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Boston travel: Trains, buses halted, planes flyingApr 19, 2013 8:39 am - NEW YORK — Transportation to and from the Boston area is virtually shut down Friday morning, with the exception of airplanes, which continue to take off and land at Loga...
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Blackstone drops out of race to buy DellApr 19, 2013 8:21 am - Blackstone Group is dropping its effort to acquire the computer maker Dell, citing slumping personal computer sales and Dell’s “rapidly eroding financial profile.” Blac...