All Stories from April 25, 2013 (Change date)
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Diamond donating ‘Caroline’ sales after bombingsApr 25, 2013 6:54 am - NEW YORK — Neil Diamond is donating some of this week’s sales from “Sweet Caroline” after the tune became a source of comfort following the explosions at the Boston Mara...
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United, US Airways boost ticket change fee to $200Apr 25, 2013 6:44 am - Changing an airline ticket is getting more expensive at US Airways and United Airlines. Last week United quietly boosted the fee to change a ticket in advance to $200, f...
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Survey: Americans felt more secure in jobs in 2012Apr 25, 2013 6:40 am - WASHINGTON) — Confidence in the U.S. job market has rebounded to roughly a normal level from its record low after the Great Recession, a trend that could help boost the ...
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Boeing 787 battery tests didn’t ensure against fire, NTSB saysApr 25, 2013 6:39 am - Tests of Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner batteries weren’t adequate to ensure that they wouldn’t overheat or burn, the top U.S. aircraft-accident investigator said after a t...
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Grainger increases quarterly dividend by 16 percentApr 25, 2013 6:37 am - Lake Forest-based W.W. Grainger, Inc. announced today that its board of directors voted to raise the quarterly cash dividend by 16 percent to 93 cents per share payable ...
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Chicago workers strike over wages at Macy’s to McDonald’sApr 25, 2013 6:35 am - Hundreds of employees from stores such as McDonald’s Corp., Macy’s Inc. and Victoria’s Secret walked off the job today in Chicago for higher wages, three weeks after a s...
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Lebanese ale available worldwideApr 25, 2013 6:21 am - “I’m the lunatic who makes beer in Lebanon!” announces Mazen Hajjar as he rises to extend his hand. That’s Lebanon in the Middle East — not Pennsylvania. Hajjar’s brewer...
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Illinois company: Cogeneration could become market for gas producersApr 25, 2013 6:21 am - MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Combined heat and power systems that produce electricity are a great potential market for natural gas producers, but experts say outdated federal pol...
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Ill. county recorders to split $3.3M settlementApr 25, 2013 6:19 am - Illinois’ 102 county recorders will split $3.3 million from the settlement of a national mortgage lawsuit. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced the disbursement of fu...
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Opponents call medical marijuana bill dangerousApr 25, 2013 6:18 am - A group opposing legalized medical marijuana says there are dangers in allowing patients access to the drug. The American Society for Addiction Medicine and a former Dr...