All Stories from May 1, 2013 (Change date)
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Lombard's Lilac Time offers a variety of blooms, activitiesMay 01, 2013 12:00 pm - One of the strengths of Lombard's lilac collection is its variety. Some bushes bloom early, reminding visitors Lilac Time is on its way. Other plants hit the nail on the...
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U.S. manufacturing grows in April at slower paceMay 01, 2013 11:56 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. factory activity expanded at a slower pace in April, held back by weaker hiring and less company stockpiling. The report is the latest sign that econom...
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U.S. construction spending down 1.7 percent in MarchMay 01, 2013 11:56 am - WASHINGTON — Spending on U.S. construction projects fell in March as the biggest drop in government projects in more than a decade overwhelmed strength in home building....
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Abused disabled Iowa plant workers awarded $240MMay 01, 2013 11:56 am - IOWA CITY, Iowa — A Texas company has been ordered to pay 32 mentally disabled workers $240 million in damages for what government lawyers described as years of round-th...
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PepsiCo pulls Mountain Dew ad after criticismMay 01, 2013 11:56 am - NEW YORK — PepsiCo is once again learning the risks of celebrity partnerships after an ad for Mountain Dew was criticized for portraying racial stereotypes and making li...
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Survey: Private employers add just 119K in AprilMay 01, 2013 11:56 am - WASHINGTON — A private survey shows U.S. companies added just 119,000 jobs in April, the fewest in seven months. The report Wednesday from payroll processor ADP suggest...
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Comcast profit rises 17 percent in 1QMay 01, 2013 11:56 am - NEW YORK — Comcast Corp., the nation’s largest cable company and owner of NBCUniversal, on Wednesday said its net income rose 17 percent in the latest quarter, powered b...
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Chrysler, Ford, GM, Nissan April U.S. sales upMay 01, 2013 11:56 am - DETROIT — Ford, GM, Chrysler and Nissan all reported double-digit U.S. sales increases last month, signaling the best April for car and truck sales in six years. A rebou...
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Oduya’s pass still hot topic for BlackhawksMay 01, 2013 11:52 am - “That might have been one of the best indirect passes you’ll ever see” is how Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville described defenseman Johnny Oduya’s bank pass off the gla...
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Woodlands Academy hosts Fine Arts EveningMay 01, 2013 11:47 am - If it’s arts you want, then Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart is the place to be Wednesday, May 15, for Fine Arts Evening. It will feature drawing, printmaking, pain...