All Stories from May 5, 2013 (Change date)
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New jobs and energy gains helping lift US economyMay 05, 2013 5:52 pm - WASHINGTON — A stronger-than-expected April rebound in job creation and recent dramatic discoveries of vast U.S. oil and gas reserves are helping to lift the American ec...
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Are you a tax cheat if you shop online tax-free?May 05, 2013 5:49 pm - WASHINGTON — Buy anything on the Internet lately without paying sales tax? In all but a few states, you’re probably a tax cheat. That’s right, even if Internet retailers...
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Gambling’s dark side Compulsive gambling feeds off casino surgeMay 05, 2013 5:43 pm - HARTFORD, Conn. — Tom Leksan lost nearly everything when gambling became an addiction with easy access to casinos. Once an Ohio lawyer, Leksan lost his job and marriage ...
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Game 3: Wild edge Blackhawks in OTMay 05, 2013 5:38 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. — Jason Zucker scored at 2:15 of overtime to give Minnesota a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, pulling the Wild within 2-1 in the Weste...
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Reds sweep Cubs with 7-4 winMay 05, 2013 5:09 pm - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ Joey Votto had three hits, Todd Frazier hit a two-run single and the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game sweep of th...
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Sox drop 10-inning tilt to RoyalsMay 05, 2013 5:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. Alex Gordon hit an RBI single with two outs in the 10th and the Kansas City Royals, saved when Billy Butler sent the game into extra innings, rallied pa...
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Bond set at $2 million for Wheeling murder suspectMay 05, 2013 5:00 pm - A judge set bond at $2 million Sunday for an Arlington Heights teen charged with shooting a Wheeling man to death Wednesday while trying to gun down a rival gang member....
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Man accidentally shoots brother in Elgin Twp.May 05, 2013 5:00 pm - Kane County sheriff's police are investigating an accidental shooting early Sunday morning in unincorporated Elgin Township. The shooting occurred at 12:30 a.m. Sunday w...
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Will Downey suit up again after $175M ‘Iron Man 3’ haul?May 05, 2013 4:26 pm - LOS ANGELES — Iron Man reigns as the standard-bearer of Hollywood superheroes with a $175.3 million domestic opening weekend for his latest sequel and an overseas haul o...
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NYC cigarette tax fight hampered by low finesMay 05, 2013 4:15 pm - NEW YORK — High taxes have emerged as the No. 1 weapon in the war on smoking. The more cigarettes cost, research has shown, the fewer people buy them. That is one of the...