All Stories from May 12, 2013 (Change date)
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Countryside fundraiserMay 12, 2013 5:27 pm - Palatine-based Countryside Association for People with Disabilities hosts its eighth annual Opportunity Walk/Run/Roll fundraiser at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, June 2, at Independ...
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Politics commandeer stage in Mideast TV contestMay 12, 2013 4:55 pm - BEIRUT — TV singing contests around the world tend to serve up light, glitzy entertainment with a dash of emotional drama. But in the Middle East’s version of “American ...
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Bangladesh to raise wages for garment workersMay 12, 2013 4:03 pm - DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s government plans to raise the minimum wage for garment workers, a Cabinet minister said Sunday, after the deaths of more than 1,100 peop...
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Has the gold rush come to an end?May 12, 2013 4:01 pm - NEW YORK — When the price of gold plunged $200 last month, many people thought they caught the sound of the gold bubble popping. What Peter Schiff, the CEO of brokerage ...
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Resounding election victory for Pakistan's SharifMay 12, 2013 4:00 pm - LAHORE, Pakistan — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif looked poised Sunday to return to office with a resounding election victory — a mandate that could make i...
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Project aims to track big city carbon footprintsMay 12, 2013 3:59 pm - LOS ANGELES — Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets anchored in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and other...
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Unearned run helps Cubs rally past NationalsMay 12, 2013 3:48 pm - WASHINGTON — Alfonso Soriano scored the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning on a throwing error by catcher Kurt Suzuki, and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Washingt...
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Job boot campMay 12, 2013 3:18 pm - State Rep. Sam Yingling and DeVry University will host a Job Boot Camp from noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18 in the Epstein Room of the Grayslake Area Public Library, ...
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Des Plaines buys AEDs for police squad carsMay 12, 2013 3:13 pm - The Des Plaines city council recently authorized the purchase of 25 automatic external defibrillators and other equipment for police squad cars. The AEDs could allow pol...
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'SNL' vet Meyers to succeed FallonMay 12, 2013 3:00 pm - NEW YORK — Seth Meyers is moving from his “Weekend Update” desk to his own late night show on NBC. The network said Sunday that the 12-year “Saturday Night Live” cast me...