All Stories from July 8, 2013 (Change date)
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St. Charles wooing mosquito company with $275,000 of incentivesJul 08, 2013 9:00 am - In St. Charles, for once, mosquitoes are not a nuisance. Aldermen gave preliminary approval Monday night to a plan that would pay up to $275,000 in incentives to lure t...
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Police: Lincolnshire restaurant manager stole to pay for Disney tripsJul 08, 2013 9:00 am - A 26-year-old Chicago man is being held on charges of aggravated identity theft alleging he stole over $50,000 from employees and patrons of the Lincolnshire restaurant ...
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Argentine cash controls bring bargains, headachesJul 08, 2013 9:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The Brazilian visitors gawk in wonder as they stroll past shop windows along touristy Florida street in the Argentine capital. The jackets, the...
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Texas Gov. Perry won't seek re-election in 2014Jul 08, 2013 9:00 am - SAN ANTONIO — Rick Perry, the longest-serving governor in Texas history who famously muttered "oops" after forgetting during a 2011 presidential debate the third of thre...
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Reports say 6 Tibetans hurt in shooting incidentJul 08, 2013 8:54 am - BEIJING — At least six Tibetans were injured when Chinese paramilitary police fired on a crowd that was attempting to commemorate the Dalai Lama’s birthday in a volatile...
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Race tight for governor of key Mexico border stateJul 08, 2013 8:53 am - MEXICO CITY — Both sides claimed victory Monday in the election for governor of the key Mexican border state of Baja California and authorities said mistakes had been ma...
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U.K. privacy group files NSA surveillance complaintJul 08, 2013 8:53 am - LONDON — A London-based advocacy group has filed a complaint over America’s international data dragnet, the latest in a growing number of lawsuits and legal actions rela...
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Batavia Burger King closingJul 08, 2013 8:51 am - No more Whoppers in downtown Batavia as of July 20. The Burger King at Batavia Avenue (Route 31) and Houston Street is closing after 25 years due to poor sales. The rest...
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Saddam Hussein’s half brother dies of cancerJul 08, 2013 8:28 am - BAGHDAD — Saddam Hussein’s half brother, who was facing the gallows for his role as chief of the regime’s feared security service and allegedly one of the architects of ...
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Pope blasts indifference over migration deathsJul 08, 2013 8:24 am - LAMPEDUSA, Sicily — Pope Francis on Monday denounced the “globalization of indifference” that greets migrants who risk their lives trying to reach Europe, as he traveled...