All Stories from August 9, 2013 (Change date)
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Dogs help sniff out ovarian cancer in Pa. studyAug 09, 2013 7:46 am - PHILADELPHIA — Researchers in Philadelphia have begun an ovarian cancer detection study that relies on dogs’ keen sense of smell. Scientists at the Monell Chemical Sens...
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Deerfield’s Beam 2Q net income slips, but sales improveAug 09, 2013 6:38 am - Deerfield-based Spirits maker Beam Inc. said Thursday that its net income fell in the second quarter on costs related to debt, but sales of new Jim Beam bourbons, tequil...
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Orbitz shares soar after 2Q earnings reportAug 09, 2013 6:34 am - Shares of Chicago-based Orbitz Worldwide Inc. hit their highest price in about six years Thursday, after the online travel company reported a jump in hotel room nights a...
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Jeb Bush backs new school standards, choicesAug 09, 2013 6:30 am - Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush defended new uniform achievement standards for students around the nation Friday while calling for states to expand school-choice initiative...
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Reconsidering the mammogramAug 09, 2013 6:28 am - A recent cover story in The New York Times Magazine made a convincing case against the mammogram. The author’s main criticism was that mammograms result in many false-po...
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Caterpillar CEO pushes for immigration reformAug 09, 2013 6:28 am - PEORIA — The CEO of Caterpillar has joined U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin in pushing for comprehensive immigration reform. Doug Oberhelman and Durbin discussed the issue at an ev...
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Understated con man sells First Folio's 'Rainmaker'Aug 09, 2013 6:00 am - “Once in your life, you have to take a chance on a con man.” Self-described swindler Bill Starbuck utters those words in “The Rainmaker,” N. Richard Nash's modest, oft-...
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Naperville Veggie Fest makes name with food demos, speakersAug 09, 2013 6:00 am - Organizers of Veggie Fest in Naperville knew they made it big when they no longer had to recruit speakers. Prominent presenters from organic food company Nature's Path,...
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Mutts hides joy, passion behind a smoky growlAug 09, 2013 6:00 am - Tom Waits definitely has his hands in this one. Not literally, but it's undeniable the guys in Mutts drew heavy influence from Waits. At first listen, the whiskey-soaked...
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Abandoned Yorkie goes from Tragedy to CourageAug 09, 2013 6:00 am - Abandoned by his family, he now lived on big city streets where he encountered lots of unfamiliar sights and sounds. He did his best to get by. But then some mean kids c...