All Stories from August 13, 2013 (Change date)
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Beauty now: Spritz, spray and goAug 13, 2013 9:00 am - NEW YORK — Beauty consumers seem to like the delivery of their products with the touch of a button, and brands are obliging them with more spray-on items. What had been ...
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Hillary Clinton calls for election reformAug 13, 2013 8:59 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Potential 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton kicked off a series of speeches on Monday with a call to combat what she called an “assault on voti...
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Follett Higher Education Group president to retireAug 13, 2013 8:53 am - Tom Christopher, president and chief operating officer of the Follett Corp.’s Higher Education Group, said he will retire, effective Aug. 30. The River Grove supplier of...
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Israel army shoots down rocket near Egypt borderAug 13, 2013 8:46 am - JERUSALEM — The Israeli military shot down a rocket launched toward a Red Sea resort town near the border with Egypt on Tuesday, the army said. It was the first time Isr...
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For families, Bulger verdict brings closure, angstAug 13, 2013 8:46 am - BOSTON — The guilty verdicts against James “Whitey” Bulger brought catharsis and closure to relatives of the 11 victims in whose killings he was convicted of playing a r...
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California teen is home after harrowing rescueAug 13, 2013 8:46 am - SAN DIEGO — A 16-year-old girl who was rescued during an FBI shootout with her captor in the Idaho wilderness is resting at home with family and friends to begin what he...
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Women CEOs share tips on building successful businessesAug 13, 2013 8:28 am - Schaumburg area business owners got a dose of entrepreneurial advice with their morning coffee Tuesday from four women CEOS at the Schaumburg Business Association’s mont...
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Editorial: District adds enthusiasm to ‘back-to-school’ planAug 13, 2013 8:10 am - Every school district wants to get off to a strong, positive start to the new academic year. It’s important — no, it’s critical — that teachers, administrators, parents ...
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Pipeline explodes, leaves 15-foot-deep crater in western IllinoisAug 13, 2013 8:00 am - A fuel pipeline exploded beneath a western Illinois cornfield, sending flames hundreds of feet into the sky and leaving a 15-foot-deep crater before pipeline crews were ...
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Charlatans drummer Jon Brookes dies at 44Aug 13, 2013 7:29 am - LONDON — Jon Brookes, drummer with British indie rock band The Charlatans, has died. He was 44 and had been treated for brain cancer. The band said on its website that B...