All Stories from August 13, 2013 (Change date)
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Oprah ‘sorry’ for Switzerland flapAug 13, 2013 7:14 am - LOS ANGELES — Oprah Winfrey says she’s “sorry” that a media frenzy emerged after saying she experienced racism during a trip to Switzerland. “I think that incident in S...
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Another Skywalker: Lucas, wife have baby daughterAug 13, 2013 7:08 am - NEW YORK — “Star Wars” creator George Lucas and new wife Mellody Hobson have had a baby daughter. Representatives for the 69-year-old filmmaker announced the birth Mond...
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The many legal millstones weighing down JPMorganAug 13, 2013 7:01 am - NEW YORK — The London whale isn’t the only thing weighing on JPMorgan Chase these days. In fact, the nation’s largest bank has a long list of legal challenges beyond th...
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Younger children getting cell phonesAug 13, 2013 7:00 am - DANVILLE — Danville High School student Lanesia Lollar and her mom, Phyllis, are at odds about the 14-year-old having her own cell phone. Cost is the biggest factor righ...
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Mother, daughter die in Chicago shootingAug 13, 2013 7:00 am - Chicago police say a 5-year-old girl and her 28-year-old mother have died after they were shot in the head. Authorities haven't released their names, but police say thei...
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Aurora police sergeants honored for river rescueAug 13, 2013 7:00 am - Two Aurora police sergeants are being honored for their recent rescue of five young rafters who were trapped in the water at a dam on the Vermilion River. The Illinois C...
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Wheelchair lift company shifting work to northern IndianaAug 13, 2013 7:00 am - WINAMAC, Ind. — A company that converts minivans into wheelchair-accessible vehicles plans adding up to 70 jobs at its northern Indiana headquarters by shifting producti...
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Ackman resigns from JC Penney boardAug 13, 2013 6:59 am - PLANO, Texas — William Ackman has resigned from J.C. Penney Co.’s board as part of a deal to resolve an unusually public battle between the activist investor and the str...
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Tuition isn’t only bill college students seeAug 13, 2013 6:58 am - Associated Press WASHINGTON — Despite all the grumbling about tuition increases and student loan costs, other college expenses also are going up. The price of housing an...
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Average credit card debt per borrower dips in 2QAug 13, 2013 6:57 am - LOS ANGELES — Americans remain stingy about carrying credit card balances and are making more of an effort to make timely payments, trends that have helped whittle the r...