All Stories from August 14, 2013 (Change date)
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Tech pleads guilty in NH in hepatitis C outbreakAug 14, 2013 9:50 am - CONCORD, N.H. — A traveling hospital technician accused of causing a multistate outbreak of hepatitis C last year pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal drug charges in New...
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Roselle’s LanzaTech partners in India to create new biofuel processAug 14, 2013 9:31 am - Roselle-based LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, has partnered with the Centre for Advanced Bio-Energy in India to create a proces...
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Doctors Without Borders pulls out of SomaliaAug 14, 2013 9:31 am - NAIROBI, Kenya — The aid group Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday it is pulling out of Somalia after 22 years there because of attacks on its staff, a decision that ...
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High emotions, little spectacle at Fort Hood trialAug 14, 2013 9:22 am - FORT HOOD, Texas — Maj. Nidal Hasan hasn’t made disruptive outbursts while on trial for the worst mass shooting ever on a U.S. military base. When soldiers testify how t...
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Naperville Riverwalk bridge to get temporary fixAug 14, 2013 9:00 am - A bridge along the Naperville Riverwalk between the Millennium Carillon Visitor Center and Centennial Beach is out of commission, but officials said Wednesday they aim t...
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NYPD investigating burglary at actress’ penthouseAug 14, 2013 8:57 am - NEW YORK — The New York Police Department is investigating a burglary at actress Famke Janssen’s Manhattan penthouse. Police say the “X-Men” actress told officers that w...
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Race2Grace 5K in Bloomingdale benefits food pantriesAug 14, 2013 8:49 am - St. Isidore Catholic Church, the headquarters for the Neighborhood Food Pantries organization (formerly called Feeding Northwest DuPage), is the primary sponsor of the a...
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Israelis, Palestinians kick off peace talksAug 14, 2013 8:36 am - JERUSALEM — With tensions high and expectations low, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators kicked off their first substantive round of peace talks in nearly five years, hu...
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Police kill La. bank hostage taker; 1 hostage diesAug 14, 2013 8:36 am - ST. JOSEPH, La. — A man who authorities said was mentally unstable and believed a device had been implanted in his head shot two hostages, killing one, at a rural Louisi...
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Britain’s cat DNA database helps convict killerAug 14, 2013 8:36 am - LONDON — British academics say a newly created DNA database of British cats has helped convict a killer, illustrating how even pets’ genetic material can be a boon to fo...