All Stories from August 17, 2013 (Change date)
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Electric car maker’s aspirations collide with realityAug 17, 2013 12:51 pm - TUNICA, Miss. — Drive south from Memphis, Tenn. toward the cradle of American blues, and you come upon a landscape of dusty cotton fields and small towns dotted with yar...
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De Aza an interesting decision for White SoxAug 17, 2013 12:32 pm - As you’ve probably heard over and over, White Sox fans, you’re going to quickly forget the disaster that has been the 2013 season because the pitching is going to pave t...
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Egypt challenges Obama’s Arab Spring philosophyAug 17, 2013 12:09 pm - Associated Press WASHINGTON — As Arab Spring democracy uprisings spread across the Middle East, President Barack Obama’s response to the political unrest has been to voi...
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Arlington shines on brilliant Million DayAug 17, 2013 12:00 pm - It remains one of the great sights in sports. The Local Oval filled to the brim on Arlington Million Day, 34,222 packed in tight, screaming with delight on a perfect sum...
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Security forces storm protester-held Egypt mosqueAug 17, 2013 12:00 pm - CAIRO — Egyptian security forces stormed a Cairo mosque Saturday after shooting at armed men firing down from a minaret, rounding up hundreds of supporters of the countr...
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Gunmen kill 11 near Syrian Christian villagesAug 17, 2013 11:50 am - Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria — Gunmen shot dead 11 people, mostly Christians, near a town in central Syria on Saturday, Aug. 17, state media and activists said, an a...
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German leader: Far-right extremists remain threatAug 17, 2013 11:48 am - Associated Press BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says anti-Semitism and racism remain a threat to democracy in Europe almost 70 years after the end of World Wa...
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Indiana team leads fight against child pornographyAug 17, 2013 11:15 am - Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — In a cluttered office cubicle in a nondescript building on Indianapolis’ derelict east side, a man with rolled-up shirt sleeves scans ema...
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Chicago officer completes swimming’s Triple CrownAug 17, 2013 11:15 am - Associated Press CHICAGO — English Channel? Check. Swimming around Manhattan Island? Yep. On Tuesday, Chicago police officer Nial Funchion checked off another grueling s...
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Quinn signs ‘puppy lemon law’Aug 17, 2013 11:14 am - Associated Press CHICAGO — Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation to protect consumers who buy a dog or cat and then learn the animal is seriously ill. The Chicago Democr...