All Stories from August 18, 2013 (Change date)
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Russia’s worst flooding inundates 124 townsAug 18, 2013 8:56 am - Russia’s worst flooding inundated 124 towns in five regions in the country’s Far East, affecting more than 34,000 people. Rain continues to fall, the national weather ce...
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Family ties factor in key Senate racesAug 18, 2013 8:56 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Sen. Mark Pryor likes to tell voters that he always puts Arkansas first, borrowing the campaign slogan associated with his family for decades. In Wyo...
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Petition drive to recall San Diego mayor beginsAug 18, 2013 8:56 am - SAN DIEGO — The effort to recall San Diego’s embattled mayor is kicking off in the nation’s eighth-largest city Sunday, one day before Bob Filner is set to return to wor...
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Settlement reached in Penn State-Sandusky scandalAug 18, 2013 8:56 am - HARRISBURG, Pa. — A young man who testified he was sexually abused by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky will get a reported multimillion-dollar p...
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Ferrari Spyder sets $27.5 million auction recordAug 18, 2013 8:56 am - A rare 1960s Ferrari convertible sold last night in California for a record $27.5 million. The 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 S NART Spyder’s price was the most paid at auction ...
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UK, German embassies reopen in YemenAug 18, 2013 8:56 am - SANAA, Yemen — The United Kingdom and Germany have reopened their embassies in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, after being closed for about two weeks due to a terrorism threat. ...
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Rockford police find 82 casings after shots firedAug 18, 2013 8:37 am - The Rockford Register Star reports (http://bit.ly/1dgK1nX ) the incident occurred around 3 a.m. Saturday. Police said there was no evidence that cars, buildings or other...
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Child’s taped statement allowed in Joliet murder trialAug 18, 2013 8:37 am - A Will County judge will allow prosecutors to present the videotaped statement of a 3-year-old child in the trial of a man accused of killing the girl’s mother. Eric K. ...
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Drunken boating remains problem on Great LakesAug 18, 2013 8:37 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Boating under the influence of alcohol or drugs remains a serious problem on the Great Lakes even though the number of pilots busted for intoxicat...
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Ind. woman riding in truck dies in police pursuitAug 18, 2013 8:36 am - MARENGO, Ind. — State Police say a southern Indiana woman who was a passenger in a pickup truck fleeing police died when the truck crashed into a tree during the pursuit...