All Stories from August 23, 2013 (Change date)
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Civil rights activist kicks off Latino Heritage Month at ECCAug 23, 2013 7:22 am - An appearance by labor leader and civil rights activist Delores Huerta will kick off activities for Elgin Community College’s celebration of Latino Heritage Month in Sep...
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Jeep Grand Cherokee ceiling fires under investigationAug 23, 2013 7:20 am - DETROIT — U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that the ceilings can catch fire in 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs. The probe, announced Friday by the ...
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World stocks mixed ahead of US housing figuresAug 23, 2013 7:18 am - BANGKOK — Asian stocks rebounded Friday on encouraging economic data from China and Europe, but markets elsewhere paused as traders waited for data on U.S. home sales. I...
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Nasdaq breakdown ramps pressure to take actionsAug 23, 2013 7:17 am - WASHINGTON — The latest high-tech disruption in the financial markets ratchets up the pressure on Nasdaq and other electronic exchanges to take steps to avoid future bre...
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Toyota freshens Lexus image to woo youngAug 23, 2013 7:17 am - TOKYO — Toyota’s luxury brand Lexus is trying to shake off its stodgy image. So it’s opening a cafe. The special lounges, the first of which is opening next week in Tok...
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Stevenson happy to stay in the limelightAug 23, 2013 7:02 am - Multiple media video cameras rolled, but nary a football on Stevenson’s first official practice. No Patriot dropped a pass or fumbled during non-contact drills because n...
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Radioactive groundwater under Fukushima nears seaAug 23, 2013 7:02 am - TOKYO — Deep beneath Fukushima’s crippled nuclear power station a massive underground reservoir of contaminated water that began spilling from the plant’s reactors after...
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Twin explosions kill 27 in north Lebanese cityAug 23, 2013 7:01 am - BEIRUT — Twin car bombs exploded outside mosques in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli Friday, killing at least 27 people, wounding over 350 and wreaking major destru...
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Gang rape of young photojournalist shocks MumbaiAug 23, 2013 7:01 am - NEW DELHI — A young photojournalist was gang raped while her male colleague was tied up and beaten in an isolated, overgrown corner of India’s business hub of Mumbai, po...
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Egypt security deploys as Morsi supporters rallyAug 23, 2013 7:00 am - CAIRO — Hundreds of supporters of Mohammed Morsi took to the streets Friday, holding scattered rallies across the city in a test of whether the ousted Egyptian president...