All Stories from September 22, 2013 (Change date)
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Influential director Richard Sarafian dies at 83Sep 22, 2013 7:24 am - LOS ANGELES — Richard Sarafian, an influential film director whose 1971 countercultural car-chase thriller “Vanishing Point” brought him a decades-long cult following, h...
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Kenya minister says 59 killed in mall attackSep 22, 2013 7:24 am - NAIROBI, Kenya — The attack by al-Qaida-linked militants at an upscale mall in Nairobi killed at least 59 people and wounded 175, Kenya’s interior Cabinet secretary said...
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Obama to lead mourning for Navy Yard victimsSep 22, 2013 7:24 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is set to mourn the men and women killed in the Washington Navy Yard shooting at a memorial service in their honor. Sunday’s late-aft...
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Computer mishap delays space station supply shipSep 22, 2013 7:24 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A brand new commercial cargo ship making its orbital debut experienced trouble with a computer data link Sunday, and its arrival at the Internatio...
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Swiss voters cast ballots on fate of Swiss armySep 22, 2013 7:24 am - BERN, Switzerland — For the third time in almost a quarter-century, neutral Switzerland is voting on a proposal to abolish mandatory service in its army. Voters were hea...
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Olive Garden woos millennials with smaller portionsSep 22, 2013 7:04 am - Olive Garden, purveyor of the Never Ending Pasta Bowl, has discovered portion control. In an effort to attract millennials and boost flagging sales, Darden Restaurants I...
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Dem leader urges Illinois House to OK gay marriageSep 22, 2013 7:00 am - The second-ranking Democrat in the Illinois House says the debate over same-sex marriage “now has an economic component that we cannot ignore.” Majority Leader Barbara F...
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Deere courts new market in Africa with cheap tractorsSep 22, 2013 7:00 am - The world's largest makers of agricultural equipment are looking in Africa for more people like Levy Sinyimba. The businessman bought his first tractor, a 60-horsepower ...
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13 Illinois communities to share $5M in 'green' grantsSep 22, 2013 7:00 am - STERLING, Ill. — Thirteen Illinois communities will split more than $5 million in state grants to help reduce the risk of flooding and pollution caused by storms. Gov. ...
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Work advice: Exempt employees stuck with long hoursSep 22, 2013 6:27 am - Q: I am a midlevel manager at a distribution center. My seven fellow managers and I are all salaried, while the 100 or so workers we manage get an hourly wage. We make m...