All Stories from October 1, 2013 (Change date)
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As deadline nears, applications to 9/11 fund soarOct 01, 2013 8:40 am - NEW YORK — With just a few days remaining until a key deadline, more than 32,000 people have applied to the federal compensation fund for people with illnesses that migh...
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Secretive Vatican bank takes step to transparencyOct 01, 2013 8:40 am - VATICAN CITY — The Vatican took another step in its efforts to be more financially transparent by publishing a first-ever annual report for the Vatican bank on Tuesday. ...
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U.S. government shutdown starts to make itself feltOct 01, 2013 8:40 am - PHILADELPHIA — Visitors arrived to find “CLOSED” signs at the Statue of Liberty, the Smithsonian and other parks and historic sites across the country. Callers looking f...
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UN says nearly 1,000 Iraqis killed in SeptemberOct 01, 2013 8:40 am - BAGHDAD — Nearly 1,000 Iraqis were killed in September, one of the highest monthly death tolls in years, the U.N. said Tuesday, giving a somber figure that reflects the ...
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Pope urges reform, wants church with modern spiritOct 01, 2013 8:40 am - VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis says he doesn’t want a “Vatican-centric” church concerned about itself but a missionary church that reaches out to the poor, the young, the e...
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Mundelein’s Cigelnik soars to NSC crownOct 01, 2013 8:15 am - Bret Cigelnik was a fan favorite on the first hole at Willow Glen Golf Course in Great Lakes on Tuesday. And why not? It’s not every day you see an eagle, but Cigelnik d...
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Cubs: Sveum shown the doorOct 01, 2013 8:15 am - Cubs president Theo Epstein gave an interesting timeline and used certain words over and over again Monday in explaining why he fired field manager Dale Sveum. All poin...
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Warren produces key NSC Lake win vs. LibertyvilleOct 01, 2013 8:13 am - Down the stretch, every boys soccer matchup in the North Suburban Conference’s Lake Division seems like a playoff game. That’s what happens when six teams still have a s...
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Group effort powering CarmelOct 01, 2013 8:12 am - When a team wins 17 of its first 19 matches, it’s time to find out what and who make that team go. With Carmel’s girls volleyball team, the reasons and people behind th...
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Cubs will take a different search approachOct 01, 2013 8:01 am - Two years ago, it was a fine how-do-you-do among the new Cubs management team, the media and the managerial candidates the Cubs brought forth. Each of the candidates wh...