All Stories from October 15, 2013 (Change date)
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Syria fighting rages despite major Muslim holidayOct 15, 2013 8:45 am - BEIRUT — Syrian warplanes bombed several rebel-held areas Tuesday and opposition fighters fired mortar rounds and homemade rockets at Damascus on the first day of a majo...
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Libyan pleads not guilty to terrorism chargesOct 15, 2013 8:45 am - NEW YORK — A Libyan charged in the deadly 1998 al-Qaida bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa pleaded not guilty Tuesday to terrorism charges in a brief proceeding that f...
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Mosque bombing kills governor in east AfghanistanOct 15, 2013 8:45 am - KABUL, Afghanistan — A bomb planted inside a mosque microphone killed the governor of Afghanistan’s eastern Logar province as he was delivering a speech to worshippers o...
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New Vatican No. 2 a no-show at handover ceremonyOct 15, 2013 8:45 am - VATICAN CITY — The new Vatican No. 2 was a no-show Tuesday at the ceremony to take over the reins of the Holy See administration, after being hospitalized for urgent sur...
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2 arrested in bullying case after online postOct 15, 2013 8:45 am - WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — After 12-year-old Rebecca Sedwick committed suicide last month, one of her tormenters continued to make comments about her online, even bragging abo...
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Death toll in Philippines quake jumps to 93Oct 15, 2013 8:45 am - CEBU, Philippines — The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the central Philippine island of Bohol on Tuesday rose to 93, as rescuers struggled to rea...
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Editorial: Loss of Dominick’s affects more than just shoppingOct 15, 2013 8:21 am - A woman we know, now 90, has been shopping at the Dominick’s store in Mount Prospect for decades. The butcher knows the kind of chops she likes. The pharmacists know her...
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Algonquin fire limited to kitchenOct 15, 2013 8:00 am - No one was injured in an overnight kitchen fire on the 1400 block of Winaki Trail in Algonquin, authorities said Tuesday. Firefighters from the Algonquin-Lake in the Hil...
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2013 shaping up to be record-setting seasonOct 15, 2013 8:00 am - As Illinois high school football teams head into the final 2 weeks of the regular season, some playoff spots already have been clinched while others are still up for gra...
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On the edge: House shutdown plan fails; now SenateOct 15, 2013 6:53 am - WASHINGTON — Time growing desperately short, Senate leaders took command of efforts to avert a Treasury default and end the partial government shutdown Tuesday night aft...