All Stories from October 22, 2013 (Change date)
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Boy describes terror of Nevada schoolyard shootingOct 22, 2013 7:00 am - SPARKS, Nev. — Students cowered in fear and pleaded for their lives as a 12-year-old Nevada boy went on a schoolyard rampage with a handgun he brought from home, waving ...
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U.S. employers add 148K jobs; rate falls to 7.2 pct.Oct 22, 2013 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy added just 148,000 jobs in September, suggesting that employers held back on hiring before a 16-day partial government shutdown began Oct. ...
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Deere to lay off 100 more workers at Ankeny plantOct 22, 2013 6:43 am - Moline-baed Deere & Co. says it will lay off 100 more workers from its plant in Ankeny Iowa plant. The Des Moines Register reports that the layoffs are being described a...
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Discover Financial’s profit falls 8 percent in 3QOct 22, 2013 6:35 am - Riverwoods-based Discover Financial Services’ net income fell 8 percent in the third quarter, as the lender set aside more funds to cover potential loan losses. The cred...
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Economist named fellow on US-China relationsOct 22, 2013 6:33 am - A leading Chinese economist will spend a month in Chicago to help highlight economic ties between the city and China. The Chicago Council on Global Affairs announced Mon...
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Earnings preview: United Continental HoldingsOct 22, 2013 6:32 am - The Chicago-based parent company of United Airlines reports third-quarter results on Thursday, and investors will be looking for an update on its absorption of Continent...
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Composer John Kander rides new creative wave at 86Oct 22, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Legendary composer John Kander is standing in a hallway at the Vineyard Theatre when he spots an unusual opportunity. “I’ve never been to the ladies’ room her...
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PBS doc charts 5 centuries of African-American historyOct 22, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Slavery in the United States was once a roaring success whose wounds still afflict the country today. So says Henry Louis Gates Jr., who examines both its suc...
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Burch in beauty biz, using her measured approachOct 22, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Tory Burch is now in the beauty business, the latest in a string of designers expanding their labels into a full face-to-toe look. Burch’s approach is measur...
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Culinary adventures: Road trip leads to memorable mashersOct 22, 2013 6:00 am - Earlier this month my culinary adventure, along with a family vacation, took me to Texas. I was excited by the prospect of tasting the Lone Star State's famed smoked mea...