All Stories from October 29, 2013 (Change date)
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Barneys case stirs talk of ‘Shopping While Black’Oct 29, 2013 8:56 am - The usual scenario involves suspicious glances, inattentive clerks or rude service — not handcuffs. Yet when a black teen said he was wrongly jailed after buying a $350...
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Senators bicker over state stand your ground lawsOct 29, 2013 8:56 am - WASHINGTON — Trayvon Martin’s mother told a panel of senators Tuesday that state “stand your ground” self-defense laws do not work and must be amended, reviving the poli...
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More charges possible in NC fair ride injuriesOct 29, 2013 8:56 am - RALEIGH, N.C. — A ride that jolted into motion at the North Carolina State Fair, injuring five, had been intentionally tampered with to bypass critical safety devices, a...
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NCH hosts free ostomy vendor fair and stoma clinicOct 29, 2013 8:06 am - Northwest Community Healthcare’s Ostomy Support Group is hosting its annual Ostomy Vendor Fair and Stoma Clinic from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. Attendees can mee...
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Chocolate payoff for Friendship Village residents’ effortsOct 29, 2013 7:24 am - The 737,658 carefully counted steps resulted in a face full of pudding for each of three fitness associates at Friendship Village of Schaumburg. During August, resident...
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Google expands sales of Internet-connected glassesOct 29, 2013 7:11 am - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google is relying on a little social networking to put its Internet-connected glasses on the heads of more people. The expanded sales of the devi...
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Airlines and feds agree to mediator in merger caseOct 29, 2013 7:11 am - American Airlines, US Airways and the U.S. Justice Department say that they have agreed on a mediator to try to settle the government’s lawsuit against the airlines’ pro...
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Navistar Financial closes $250 million wholesale funding dealOct 29, 2013 7:05 am - LISLE — Navistar Financial Corp., an affiliate of Navistar International Corp., has sold $250 million of wholesale floor plan notes in a two-year 144-A securitized trans...
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Asian carp reproduce in Great Lakes watershedOct 29, 2013 7:03 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Scientists said Monday they have documented for the first time that an Asian carp species has successfully reproduced within the Great Lakes water...
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Men file complaint over ejection from cab for kissOct 29, 2013 7:00 am - Two men filed a complaint with the state of Illinois against a Chicago taxicab company Monday, alleging one of the company's drivers ejected them from a cab after they k...