All Stories from October 30, 2013 (Change date)
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‘Boobies’ bracelet fight could go to Supreme CourtOct 30, 2013 10:03 am - EASTON, Pa. — The court battle between two girls and their Pennsylvania school over “I (heart) Boobies!” bracelets could be settled by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Easton...
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Wisconsin whooping cranes released to fly southOct 30, 2013 10:00 am - MAYVILLE, Wis. — Two groups of Wisconsin-raised whooping cranes have been released to fly toward warmer climates for the winter. Nine were released last Thursday from th...
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School board member may challenge Sandack in primaryOct 30, 2013 9:46 am - Teacher Keith Matune says is preparing for a Republican primary election challenge to state Rep. Ron Sandack of Downers Grove and could receive backing from a top conser...
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Police say 5 arrested in Tiananmen Gate attackOct 30, 2013 9:10 am - BEIJING — Police announced Wednesday the arrests of five people in connection with this week’s suicide car crash in the heart of China’s capital, calling it a planned te...
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Spying tests trust between Obama, MerkelOct 30, 2013 9:10 am - WASHINGTON — When President Barack Obama visited Berlin in June, German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a point of showing him a balcony in her office overlooking train tr...
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Egypt: Police storm university after student siegeOct 30, 2013 9:10 am - CAIRO — Egyptian security forces have stormed the main building of an Islamic university in Cairo after students who support the country’s ousted president besieged and ...
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Social Security benefits to go up by 1.5 percentOct 30, 2013 9:10 am - WASHINGTON — Social Security benefits will rise 1.5 percent in January, giving millions of retired and disabled workers an average raise of $19 a month to keep up with t...
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Senior Muslim Brotherhood leader arrested in EgyptOct 30, 2013 9:10 am - CAIRO — Egyptian security forces arrested a key Muslim Brotherhood figure on the run since the July coup that toppled the country’s Islamist president in a raid on his h...
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Uighurs facing new police scrutiny in BeijingOct 30, 2013 9:10 am - BEIJING — In a dusty outdoor curio market in China’s capital, traders from the minority Uighur community gathered Wednesday to swap stories about the omnipresent harassm...
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New security issues surface for health websiteOct 30, 2013 9:01 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama claimed “full responsibility” Wednesday for fixing his administration’s much-maligned health insurance website as a new concern surfa...