All Stories from November 11, 2013 (Change date)
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Long silent, China’s entrepreneurs push for changeNov 11, 2013 6:37 am - BEIJING — As Chinese career trajectories go, wealthy businesswoman Wang Ying’s has taken an unusual turn. She quit her job as head of a private equity fund to become a f...
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U.S., Europe resume talks on new trade pactNov 11, 2013 6:36 am - Associated Press BRUSSELS — The United States and the European Union, which already enjoy the world’s biggest business relationship, resumed talks Monday on a deal to fu...
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Transocean agrees to deal with IcahnNov 11, 2013 6:35 am - Oil driller Transocean has agreed to a deal with billionaire investor Carl Icahn after a months-long proxy fight. The company said Monday that it has agreed to support ...
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Desperate survivors seek to flee typhoon zoneNov 11, 2013 6:21 am - TACLOBAN, Philippines — Thousands of typhoon survivors swarmed the airport here on Tuesday seeking a flight out, but only a few hundred made it, leaving behind a shatter...
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French students put memory to musicNov 11, 2013 6:12 am - DECATUR — Some people find it easier to remember things when they’re set to music. That’s certainly the case with Keosha Barber, a sixth-grader in Tami Roberts’ class at...
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Illinois marks Veterans Day with ceremoniesNov 11, 2013 6:11 am - Ceremonies and memorials are scheduled across Illinois to mark Veterans’ Day. In Chicago four-star Gen. Robert Cone will speak at the city’s Veterans’ Day ceremony. Cone...
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Man dies after falling off truck at Woodfield MallNov 11, 2013 6:11 am - A 44-year-old man from Maywood died Sunday after falling from a truck lift gate while unloading boxes of shelving units at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, authorities said...
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Chefs pay tribute to Charlie TrotterNov 11, 2013 6:10 am - Acclaimed chef Charlie Trotter was remembered Monday for turning Chicago into an international culinary destination, mentoring countless aspiring chefs and even inviting...
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Chicago Field Museum’s dinosaur to get cleaningNov 11, 2013 6:09 am - The Field Museum’s famous Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur skeleton, Sue, is getting ready for the holidays. One of the 67-million-year-old dinosaur’s twice yearly cleanings ...
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Lawmakers eye tax break to take over vacant buildingsNov 11, 2013 6:08 am - SPRINGFIELD — Some Illinois lawmakers want to offer tax incentives to companies if they agree to take over certain abandoned state facilities. A measure that was approve...