All Stories from November 12, 2013 (Change date)
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Many millions at stake at 2nd Apple-Samsung trialNov 12, 2013 6:20 am - Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The latest legal battle between the world’s two biggest smartphone makers is getting underway in Silicon Valley. Lawyers for Apple and S...
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Late-payment rate on mortgages down in third quarterNov 12, 2013 6:15 am - Late-payment rate on mortgages down in third quarter
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N.Y. ex-Madoff worker kept mouth shut as fraud grewNov 12, 2013 6:15 am - NEW YORK — In the many years he spent as a trader at Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, David Kugel learned that investments that Madoff claimed to be making f...
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Wal-Mart steps up competition for holiday shoppingNov 12, 2013 6:00 am - Wal-Mart steps up competition for holiday shopping
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Prairies vanish in the U.S. push for green energyNov 12, 2013 6:00 am - ROSCOE, S.D. — Robert Malsam nearly went broke in the 1980s when corn was cheap. So now that prices are high and he can finally make a profit, he's not about to apologiz...
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Health overhaul debate snags Senate pharmacy billNov 12, 2013 6:00 am - A year after a meningitis outbreak from contaminated pain injections killed at least 64 people and sickened hundreds, Congress is ready to increase federal oversight ove...
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Washington governor signs Boeing incentive billsNov 12, 2013 5:52 am - SEATTLE — Gov. Jay Inslee gave final approval Monday to a package of tax breaks for Boeing Co. in hopes of landing the company’s new 777X, signing legislation at Seattle...
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Chicago Loop Alliance unveils 1st strategic planNov 12, 2013 5:50 am - A Chicago group that promotes improvements in the city’s Loop business district has announced its first strategic action plan, a five-year blueprint for attracting more ...
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Vallas just as surprised as anyone to be runningmateNov 12, 2013 5:44 am - Gov. Pat Quinn’s selection of former Chicago schools CEO Paul Vallas to be his 2014 running mate took many people by surprise — including Vallas himself. Vallas said Tu...
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Thousands of caimans thrive in Rio's urban sprawlNov 12, 2013 5:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO — Oh, the glories of Rio that await spectators and athletes at the 2016 Olympics: those beaches, that music, the dramatic mountains. And then there are a ...