All Stories from November 18, 2013 (Change date)
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Aurora Central tops Somonauk in openerNov 18, 2013 7:44 am - Aurora Central Catholic’s girls basketball team used a balanced scoring attack to win its season-opener over host Somonauk 53-41 Monday at the Tim Humes Breakout tournam...
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Batavia in middle of another dream seasonNov 18, 2013 7:44 am - Moments after watching his team hold on for a 19-14 Class 6A quarterfinal victory over Lake Forest, Batavia head football coach Dennis Piron fielded questions from repor...
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Small farmers turn to mobile livestock slaughterNov 18, 2013 6:56 am - ATLANTA — Georgia is the nation’s biggest producer of broiler chickens, but small farmers for years have been pushed to the margins of this lucrative industry because th...
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Robots let doctors ‘beam’ into remote hospitalsNov 18, 2013 6:54 am - CARMICHAEL, Calif. — The doctor isn’t in, but he can still see you now. Remote presence robots are allowing physicians to “beam” themselves into hospitals to diagnose pa...
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Google: Searches for child abuse sites blockedNov 18, 2013 6:52 am - Google’s executive chairman says the company has introduced software that will block links to child abuse material on the web. Eric Schmidt writes in Britain’s Daily Ma...
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Futures rise to start week heavy with housing dataNov 18, 2013 6:51 am - NEW YORK — Stock futures are rising again in a week that will be loaded with new data on the housing market and minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee. Dow Jone...
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Tyson sales beat estimates as volumes increase for beef, chickenNov 18, 2013 6:50 am - Tyson Foods Inc., the largest U.S. meat processor, posted higher-than-expected quarterly revenue after a gain in prices and sales volumes for beef and chicken. Fiscal fo...
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District 54’s collaborative process ‘a model’ for other districtsNov 18, 2013 6:39 am - Schaumburg School District 54’s Board of Education recently convened a representative committee of key district stakeholders to identify priority steps to ensure student...
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Nonagenarians find tai chi relaxing way to stay fitNov 18, 2013 6:36 am - Eleanor Peet of Rolling Meadows underwent knee replacement surgery several years ago and she has a mild form of spina bifida, but that doesn’t keep her down. At 90, she ...
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Spared: Gusts hit 59 mph at O’HareNov 18, 2013 6:16 am - While tornadoes touched down in portions of central Illinois Sunday, causing widespread damage, the Chicago area seemed to be spared the worst of the severe weather. All...