All Stories from December 8, 2013 (Change date)
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No reindeer necessary for Santa’s Schaumburg visitDec 08, 2013 3:35 pm - Santa Claus came to town Sunday, but Rudolph, Donner, Blitzen and the rest of the reindeer gang was nowhere to be found. Instead, the Jolly Old Elf arrived by helicopter...
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Iowa insurer pokes fun at federal website in adsDec 08, 2013 3:30 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa — The television ads show a series of medical mishaps: a man kicking the wrong leg in a reflex check, a urine sample bottle that won’t open for a frustr...
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Ukraine sees largest anti-govt protest since 2004Dec 08, 2013 3:28 pm - KIEV, Ukraine — Hundreds of thousands of protesters poured into the streets of Ukraine’s capital on Sunday, toppling a statue of former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin and ...
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Presidents, royalty expected for Mandela memorialDec 08, 2013 3:26 pm - JOHANNESBURG — The memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela on Tuesday is poised to be one of the largest such gatherings in generations with t...
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Friend: Mandela not on life support in final hoursDec 08, 2013 3:23 pm - JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela wasn’t on life support and had many family members and doctors close by in his final hours, a family friend who was at his bedside said Sun...
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Analysis: Crises in Asia let Biden show U.S. resolveDec 08, 2013 3:21 pm - SEOUL, South Korea — As Vice President Joe Biden left for Asia on a mission to reinforce America’s determination to be a major Pacific player, a regional crisis over dis...
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Pats beat Browns with TD after onside kickDec 08, 2013 3:11 pm - FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes in the final 61 seconds, helping the New England Patriots rally for a 27-26 victory over the Cleveland Browns on...
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Gay partner benefits growing at Fortune 500 firmsDec 08, 2013 3:07 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Corporate support for gay and transgender rights is reaching workers in new corners of the country and economy six months after the U.S. Supreme Court st...
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Food-tech startups aim to replace eggs and chickenDec 08, 2013 3:04 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — The startup is housed in a garage-like space in San Francisco’s tech-heavy South of Market neighborhood, but it isn’t like most of its neighbors that dev...
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Insurance agents feeling left out of ‘Obamacare’Dec 08, 2013 3:00 pm - MIAMI — When insurance agent Kelly Fristoe recently spent 30 minutes helping a client pick a mid-level health plan and the federal marketplace website froze, he called t...