All Stories from December 21, 2013 (Change date)
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Cutting sports a growing trend at major collegesDec 21, 2013 4:21 pm - The meeting was brief. A few minutes tops. Temple athletic director Kevin Clark didn’t mince words. Standing inside the football team’s indoor practice facility earlier ...
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Complaint alleges gender bias in Iowa hiringDec 21, 2013 4:18 pm - IOWA CITY, Iowa — Qualified male candidates were repeatedly passed over for an assistant job in the University of Iowa track program after the athletic department quietl...
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German protest over cultural center turns violentDec 21, 2013 4:05 pm - Associated Press BERLIN — German police say 22 officers have been injured in clashes with protesters opposed to the eviction of a left-wing cultural center in the northe...
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Online shopping popular, but won’t save seasonDec 21, 2013 4:00 pm - ATLANTA — More Americans are deciding to shop online this holiday season instead of heading to crowded stores. But that alone won’t save what is turning out to be a ho-...
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Algonquin teacher wins award from ObamaDec 21, 2013 4:00 pm - Algonquin teacher Lisa Feltman, one of 102 recipients nationally of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, says her absolute passion ...
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Machinists to vote again on Boeing 777X offerDec 21, 2013 3:54 pm - SEATTLE — National leaders of the Machinists union are scheduling a vote on a proposed contract between Boeing and Puget Sound machinists, despite objections from local ...
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Wheeling starts with tourney winDec 21, 2013 3:44 pm - Junior guard Deanna Kuzmanic scored a game-high 17 points and classmate Hannah Dobrowski added 12 as Wheeling’s girls basketball team kicked off play in the Warren tourn...
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Rev. Jackson plans Christmas visit at county jailDec 21, 2013 3:41 pm - The Rev. Jesse Jackson says he’ll spend the holidays taking part in a number of goodwill efforts. The longtime civil rights leader tells The Associated Press that he wil...
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Software fix reduces delays for new transit cardDec 21, 2013 3:41 pm - Chicago’s transit system says the new Ventra fare cards are working better on buses following a software upgrade. The Chicago Transit Authority issued a performance repo...
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Bruce Rauner wins Cook County GOP endorsementDec 21, 2013 3:38 pm - ALSIP — Winnetka venture capitalist Bruce Rauner on Saturday won the Cook County Republican Party’s endorsement in his bid for the GOP gubernatorial nomination in Illino...