All Stories from December 21, 2013 (Change date)
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Snarski, Libertyville deliver in Lake County meetDec 21, 2013 10:32 am - If you think that Libertyville senior Alex Snarski is a great athlete, it’s best not to bring up baseball. “In travel baseball, I didn’t have a hit the whole year,” Snar...
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Pope warns against mediocrity, gossip in VaticanDec 21, 2013 10:31 am - Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis warned Vatican administrators Saturday that their work can take a downward spiral into mediocrity, gossip and bureaucratic s...
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Turkish PM says foreign plot behind graft probeDec 21, 2013 10:30 am - Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to expel foreign ambassadors on Saturday, Dec. 21, blaming them for a vast corru...
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‘Topless’ protest sputters out in Rio de JaneiroDec 21, 2013 10:28 am - Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — A planned protest for the right to go topless on Rio de Janeiro’s beaches fell flat when just a handful of women bared their chests for...
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Syrian rebels seize strategic hospital in AleppoDec 21, 2013 10:27 am - Associated Press BEIRUT — Syrian rebels seized control a strategic hospital near Aleppo, giving a boost to beleaguered anti-government forces in the northern city after ...
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Batavia overcomes Bayram injury, takes 3rd at OswegoDec 21, 2013 10:03 am - Batavia found a new way to win a game Saturday in the third place game at the Oswego Hoops for Troops Tournament — one the Bulldogs don’t really want to use again. Senio...
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Marmion wins twice at DeKalbDec 21, 2013 10:03 am - Ryan Paradise knew his Marmion basketball team needed to do a better job of protecting the ball in its second game Saturday at the Chuck Dayton Holiday Tournament. The C...
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Illinois deputy fatally shot outside Bellwood holiday partyDec 21, 2013 9:50 am - BELLWOOD, Ill. — Authorities say an Illinois sheriff’s deputy fatally shot while trying to break up an armed robbery outside a family Christmas party was a 50-year-old o...
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Cameron praises resilience of Lockerbie victims 25 years onDec 21, 2013 9:26 am - Bloomberg U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron said the resilience of those affected by the Lockerbie bombing demonstrates why terrorists will never win. The emphasis on to...
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Memorials to mark Lockerbie attack anniversaryDec 21, 2013 9:26 am - LONDON — Bagpipes played and wreaths were laid in Scotland’s town of Lockerbie Saturday, as the families of those who died in the deadly airliner bombing over the town 2...