All Stories from January 1, 2014 (Change date)
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Nations jockey for Arctic position, U.S. not in leadJan 01, 2014 5:06 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. is racing to keep pace with stepped-up activity in the once sleepy Arctic frontier, but it is far from being in the lead. Nations across the world ...
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2013 ends with a big drop in homicides in ChicagoJan 01, 2014 4:40 pm - Following a year when Chicago led the nation in homicides with more than 500, the city’s Police Department said Wednesday that in 2013 the city recorded the fewest killi...
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First babies of 2014 arrive early for Fox Valley area momsJan 01, 2014 4:07 pm - Rebecca Mantz started the new year with the best surprise she could have imagined. At 10:51 a.m. Wednesday, the 32-year-old Elgin woman gave birth to her first child, a ...
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Maple Leafs beat Red Wings in snowy Winter ClassicJan 01, 2014 3:35 pm - ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A lot of winter. Very little classic hockey. Tyler Bozak scored the winning shootout goal and Jonathan Bernier made two saves in the heart-pounding fi...
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Blackhawks’ Kane will play for U.S. in SochiJan 01, 2014 3:26 pm - ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team is set, and Blackhawks star forward Patrick Kane will be going to the Sochi Games. Teammates Brandon Saad and Nick ...
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Retirement unlikely for some blue-collar AmericansJan 01, 2014 3:15 pm - Tom Edwards grew up in a family that’s been cutting trees and hauling timber in the Pacific Northwest for more than a century. The Spanaway, Wash., resident says he has ...
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At 20 years, NAFTA didn’t close Mexico wage gapJan 01, 2014 3:12 pm - Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Looking around a Mexico dotted by Starbucks, Wal-Mart and Krispy Kreme outlets, it’s hard to remember the country before the North America...
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Stevenson grad makes Olympic hockey teamJan 01, 2014 3:10 pm - Eleven returning Olympians are on the roster for the women’s hockey team that will represent the United States at Sochi. The roster, which includes 2009 Stevenson High S...
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Consumer discretionary stocks rose most in 2013Jan 01, 2014 3:09 pm - The Standard & Poor’s 500 index logged its best year since 1997, gaining 29.6 percent. All 10 industry groups that make up the index rose, led by consumer discretionary ...
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Netflix rose the most in the S&P 500 in 2013Jan 01, 2014 3:08 pm - Netflix soared while Newmont sank. Here are the three biggest winners and the three biggest losers in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index in 2013. The Winners: Ÿ Netflix, up...