All Stories from January 10, 2014 (Change date)
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U.S. employers added a scant 74,000 jobs in DecemberJan 10, 2014 5:38 am - U.S. employers added a scant 74,000 jobs in December, the fewest in three years. The disappointing gain ends 2013 on a weak note and could raise questions about the econ...
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Washington governor bemoans corporate incentive competitionsJan 10, 2014 5:32 am - OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday he wishes states weren’t in constant competition to provide financial incentives in order secure jobs from big companies. ...
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Judge delays counterfeiters’ sentencingJan 10, 2014 5:25 am - A federal judge in Chicago has agreed to delay sentencing of three men in one of the largest counterfeit-documentation schemes of its kind. The Chicago-based operation g...
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Theater events: Paramount stages '42nd Street'Jan 10, 2014 5:00 am - A mystery tale Steel Beam Theatre heats up winter with Ken Ludwig's whodunit “Postmortem.” Set in 1922, the thriller centers around famed actor William Gillette, kn...
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Google launches private ferry service for workersJan 10, 2014 5:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google workers commuting from San Francisco to the company's Mountain View campus can now make the trip on an 83-foot, Wi-Fi-equipped catamaran. The San ...
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1,000-acre range to be home for declining speciesJan 10, 2014 5:00 am - NEW ORLEANS — A planned 1,000-acre range on New Orleans' west bank will serve as a haven for antelope and bird species that aren't breeding as well as zookeepers would l...
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Tavern on 60 brings new game plan to Mundelein localeJan 10, 2014 5:00 am - Tavern on 60 is hardly the first bar/restaurant to try to make a go of its Mundelein location, on Townline Road near Route 83. A number of different eateries have come a...
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Swear words used like assault weapons in ‘Wolf’Jan 10, 2014 5:00 am - Dear Dann: I just heard that “The Wolf of Wall Street” set a record for profanity. I find it funny that for this sex romp of a movie, the biggest buzz is about language....
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California's Little Saigon to mark Lunar New YearJan 10, 2014 5:00 am - WESTMINSTER, Calif. — The flowering tree outside Tong Le's house in Southern California sprouts but one tiny yellow blossom in early winter. But by the time the Vietname...
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Sears sales slump during holiday seasonJan 10, 2014 5:00 am - It was an ugly holiday season for Sears. Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp.'s shares plummeted in after-hours trading Thursday after the beleaguered retailer sai...