All Stories from February 26, 2014 (Change date)
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PBS reporter Miles O'Brien recounts amputationFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - LOS ANGELES - PBS science correspondent Miles O'Brien said Tuesday his left arm was amputated above the elbow after an apparently minor injury put his life in jeopardy. ...
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LeBron James gives mask a try in practiceFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - MIAM - LeBron James says his new protective mask is hot, uncomfortable and prone to fogging up. Plus, as teammate Dwyane Wade pointed out, it looks weird. So James is in...
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Mundelein ready to cut checks for Hawley Street landFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - Mundelein officials are preparing to spend $202,400 for the land they need to widen a stretch of Hawley Street, village documents indicate. Offers have been made to the ...
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Budweiser brewer says fourth quarter profits roseFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - AMSTERDAM - ABInBev SA, the maker of Budweiser and the largest global brewer, has reported a 45 percent increase in profits for the fourth quarter of 2013 on a mix of ac...
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NASA announces mother lode of new planetsFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - Washington Post To the list of planets orbiting distant stars, add another 715. That's the number of planets, strewn among 305 planetary systems, popping out of the obse...
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Mortgage applications in U.S. dropped last week as rates roseFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - Mortgage applications in the U.S. fell last week as fewer Americans purchased homes and refinanced their properties. The Mortgage Bankers Association's index decreased 8...
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Barrington chamber seeks ATHENA nomineesFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - The Barrington Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its annual award recognizing an excellent Barrington area business woman. Nominees should demonstrate "exce...
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Missouri executes man in '89 rape, killing of teenFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - BONNE TERRE, Mo. - A Missouri inmate was executed early Wednesday for abducting, raping and killing a Kansas City teenager as she waited for her school bus in 1989, mark...
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Spring Valley to host annual Sugar Bush FairFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - Have you ever wondered how authentic maple syrup is produced? Learn at Spring Valley's 30th annual Sugar Bush Fair, a celebration of maple sugar that gives children and ...
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Hoffman Estates mayor touts new interchange, Sears Centre improvementsFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - The economic growth opportunities of a newly announced tollway interchange at Barrington Road and the continued strengthening of the Sears Centre Arena topped Hoffman Es...