All Stories from July 8, 2014 (Change date)
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AbbVie raises its bid for Shire by about 11 pctJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - U.S. drugmaker AbbVie has boosted its offer for Shire by 11 percent to about $51.3 billion, hoping it will be enough to pique the interest of its British coun...
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For Obama, 'hope' becomes fight against cynicismJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - To hear President Barack Obama describe it, there's a creeping case of cynicism setting in across the country, leading Americans to suspect that not only is...
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Pistorius trial: Defense ends its caseJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - JOHANNESBURG - The murder trial of Oscar Pistorius moved closer to a verdict on Tuesday when the defense ended its case. In early August the judge will hear final argume...
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Afghan candidate rejects election resultsJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah defiantly told thousands of supporters Tuesday that he will declare victory in the country's electio...
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Man dies at South Dakota hot dog eating contestJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - CUSTER, S.D. - A Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in western South Dakota turned tragic when a contestant choked to death. Walter Eagle Tail, 47, of Custer, died at...
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4 in 10 US homes are cellphone only, skip landlineJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - More American households are ditching their old telephones: 4 out of 10 only use cellphones, a government survey shows. That's twice the rate from just five years ago, a...
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Capital gains questions for sale of rental homeJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - Q. I have written to you before, so now for the rest of the story. I finally sold my rental home to my longtime tenant of 18 years in April. How can I limit my capital g...
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Inmate's relatives plead for clemency in buried-alive caseJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - Tearful relatives appealed for clemency Tuesday for a woman they say was wrongly convicted nearly three decades ago of taking part in a macabre kidnap-for-ransom plot in...
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Visitor trapped in Cook County jail for about 30 hoursJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - A visitor to Cook County jail was trapped inside for about 30 hours over the Fourth of July weekend. WBBM-AM reported a man was in the jail's maximum security divisi...
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DuPage forest preserve seeking donations for Mayslake projectJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - Despite a $215,000 state grant, the DuPage County Forest Preserve District needs another $310,000 to proceed with planned exterior restoration work at Mayslake Hall in O...