All Stories from July 10, 2014 (Change date)
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U.S. unemployment aid applications fall to 304,000Jul 10, 2014 1:01 am - Fewer people sought U.S. unemployment benefits last week, driving down the level of applications to nearly the lowest in seven years. Weekly applications for unemploymen...
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'Game of Thrones' earns a leading 19 Emmy nodsJul 10, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - The fantasy saga "Game of Thrones," defying the Emmy Awards' grudging respect for genre fare, emerged as the leader in the nominations announced Thursday w...
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Energy assistance available:Jul 10, 2014 1:01 am - Low Income Home Energy Assistance applications for summer will be taken until July 23 at the Fremont Township office, 22385 W. Route 60. Those age 60 and over, disabled,...
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Windmill City fest opens in BataviaJul 10, 2014 1:01 am - The annual Windmill City Festival kicked off its four-day run Thursday evening along Batavia's Riverwalk. The event continues through Sunday with daily live music, a ca...
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North Dakota pipeline spill cleanup may take weeksJul 10, 2014 1:01 am - MANDAREE, N.D. - Company and tribal officials say a pipeline on North Dakota's Fort Berthold Indian reservation has leaked 1 million gallons of saltwater, with some of t...
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Average U.S. 30-year mortgage rate rises to 4.15 pctAverage U.S. 30-year mortgage rate rises to 4.15 pctJul 10, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press WASHINGTON - Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages edged up slightly this week, remaining near historically low levels. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says...
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Elgin wants gentler Route 20 curve; Pingree Grove to discussJul 10, 2014 1:01 am - The sharp curve along Route 20 at Reinking Road in Elgin may be no more if the city and a Geneva-based developer have their way - but funding for the project is a big qu...
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Third RR track coming to Geneva, as funding is announcedJul 10, 2014 1:01 am - Construction of a third set of railroad tracks on the Union Pacific line through Geneva could start in 2016, as money has been pledged for the project. The Illinois Depa...
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14,000 draft notices sent to men born in 1800sJul 10, 2014 1:01 am - No, the United States isn't trying to build a military force of centenarians. It just seems that way after the Selective Service System mistakenly sent notices to more t...
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Prostitute in Google exec case linked to 2nd deathJul 10, 2014 1:01 am - MILTON, Ga. - Two months before police say a high-priced prostitute calmly left a Google executive dying from a heroin overdose on his yacht, the woman panicked on the p...