All Stories from August 25, 2014 (Change date)
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Quinn vetoes bills that would have regulated UberX, Lift other appsAug 26, 2014 8:34 am - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has vetoed two related bills that would have placed statewide rules on the unregulated industry that connects passengers and drivers through a sm...
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Michael Brown's family says he was a 'gentle soul'Aug 26, 2014 8:30 am - ST. LOUIS — The mourners filled an enormous church to remember Michael Brown — recalling him as a “gentle giant,” aspiring rapper and recent high school graduate on his ...
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Newsletters still an effective business toolAug 25, 2014 5:16 am - Back in the not-so-long-ago day, glossy four-color newsletters with high production and mailing costs were an integral part of many small business marketing campaigns. ...
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Illinois family loves showing goatsAug 26, 2014 8:32 am - BLOOMINGTON — A hundred kids later, Carol and Eric Hepner still love each other and the goats that brought them together. Carol was 13 and Eric was 11 when they met whil...
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Post-quake gas leak inspections to last daysAug 26, 2014 8:30 am - NAPA, Calif. — The utility serving areas damaged by Sunday's earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area says it expects to continue searching for possible gas leaks over t...
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Congo says Ebola virus kills 13 in separate African outbreakAug 25, 2014 9:52 am - The Democratic Republic of Congo said as many as 13 people have died of Ebola in a separate outbreak from the one raging in three West African nations. It is the sixth r...
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Images from the 66th Emmy Awards showAug 26, 2014 5:59 am - “Modern Family” and “Breaking Bad” triumphed at Monday's Emmy Awards, proving that established broadcast and cable series retain the power to fend off challenges from up...
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Soldier dies after shooting herself in VirginiaAug 26, 2014 8:34 am - FORT LEE, Va. — An enraged soldier barricaded herself in a building at a Virginia Army base, threw objects around the office and then fatally shot herself in the head Mo...
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Rozner: Bears' feet firmly back on groundAug 26, 2014 10:43 pm - At his inaugural news conference, Marc Trestman talked at length about the humility with which he accepted the job and its myriad responsibilities for an NFL franchise i...
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Napa quake seen costing up to $4 billion as wineries shutteredAug 26, 2014 8:34 am - The earthquake that struck northern California yesterday will lead to economic losses of as much as $4 billion, fueled by damaged wineries and shuttered businesses that...