All Stories from December 24, 2014 (Change date)
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Jack Daniels' son is Jim BeamDec 25, 2014 10:05 am - GRAY, La. (AP) - A man named after whiskey has named his son for bourbon. Thirty-one-year-old Jack Daniels Leathers of Gray says he and his 23-year-old wife, Lydia Leath...
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Man in a kayak helps nab suspected mail thiefDec 25, 2014 2:05 pm - SAMMAMISH, Wash. (AP) - A fast-paddling good Samaritan in a kayak helped sheriff's deputies in Washington state nab a suspected Christmas mail thief. Q13 reports (http:/...
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Kayaker rescued on pond with Charlie Brown cutoutDec 29, 2014 3:05 am - EASTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) - Massachusetts fire officials have come to the rescue of a capsized kayaker who may have been trying to install a Charlie Brown cutout on a raft...
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Cutler ready to step right back in for BearsDec 27, 2014 7:10 pm - Benched for last week's game, quarterback Jay Cutler assumed he'd be watching from the sidelines again this week when he left Soldier Field on Sunday evening. Jimmy Clau...
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Jackson: Well-worn fishing gear that keeps on givingDec 24, 2014 6:00 pm - I'm sure I was imagining things when I thought I saw tiny, seasonal elf-life creatures near the reel drawer. I've had similar hallucinations at this time of the year but...
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Trestman's focus on game, not on going homeDec 25, 2014 8:37 pm - Coach Marc Trestman has long and strong ties to the state of Minnesota, the Vikings and the University of Minnesota, where Sunday's game will be played outdoors. He grew...
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Is rider safety the real Achilles heel for Uber and Lyft?Dec 25, 2014 8:38 am - LOS ANGELES - The growth of ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft so far has not been hindered by limits from government regulators and campaigns by taxi cab comp...
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Uber's aggressive lobbying of state, local officials pays offDec 25, 2014 8:38 am - On a Thursday in June, bureaucrats from Virginia's Department of Motor Vehicles made their move against Uber Technologies. The fast-growing ride-for-hire company was tol...
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Suburban volunteers reunite dogs with returning soldiersDec 28, 2014 7:04 am - Garrett Rogers liked the runt. Anastasia, as the Navy petty officer second class would call her, was a “tiny, little ball of fur,” an Afghan shepherd puppy and a comfort...
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Believe Project: $100 to help friend/coworker with big medical billsDec 24, 2014 3:56 pm - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Judy Walton of Elgin. Here is an excerpt of her pitch: "I would love to give a family that I know and care a...