All Stories from January 19, 2015 (Change date)
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Iowa farm group seeks more pesticide oversight from stateJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A group representing farmers said Tuesday that it's calling on the state to toughen oversight and penalties related to pesticide use. The Iowa Fa...
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Pike County police brutality complaint dismissedJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) - A brutality complaint against a Pike County deputy for allegedly roughing up a teenager at the county fair last fall has been dismissed. Judge Brela...
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US stock market ends slightly higherJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market is ending higher, helped by gains in technology companies and airlines. The Standard & Poor's 500 index edged up three points, 0.2 ...
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African Cup: No major problems so farJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - BATA, Equatorial Guinea (AP) - African Cup of Nations organizers got through the first round of group games without any serious problems - unlike heavyweight teams Ghana...
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Carjacking, murder charges filed in death at a Burger KingJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A woman accused of stealing a pickup truck at a Burger King and killing the owner when she ran over him has been charged with carjacking...
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Woman says boxing champ Taylor threatened to kill childrenJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - A Little Rock woman said Tuesday that boxer Jermain Taylor threatened to shoot her three small children, and that she knocked the gun away after the cursing middleweight...
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Join the Fun and Pay it Forward at Durty Nellie's in PalatineJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - The 'Pay it Forward' fundraising event is hosted by C.A.T.I.F. [Celebrating All That Is Feminine], a Palatine-based non-profit organization that raises funds for establi...
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SW Iowa woman gets probation in false cancer caseJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - ATLANTIC, Iowa (AP) - A southwest Iowa woman has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to falsely claiming her 5-year-old daughter had cancer and raising mon...
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Grain lower, livestock lowerJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar delivery was unchanged at 5.3275 a bushel; Mar corn was 3.5...
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Warm up wintry days with slow-cooked soupsJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - Chris Daly counts on her slow cooker every week to help get dinner on the table for her busy family of four. “I'm a meal planner,” the Palatine mom says. “I look at the ...