All Stories from April 19, 2015 (Change date)
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Where the poor and rich spend really spend their moneyApr 19, 2015 7:34 am - WASHINGTON - Lawmakers in several states are urging limits on how welfare recipients use public benefits, suggesting that the poor are buying things like lobster, filet ...
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Restaurants start to rethink the economics of tippingApr 19, 2015 7:34 am - On a busy Friday night in New York's East Village, the friendly and efficient servers at Dirt Candy took home zero dollars in tips, but they considered it a good night. ...
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Why General Electric is changing its mind about being a finance companyApr 19, 2015 7:33 am - WASHINGTON -- For a long time, General Electric had a black box that always let it just beat its earnings targets. That black box got bigger and bigger, though, and in 2...
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U.S. spending on dining out overtakes grocery sales for 1st timeApr 19, 2015 7:32 am - WASHINGTON - Pass the menu, hold the shopping cart. Grocery stores are finding it harder to make headway with shoppers as a surge in spending at restaurants over the pas...
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Fight for $15 doesn't always lead to greater union membershipApr 19, 2015 7:31 am - WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, thousands of low-wage workers walked off their jobs in a nationwide action pushing for something that once seemed outlandish: a $15 minimum wa...
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From law to laughter: Naperville native finds niche in improvApr 19, 2015 7:30 am - She calls it her “Monsters, Inc.” moment. Naperville native Emily Herrell had been working as a trial lawyer for two years when she decided to take an improv comedy clas...
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Fremd HS alumni create anti-bullying scholarship in classmate's memoryApr 19, 2015 7:30 am - The unchangeable nature of the past can inspire pleasant nostalgia for some — but can be particularly painful for others. And so, as emails were exchanged among members ...
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Constable: Rusty the royal stray's homecomingApr 19, 2015 7:30 am - When Rusty, a stray dog who captured imaginations and hearts during more than three years on his own in the wilds of Oak Brook, was finally apprehended in 2010 and sent ...
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DVD previews: 'Taken 3,' 'Cake'Apr 19, 2015 7:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, April 21: "Taken 3" (PG-13, 109 minutes, Fox): Written by series creators Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen and directed by Fren...
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Thoughtfully plan every inch of your homeApr 19, 2015 7:00 am - Architect Sarah Susanka proves that even a simple hallway can be transformed into a design feature with stunning wood details. Known for her philosophy of coaxing houses...