All Stories from April 18, 2016 (Change date)
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Illinois education-funding amendment gets initial OKApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Votes would be asked to change the Illinois Constitution to declare that the state should be responsible for the majority of public school fundi...
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi vows to amend junta-era constitutionApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi vowed Monday to push for constitutional amendments to build a true democracy in the Southeast Asian cou...
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Prison historic site takes hard look at mass incarcerationApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An old penitentiary-turned-historic-site that becomes a haunted house attraction each Halloween and provides a look back on a bygone era of correctio...
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Bears' Josh Bellamy signs rights tenderApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - Chicago Bears wide receiver and special teams standout Josh Bellamy has signed his exclusive rights tender. Last season, Bellamy was second on t...
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The Latest: Bomb survivor runs marathon on prosthetic bladeApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - The Latest on Monday's 120th running of the Boston Marathon (all times local): ___ 11:30 p.m. Adrianne Haslet, the professional ballroom dancer who lost a ...
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Amnesty Int'l says Republic of Congo airstrikes killed 30Apr 18, 2016 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - An international rights group says airstrikes in Republic of Congo's southeastern Pool region nearly two weeks ago killed at least 30 people. Amnes...
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Minnesota native Whitney Tinjum joins GophersApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota native Whitney Tinjum has joined the Gophers women's basketball program as a fifth-year graduate transfer. The university announced Monday t...
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PepsiCo 1Q sales slip, miss Wall Street's viewApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) - PepsiCo's profit and sales dipped in the first quarter, stung by a strong dollar and some weakness overseas. But the maker of Mountain Dew, Gatorad...
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Rolls-Royce, Purdue partner on $33M jet engine design planApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Rolls-Royce and Purdue University are forming a $33 million jet-engine research and development program to create next-generation aircraft pr...
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Merrillville man gets 40 years for helping girl kill momApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A judge has sentenced a northwestern Indiana man to 40 years in prison for helping his girlfriend kill her mother. Damarius McGriggs of Merrillv...