All Stories from July 25, 2016 (Change date)
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Iowa football player mistaken for robber, held at gunpointJul 25, 2016 7:00 am - IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A University of Iowa football player says he was playing "Pokemon Go" in a public park when he was mistaken for a suspected bank robber, surrounde...
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WR Greg Jennings says he's retiring after decade in NFLJul 25, 2016 7:00 am - GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Receiver Greg Jennings is retiring after a decade in the National Football League. Jennings, in a video posted Monday on social media, says "footb...
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How women have fared in seeking Illinois' elected officesJul 25, 2016 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Women are underrepresented in elected offices across the U.S., but Illinois has some bright spots. The state ranks sixth in the country for the ...
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At Democratic convention, Obama seeks to counter GOP doom-and-gloomJul 25, 2016 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - And then the skies cleared and the sun shone. Or so it may seem this week, as Democrats stage a convention aimed squarely at countering the dark-and-...
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US fines Chile-based airline LATAM $22 million over bribesJul 25, 2016 7:00 am - SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Latin America's largest airline has agreed to some $22 million in civil and criminal fines in connection with a scheme to pay bribes to end a labo...
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Up there: Netherlands, Latvia lead world for people's heightJul 25, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - If you want to see a tall population of men, go to the Netherlands. Tall women? Latvia. And in the United States, which lags behind dozens of other count...
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Yahoo's evolution from rising to fading internet starJul 25, 2016 7:00 am - 1994 Stanford University computer graduate students Jerry Yang and David Filo begin compiling "David's and Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web" in a trailer on campus....
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Lester: Election hack likely not by a campaign, official saysJul 25, 2016 5:30 am - Your voter registration information might have been stolen when the online database of the State Board of Elections was hacked earlier this month, though it's expected t...
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HandsOn Suburban Chicago links volunteers with those in needJul 25, 2016 5:30 am - It all started in a box. In the 1960s, local activist Lois Moore began filling a recipe box with the names of friends and neighbors who were interested in volunteering,...
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Why no shoes? TSA demystifies airport securityJul 25, 2016 5:30 am - It's no fun enduring the barefoot walk of shame as unsmiling TSA officers eye the underwear in your backpack while a leaky 3.4-ounce container of shampoo soaks your pass...